From April 22 to 24, 2026, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, will host the 8th Central Asian Conference on Climate Change (CACCC-2026) within the framework of the Regional Environmental Summit (RES-2026).
The Conference is organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international partners, under the theme: “Climate Leadership in Central Asia: A Partnership between Government and Business.”
CACCC-2026 will serve as the first major regional platform for dialogue following the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP30) and will focus on supporting countries in the region as they transition from updated national climate commitments to practical climate action.
Ashgabat, 22 January 2026 — Batyr Mammedov, Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), and Mergen Kepbanov, Director of the CAREC Project Office in Turkmenistan, took part in the International Conference on Food Security in the Context of Climate Change, “Health and Nutrition in a Changing Climate”, held in Ashgabat.
The
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), serving as the Regional
Secretariat for the One Health in Central Asia Program, has begun drafting the
Regional One Health Action Plan (ROHAP).