5 countries of Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – will voice the Regional Statement on behalf of the Central Asian States “The Voice of Central Asia” at the UNFCCC COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
The Regional Statement “The Voice of Central Asia will call the attention of the world community and international financial institutions to the climate change vulnerability of the region, emphasize the readiness of the Central Asian countries to strengthen international cooperation on the measures taken by the countries of the region to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to strengthen regional cooperation on transboundary issues, as well as to attract climate financing in the region.
The Regional Statement is initiated by the countries of Central Asia on the base of the dialogue platform of the Foreign Ministries and Parliamentarians of Central Asia.
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The draft of the Regional Statement “Voice of Central Asia” was presented at the seventh meeting of representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and parliamentarians of the Central Asian countries on climate change in Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 20, 2022. At the meeting, all countries of Central Asia supported the need and desirability of developing the Regional Statement.
Let us recall that CAREC initiated the preparation of the first regional statement of the Central Asian countries at COP-26 in Glasgow in 2021. Moreover, CAREC had provided full assistance to Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Central Asian parliamentarians in drafting the text of the declaration. The regional statement was announced in the Central Asian Pavilion «5 countries - 1 region - 1 vote». The CAREC pavilion was organized for the first time in the history of the Conference of the Parties. The countries of the region used this platform to inform the world community about national priorities for climate and «green» transition, climate risks and goals. More than 60 events were organized in the Central Asian Pavilion at COP-26.
Additional information – Irina Bekmirzaeva, Manager of Climate Change&Sustainable Energy Program/Coordinator of the CAMP4ASB Project, ibekmirzaeva@carececo.org