Central Asian Countries Discuss Joint Measures to Strengthen Mountain Resilience
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Representatives of Central Asian countries discussed joint measures to strengthen mountain resilience at the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya. The focus was practical climate action and regional cooperation.
The side event “From Commitments to Action: Implementing NDC 3.0 and Enhancing the Sustainability of Mountain Regions in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia” was held on 10 November at the Kyrgyzstan Pavilion. It was organised by Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Participants included Aziz Abdukhakimov, Adviser to the President of Uzbekistan on Ecology; Akyl Toktobaev, Kyrgyz Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision; Murat Kurum, Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change; Alibek Kuantyrov, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources; Bakhodur Sheralizoda, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Committee for Environmental Protection; and Ovezgeldy Goshjanov, Turkmenistan’s Minister of Environmental Protection.
The main focus was implementation of Kyrgyzstan’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution, NDC 3.0, which sets climate priorities through 2035. Participants discussed integrating commitments into sectoral plans, improving monitoring and reporting, and attracting international finance.
Mountain vulnerability was also addressed. Glacier retreat, changing water regimes, land degradation and natural hazards threaten high-altitude communities and the water, food and environmental security of downstream areas.
Participants stressed the need to protect the cryosphere, manage water resources sustainably, develop early-warning systems, restore ecosystems and support local communities. They also discussed climate finance and investment for Kyrgyzstan’s conditional NDC 3.0 targets.
Regional cooperation was discussed through the water-energy-adaptation nexus, to align climate priorities. This is relevant ahead of the 2027 Global Mountain Summit “Bishkek+25”. The event mapped further cooperation regionally.
Participants included Aziz Abdukhakimov, Adviser to the President of Uzbekistan on Ecology; Akyl Toktobaev, Kyrgyz Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision; Murat Kurum, Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change; Alibek Kuantyrov, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources; Bakhodur Sheralizoda, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Committee for Environmental Protection; and Ovezgeldy Goshjanov, Turkmenistan’s Minister of Environmental Protection.
The main focus was implementation of Kyrgyzstan’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution, NDC 3.0, which sets climate priorities through 2035. Participants discussed integrating commitments into sectoral plans, improving monitoring and reporting, and attracting international finance.
Mountain vulnerability was also addressed. Glacier retreat, changing water regimes, land degradation and natural hazards threaten high-altitude communities and the water, food and environmental security of downstream areas.
Participants stressed the need to protect the cryosphere, manage water resources sustainably, develop early-warning systems, restore ecosystems and support local communities. They also discussed climate finance and investment for Kyrgyzstan’s conditional NDC 3.0 targets.
Regional cooperation was discussed through the water-energy-adaptation nexus, to align climate priorities. This is relevant ahead of the 2027 Global Mountain Summit “Bishkek+25”. The event mapped further cooperation regionally.
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