Dr Boriy Alikhanov, Chairman of the Committee on Development and Ecology of Aral Sea region of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, highly appreciated the work of the platform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and parliamentarians of the Central Asian countries.
According to him, Uzbekistan received synergy and expressed an urgent request to continue the work of the dialogue platform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and parliamentarians of Central Asia.
“The Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia needs to increase the intensity of the dialogue between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and parliamentarians,” Boriy Alikhanov said at the plenary session of CACCC-2024 “The Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB): Achievements, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions”.
Recall that the meetings of the Foreign Ministry and the parliaments of the Central Asian countries are a unique and unique platform in the region. This dialogue was initiated in 2016 by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) with the support of the European Union to discuss topical issues related to environmental management in the region and exchange knowledge, experience and best practices. For their part, national and international development partners expressed interest in engaging in regular dialogue to raise awareness and strengthen regional cooperation. Within the framework of the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB), CAREC supported the proposal of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and parliamentarians of the Central Asian countries to hold such events twice a year.
The Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2024) is organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) within the “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program in the Aral Sea Basin AF” (CAMP4ASB AF), Central Asia Water and Energy Program (CAWEP), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in cooperation with The Global Partnership for Sustainable and Resilient Landscapes (PROGREEN), NDC Partnership (NDCP), Coalition for Capacity on Climate Action (C3A), Asia Development Bank (ADB), Asia Development Institute (ADBI), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), SWITCH-Asia— a programme funded by the European Union, the Kazakh-German University (DKU), Green Academy along with valuable support provided from other partners.
The CAMP4ASB AF project is implemented by CAREC together with EC IFAS with the financial support of the World Bank and the Green Climate Fund.
The Central Asia Water and Energy Program (CAWEP) is a partnership between the World Bank, the European Union, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom aimed at creating conditions for improving water and energy security at the regional level and in beneficiary countries in a changing climate.
For more information, please contact Irina Bekmirzaeva, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Programme Manager/CAMP4ASB Project Coordinator, at ibekmirzaeva@carececo.org
