The German TALSIM system allows for forecasting water inflows into reservoirs. Deputy Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aslan Abdraimov discussed the mechanism’s operation and implementation at a Central Communications Service briefing, according to a Kazinform correspondent.
The Deputy Minister stated that in today’s environment, successful water resource management requires accurate data, timely forecasts, transparent accounting, and modern digital tools. Water resource forecasting is particularly important.
“Today, it’s important not only to record the current situation but also to understand in advance what the water regime might be in the coming months, during flood periods or low-water periods. In this regard, our Ministry, together with the United Nations Development Programme, is adapting a foreign solution—the German TALSIM system. We use it in conjunction with the Dutch Delft-FEWS system—and we’ve adapted it to Kazakhstan’s conditions. The system allows us to forecast water inflows into the reservoir. A key element is, among other things, the active use of data from Kazhydromet’s hydrological stations. By integrating with these hydrological stations, our TALSIM model receives actual data, processes it, and, accordingly, generates forecasts for further analysis and decision-making,” Abdraimov said.
According to him, TALSIM-NG is also being linked to the Tasqyn system, developed by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development. The goal is to ensure that forecast information generated through TALSIM is transmitted to Tasqyn and used for flood risk prevention, data exchange, and the preparation of operational decisions during flood periods.
In other words, TALSIM helps calculate and forecast potential water conditions, and Tasqyn ensures the transmission and use of this information in the warning and response system. Currently, the TALSIM model covers eight of Kazakhstan’s largest river basins. Future plans call for expanding this work to cover all of the country’s major rivers.
The speaker noted that TALSIM is not simply a software installation, but the development of a national hydrological modeling system. The Deputy Minister also reported that the Ministry is studying international experience in snow cover monitoring and flood prevention. This area is of great practical importance for Kazakhstan.
We previously described how Tasqyn’s digital flood modeling system works in Kazakhstan. Read more about how the system works in this article.
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