Аңдатпа
Water security is closely linked to food security and national security in general. Taking into account the transboundary nature of Kazakhstan’s water resources and the peculiarities of the country’s geographical location, the issue of water security is one of the key issues in sustainable development ensuring of the state. This work provides a brief overview of the research methods used in foresight and their best combinations to obtain stable results. The article also provides positive examples of the foresight research use by economically developed countries in the formation of water resources management strategies. The work examines the relevance and relationship between foresight research and water security in Kazakhstan, prospects for their use for country’s water resources management in future