Central Asian countries should join forces to control climate change
Climate change can lead to a significant decrease in yields in Central Asian states – up to 20 percent. It was stated by Kaliya Moldogazieva, Vice Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia. She stressed that ecology has no borders, all transboundary rivers and airspace are common, and therefore the whole world is under the threat of climate change. According to her, the countries of Central Asia need to switch to long-term environmental cooperation in order to minimize losses. “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the EU and the Interstate Commission on Sustainable Development should unite and plan environmental strategies,” she said. Moldogazieva noted that, as a first step, Central Asian states should abandon the use of polluting technologies. Turkmenistan actively participates in international efforts on important issues of environmental protection, water resources management, prevention and mitigation of natural and technogeneous disasters. Currently, the Turkmen government, together with representatives of the UN structural units, is systematically working to establish the UN Office for Sustainable Development Partnerships. The most important component of the activity of this structure should be joint activities in the field of ecology and adaptation to climate change.
