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The 8th Central Asian Conference on Climate Change

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April 22-24, 2026
Astana, Kazakhstan
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The Resilient Landscapes Restoration (RESILAND CA+) Program in Central Asia: Regional Component

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16 April 2026

Central Asian Countries to Discuss Practical Climate Action Steps at CACCC-2026 in Astana

ASTANA, April 21, 2026 — The 8th Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2026) will take place in Kazakhstan’s capital from April 22 to 24, 2026. The event will bring together representatives of government agencies from across the region, international organizations, financial institutions, the private sector, academia, and civil society. According to World Bank estimates, climate change and extreme weather events have already reduced GDP in Central Asian countries by an average of 5.5 percent. The main drivers include more frequent droughts, floods, and other climate-related shocks.

16 April 2026

Central Asia to Discuss Joint Measures on Methane Emissions Reduction

On April 23, 2026, a panel session of the Central Asia Climate Change Conference “Strengthening Regional Actions on Methane Reduction in Central Asia” will take place at the Congress Center (Hall “Turkestan”).

16 April 2026

Zhanar Naurozbayeva, Head of the ‘Regional Climate Change’ laboratory at the Institute of Geography and Water Security JSC

Dr Zhanar Naurozbayeva (Kazakhstan) is the head of the ‘Regional Climate Change’ laboratory at the Institute of Geography and Water Security JSC. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and her postgraduate studies at the Russian State Hydrometeorological University, where she defended her PhD thesis. The topic of her PhD thesis was ‘The Impact of Climate Change on the Ice Regime of the Caspian Sea’.