(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 8. I propose to hold
the Regional Climate Change summit in 2026 in Kazakhstan under the
auspices of the UN, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
said at the opening ceremony of the Astana International Forum,
trend reports from
the scene.
“Climate change poses the biggest risks. Central Asia is
particularly vulnerable to climate change and the risks from water
scarcity are only rising. In this regard, water and climate change
are closely linked,” he said.
At the same time, to discuss these and other climate related
issues in the region, President Tokayev has proposed to establish a
project office of the Central Asian countries in Almaty.
President Tokayev added that the two biggest rivers of Central
Asian region - the Syr Darya and Amu Darya – will lose an estimated
15 percent by 2050.
“To prevent environmental disaster in the region, we urge that
more resources to be allocated to support the International Fund to
Save the Aral Sea,” he added.
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