Event

The Regional Environment Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) and APAN partners, supported by the Ministry of Environment of Japan, held the sub-regional conference on climate change in Central Asia: An opportunity for joint actions towards Paris 2015. The sub-regional conference brought together around 45 national climate experts and policy makers from all five Central Asian countries to discuss joint opportunities on climate change in the times of the New Climate Agreement, which is expected to be signed in December 2015 in Paris, France.

The agenda of the event covered the topics of green economy, national development and climate policies as well as, the countries’ efforts towards adaptation, low-carbon development and mitigation at the regional and national levels. The participants also exchanged their experience on capacity building and highlighted the role of civil society and private sector on climate actions in Central Asia.

Contact: Ms. Nailya Mustaeva, Program Manager, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy, CAREC, at nmustaeva@carececo.org