Abstract
<jats:p>The article presents the results of an assessment of the agro-climatic resources of the Zhetysu region, which was conducted on the basis of field research and GIS data. Maps of climatic meteorological parameters on a scale of 1:1,000,000 have been developed. To prepare thematic climate maps, an information and analytical database was compiled for a multi-year period of time for meteorological stations located in various agro-climatic regions of the region, which presents the results of climatological processing of the results at meteorological stations over a multi-year observation period (from 1891 to 2000, as well as new data from 2001-2024.). The assessment of moisture availability was based on the Selyaninov hydrothermal index (GTK), and heat availability was based on the sum of temperatures above 10°C. The results of the assessment of changes in the average annual air temperature by weather stations showed that over the past 25 years, there has been a slight increase in air temperature in the region, especially in summer. An increase in air temperature in summer can have a serious impact on pasture biodiversity, plant life cycle and productivity. Based on the average annual air temperature data, we assessed the heat supply of the growing season, which affects the productivity of pasture lands, and assessed the aridity of the region, which contributes to the processes of land degradation and desertification of the territory. Four zones have been identified in terms of moisture conditions: very dry (GTK=0.2-0.3); dry (GTK=0.3-0.5); very arid foothills (GTK=0.6-0.9); mountainous zone (GTK=>1.9).</jats:p>