Desertification assessment of the territory of Atyrau region

Abstract

The article assesses the dynamics of desertification based on changes in the area of moving sands in the territories of the villages Issatay, Zineden, Maykomgen, Miyaly Zhaskairat over the past 17 years based on the processed data of remote sensing satellite images. It should be noted that the research area is located almost on the border of the semi-desert and desert zones, which within Kazakhstan occupy 57.7% of the territory. Ecosystems of these arid territories are very vulnerable to impacts, especially in modern conditions of climate change, reduction of water resources and active anthropogenic development. It should be noted that land degradation has a serious socio-economic impact on the standard of living and health of the population, especially on socially vulnerable sections of the rural population.