Climate Change and Resilience Technical Dialogue: Insights, Tools, and the Way Forward

On 21 November, the final workshop of the project “Climate Change and Resilience in Central Asia” was held in Tashkent. The event was organized by UNDP offices in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan together with the European Union, the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the Hydrometeorological Agency (Uzhydromet) of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The workshop aimed to present the project’s key results and lessons learned, as well as to discuss future actions and priorities to strengthen climate resilience initiatives across the region.

During the session “Coordinating efforts – regional initiatives for climate resilience,” a joint presentation titled “Promoting peace-oriented, locally implemented and nature-based solutions for adaptation in Central Asia: lessons from the EU–UNEP Partnership for Climate, Environment, Peace, and Stability” was delivered by Rafael Moser, UNEP Programme Manager (online), and Dinara Ziganshina, Director of SIC ICWC.

Their presentation highlighted project achievements to date and outlined opportunities for further synergy with national, regional, and other climate adaptation initiatives.