Dubai – UAE – The Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Zafar Makhmudov presented NDC situation in Central Asia at the side event on NDC commitment and emission gaps towards net-zero climate resilient development in Asia and the Pacific on December 8, 2023 at UNEP Pavilion. Excerpts from Zafar Makhmudov’s …
Regional Water Quality Working Group Meeting and Session of the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan Joint Working Group on Environmental Protection and Water Quality in the Syr Darya River Basin
Astana, Kazakhstan – December 13-14, 2023. Supported by the Blue Peace Central Asia Initiative, funded by Switzerland, Astana will host the meeting of the Regional Water Quality Working Group (RWQWG) and the regular session of the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (Commission) on Environmental Protection and Water Quality in the Syr Darya River Basin on December 13-14, …
Zafar Makhmudov: Small and Medium Enterprises are a driving force of circular and low-carbon economies in Central Asian countries
“Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are indeed a driving force to covert a just transition concept into circular and low-carbon economies in Central Asian countries. According to a CAREC gap analysis report, SMEs make up approximately 65% of businesses in Central Asia, translating to over 500,000 SMEs in the region,” Zafar Makhmudov, the Executive Director …
Empowering Futures: Youth Engagement and Sustainability
Dubai – UAE – Empowering Futures: Youth Engagement and Sustainability is a theme of the side event focused on the barriers and opportunities for environmental education and youth engagement in Central Asia. The open session took place in the COP28 CA Pavilion on December 8, 2023 and convened ecological educators and youth from Central Asia …
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Climate risk management approach for the resilience of rural communities
Dubai – UAE – COP28 CA Pavilion hosted the side event «Climate risk management approach for the resilience of rural communities» on December 8, 2023. The event gathered experts and practitioners from the Kyrgyz Republic to describe the various facets of climate action and risk management sharing their experience and lessons learnt during the process of design, implementation …
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Global Cleantech Innovation Program
Dubai – UAE – visitors of COP28 CA Pavilion learnt about the Global Cleantech Innovation Program (GCIP) and the Kazakhstan GCIP initiative. GCIP’s primary objective is to address market and policy deficiencies that hinder the emergence, deployment, and adoption of cleantech innovations, enabling low and middle-income countries to leapfrog toward greener and more resilient economies. …
Central Asian Civil Society Identifies Vulnerabilities in Central Asia at UNFCCC COP28
Dubai – UAE – December 8 – the Central Asia Pavilion of the UNFCCC COP28 hosted the presentation of the Regional Statement on behalf of civil society and youth of Central Asian countries. Opening the event, Svetlana Mogilyuk, the Regional Coordinator of the Civil Society Climate Network of Central Asia, expressed gratitude to the Regional …
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UNFCCC COP28: Science and Climate Change in Central Asia
Dubai – UAE – The Central Asia Pavilion hosted the side event “Assessing and Addressing Climate Change Impacts in Central Asia: Challenges and Solutions” on December 8, 2023. The event brought together experts on climate change, sustainable growth, sustainable education, energy, land, and agriculture They discussed important views on the critical issue of climate change in Central Asia …
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Serdar Berdimuhamedov spoke at the COP-28 Conference
Dubai is hosting the COP28 World Climate Summit on December 1-2. On the first day of the Global Climate Forum, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov outlined the positions of Turkmenistan, TDH reports. “Turkmenistan considers participation in the current Conference as a milestone event in promoting its international strategy on climate change. The determining factor in it is …
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The President of Turkmenistan met with the head of the UN Environment Program
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Inger Andersen on the sidelines of the COP28 Conference. Turkmenistan defines climate change as a factor affecting sustainable development and actively supported the Paris Climate Agreement, ratifying it in …
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