Dushanbe – Tajikistan – 12 May 2023 – The Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held the final meeting of the Organizational Committee of the 5th Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2023) in an expanded format.
The meeting was led by Abdulqodir Mavlodod, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Organizing Committee discussed organizational and logistical issues of CACCC-2023 that will be held in Dushanbe on 16-17 May, 2023. The Conference will convene representatives of the relevant ministries of Central Asia, international organizations, civil society and academia. To date, around 500 people registered for the Conference, and 304 out of them will participate offline. Registration for the Conference is open during CACCC-2023.
The regional climate conference will inform about the progress of Central Asian countries related to climate mitigation and adaptation action, relevant initiatives to achieve cross-sectoral climate resilience, and platforms available for regional and international cooperation.
CACCC-2023 will be a preliminary stage for preparation for the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28 UNFCCC), where Central Asian countries will present the joint statement at the UNFCCC plenary session.
The participants of the Conference may have sightseeing across Nurek, Gissar and Dushanbe cities.
The 5th Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2023) is organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) under Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program in the Aral Sea Basin AF (CAMP4ASB AF) and Central Asia Nexus Dialogue Project: Fostering Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus and Multi-Sector Investment (NEXUS) in cooperation with the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Central Asia Water & Energy Program (CAWEP), a partnership among the World Bank, the European Union, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and is supported by PROGREEN.
CAREC implements CAMP4ASB AF jointly with EC IFAS under the financial support of the World Bank and the Green Climate Fund.