An international workshop titled “Empowering Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Eastern Europe Toward Fast-Tracking Biennial Transparency Report (BTR)” is being held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 16 to 18 September 2024.
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The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the Chair of this year’s UNFCCC COP29 – the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan. The partners of the event are the Kazakhstan Agency for International Development “KazAID”, the Azerbaijan International Development Agency “AIDA”, the UNFCCC Secretariat, UNEP, UNDP and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC).
The speakers at the event were the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Nyssanbayev, the Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan Umayra Taghiyeva.
The seminar gathered representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) is a document that reflects the development of countries’ low-carbon policies, as well as the implementation of international commitments under Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). All countries are required to submit this document every two years to the UNFCCC Secretariat under the Paris Agreement and UNFCCC Conference of the Parties Decision 18/CMA.1.
As noted, this event will be an important step to improve regional cooperation and strengthen climate action within the framework of international environmental obligations.
Additional information:
Yerlan Zhumabayev – Acting Country Director of CAREC in Kazakhstan, kazakhstan@carececo.org
