(MENAFN- AzerNews)
As the initiator of the International Decade for Action 'Water
for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028' and as Chair of the
International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, Tajikistan reiterates
its intention to further prioritize the climate change agenda in
the important international frameworks. The Republic is making
every effort to draw the attention of the governments across the
region and the world community to proactive actions and taking
urgent measures to combat climate changes.
In this regard it should be noted that on October 27, 2021,
while delivering his speech at the High-level debates
“Implementation of Climate Actions”, President of the Republic of
Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon stated, that Tajikistan positively
contributes to the prevention of global warming as the share of
Tajikistan in the global emissions is the lowest, accounting to
0.0003 percent only.
However, within the Paris Agreement, Tajikistan has voluntarily
committed not to exceed its greenhouse gas emissions by more than
80-90 percent of the 1990s level. We would be able to reduce this
amount to 65-75% of the baseline in case of securing the
international community's support.
We will achieve the reduction of CO2 emissions mainly
through the continued use of large sources of renewable energy,
particularly hydro and solar power.
Emomali Rahmon emphasized, that the integrated use of these two
types of energy will not only increase the production of clean
renewable energy but also contribute to the rational use of the
country's water resources.
Taking into account the efforts of the international community
to achieve net zero emissions, we intend to double our clean energy
generation capacity by 2050.
It should be noted, that Tajikistan currently generates 98% of
its electricity from hydropower plants and ranks sixth in the world
in terms of the percentage of generation and use of green
energy.
With the construction of new hydropower facilities, in
particular the Rogun hydropower plant with a capacity of 3,600
megawatts/h, our country will elevate its ranking by two
points.
The Government of Tajikistan is taking active measures on
reforestation and expansion of the forestry area in the
country.
The President of Tajikistan also noted that in line with the
Paris Agreement, Tajikistan recently developed and submitted its
updated Nationally Determined Contribution for greenhouse gas
emissions to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change.
It is generally acknowledged that the Republic of Tajikistan has
abundant water resources. The country forms about sixty (60)
percent of the water resources of Central Asia. The main source of
these waters is the region's glacial resources.
In the twentieth (20) century, there were more than 14.500
glaciers in Tajikistan covering 8 percent of the country's total
territory.
Unfortunately, due to climate change impact, these glaciers
began to melt intensively. Today, more than 1,000 glaciers of
Tajikistan have completely melted. The volume of the mass of the
country's glaciers has decreased by almost a third over a
relatively short period.
However, other related initiatives would give impetus to a new
global movement to take the necessary collective action to combat
climate changes. These initiatives organically fit into the
mainstream of the measures currently taken by the world community
within the framework of the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon
dioxide emissions and prevent the global temperature from rising
above two degrees Celsius (2.0 ° C).
Meanwhile, achieving the set goals can take many years without
securing the required resources, that is finance, science, and
technology.
Therefore, assistance from the international community in this
area will remain as essential for many developing countries.
The material, prepared by the Embassy of the Republic of
Tajikistan in the Republic of Azerbaijan, is published
unexpurgated.
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