Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), highlighted Astana as a fitting venue for advancing regional climate dialogue, noting the city’s practical efforts to address climate and disaster risks while strengthening resilience through nature-based solutions. These examples were described as inspiring and highly relevant for broader regional cooperation.

In his speech on April 22, 2026, at CACCC-2026, Batyr Mammedov, Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), emphasized that climate risks in Central Asia are transboundary in nature and therefore require coordinated solutions based on solidarity, cooperation, and regional collaboration.