Kazakhstan's National Inception Workshop Report for the Global Project on the Implementation of PRTRs as a tool for POP reporting, dissemination and awareness raising The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan held an inception workshop on PRTR, in Astana, the 26th January 2017. Key national stakeholders regarding the implementation of a PRTR, such as industries’ representatives, members of the civil society as academia and NGOs and government’s representatives, attended the meeting. The current situation regarding PRTR in Kazakhstan and a road map for the national execution of the project were presented by the National Coordinator. The participants also discussed and agreed on the goals and objectives of the national PRTR.