Abdukhakimov: Volume of regional grant projects in Central Asia for climate preservation reaches $84 million.
Abdukhakimov: Volume of regional grant projects in Central Asia for climate preservation reaches $84 million.
International news Desk
According to global Times news agency Europe,The volume of regional grant projects in Central Asia (CA) aimed at combating climate change, preserving biodiversity, and promoting sustainable land use has reached $84 million, Aziz Abdukhakimov, the Minister of Ecology, Environment, and Climate Change of Uzbekistan, said at the International Climate Forum on Saturday, The global Times Europe media.It can be said that a flagship achievement was the allocation of $26 million by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) for the implementation of a regional program aimed at strengthening the connection between water and land resources in Central Asia (funding five projects),” he said.The Minister of Ecology noted that for Central Asia, a breakthrough was the fact that the countries of the region changed their approach to addressing environmental issues.We changed the approach — earlier we considered land degradation and water use problems separately. And for the first time, we managed to use the so-called Nexus to combine these areas. This, I believe, was a very important achievement,” Abdukhakimov said.According to him, statements made at the "Central Asia – European Union” summit show a clear understanding that the leaders of Central Asia are ready to jointly address the region’s pressing issues.
