Lithium Natural Resources As A Factor Of Sustainable Development In Caspian Region

The work deals with the general problem of maintaining sustainable development in the transition to the new 5th technological paradigm. The achievement of the overall Sustainable Development Goals depends to a large extent on the fundamental Schumpeter - Kondratieff cycles. The shift in the paradigm is causing oil, as the backbone of the 4th technological paradigm, to lose its key role in the new environment. This poses a sustainable development chall enge for the Caspian region, whose economy is based on oil and gas extraction. Innovative, knowledge- intensive, information and digital technologies are playing a leading role in the new paradigm. The implementation of these technologies depends primarily on the use of advanced lithium-type chemical current sources. The Caspian Sea region has a unique opportunity to solve the problem by developing its own natural hydro- mineral reserves of lithium. There are 56 lithium deposits already explored on the territ ory of Dagestan. Integrated development of these deposits using high-tech, knowledge-intensive physical and chemical methods will make it possible to extract on an industrial scale not only lithium carbonate, but also a whole range of minerals – burnt magn esia, food salt, technical iodine, bromine and calcium hypochlorite. A detailed analysis of the proposed solution shows the real possibility for the Caspian region to maintain a state of sustainable development in the transition to a new technological para digm. The realization of these opportunities is not only of regional importance, but will contribute to strategic objectives nationwide.