On April 4, in Samarkand, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, respected Emomali Rahmon, took part and spoke at the High-Level Forum entitled “Central Asia in the Face of Global Climate Challenges: Consolidation for Common Prosperity.”
The head of state, respected Emomali Rahmon, noted that the whole world is facing climate change and our region is no exception.
It was noted that their consequences cause significant damage to the economies and ecosystems of our countries and threaten human lives.
The President of Tajikistan, the respected Emomali Rahmon, recalling the annual gap in funding for climate programs in Tajikistan, emphasized that it amounts to more than 400 million dollars, and in the case of large-scale consequences, this figure reaches 1.5 billion dollars.
It was noted that in these conditions, only the consolidated efforts of all countries in the region with the support of the international community will help us overcome these challenges.
According to the Head of our state, over the past twenty years, programs related to water and climate, proposed by Tajikistan, have been actively implemented on the world stage, with special attention being paid to issues of climate change and environmental sustainability.
“The adoption of 14 relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly at the initiative of Tajikistan laid a solid foundation for achieving coordinated global goals in the field of water,” said the country’s President, the respected Emomali Rahmon, and continued his speech by noting that our global initiatives also contributed to the implementation of goals, including the goals of the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
As noted, there is undoubtedly a close connection between energy and climate change, and the development of “green” energy could be a positive step towards preserving the climate.
It was noted that Tajikistan currently produces 98 percent of its electricity from the country’s hydropower resources and ranks sixth in the world in terms of the share of “green” energy production from renewable sources; by 2032, our country plans to completely switch to renewable energy sources.
It was emphasized that Tajikistan’s glaciers are the main source of water resources in the region; 60 percent of the water in Central Asia is formed on the territory of our country.
Speaking about the importance of issues related to climate change, the Head of State expressed concern about the melting of glaciers, including the complete melting of about 1,300 of the 14,000 glaciers in Tajikistan over the past fifty years.
According to the President of the country, this is a very alarming trend, since our glaciers are not only a source of water resources for the region, but also play a vital role in maintaining the regional climate.
“The UN General Assembly, at the initiative of Tajikistan, declared 2025 the International Year of Glacier Conservation and March 21 as World Glacier Day,” noted the Head of State, respected Emomali Rahmon, and recalled that, based on the above-mentioned resolution, Dushanbe is hosting the first ever International High-Level Conference on Glacier Conservation in May of this year.
Calling on the forum participants to actively participate in the work of the Dushanbe Conference and, in general, to make their contribution to the protection of glaciers, the President of the country expressed confidence that the results of the Dushanbe Conference and the joint efforts of the countries participating in its work will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the joint efforts of the countries participating in the Dushanbe Conference in the successful holding of COP-30 in Brazil at the end of this year.
A readiness was expressed to continue to direct efforts to ensure climate stability and strengthen cooperation in the field of protection and rational use of water resources, in connection with which it was emphasized that the issue of preserving water resources is key not only in Central Asia, but throughout the world, requiring specific sustainable actions.
The use of modern energy-saving technologies and careful treatment of water as the most important source of life have become the main conditions for reducing its losses. At the same time, the international community was called upon to take measures to increase funding for measures related to climate protection and the elimination of the consequences of natural disasters for vulnerable countries, especially developing ones.
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