On 11 February 2026, a meeting was held at the head office of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) between CAREC’s Executive Director, Batyr Mammedov, and the team of the Regional Programme “Integrative and Climate-Sensitive Land Use in Central Asia” of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, led by Programme Manager Daniel Gerecke. Batyr Mammedov reaffirmed CAREC’s commitment to supporting new large-scale regional initiatives that leverage CAREC’s regional platform and unique mandate to advance environmental cooperation and bring new expertise to Central Asia.

On April 22, 2026, Astana will host the 8th Central Asia Conference on Climate Change (CACCC-2026) — the largest regional platform for advancing the climate agenda, including adaptation, climate finance, and climate policy — as part of the Regional Ecological Summit 2026 (RES-2026). The conference will bring together representatives of Central Asian governments, international organizations, financial institutions, business, academia, and civil society to discuss urgent climate priorities.