Experts discuss the development of cooperation on the "green" agenda in Central Asia
10/09/2021 09:15
Experts discuss the development of cooperation on the "green" agenda in Central Asia
10/09/2021 09:15
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 8 September 2021, at the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ISMI), a meeting was held with a delegation from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany.
It was attended by Kumi Kitamori, Head of the Green Growth and Global Relations Division of the OECD Environment Directorate, Head of the Department for Cooperation with Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Middle East of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Jürgen Keinhorst, OECD Senior Program Manager Matthew Griffiths.
During the expert discussion, promising areas for further expanding cooperation between Uzbekistan and the OECD on the green agenda - environmental protection, climate change and sustainable development - were touched upon.
Deputy Director of ISMI Sanjar Valiev emphasized that environmental issues occupy one of the priority places in the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan. As the expert emphasized, in recent years, under the leadership of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a multi-level system of public administration in the field of environmental protection has been formed, a number of key regulatory and legal acts and strategic documents have been adopted in the field of transition to a "green" economy and an increase in the share of renewable energy sources by 2030 year.
He highlighted concrete practical actions for the creation of modern solar and gas turbine power plants, the socio-economic revival of the Aral Sea region by turning it into a zone of environmental innovations and technologies, as well as large-scale landscaping of the country’s territories.
Supporting the efforts undertaken by Uzbekistan not only in the country, but also in the region, Kumi Kitamori noted that favorable conditions have developed in Central Asia for the development of cooperation in the field of ecology and environmental protection. In this vein, the OECD representative presented a new long-term project to strengthen regional cooperation, which is planned to be implemented with the participation of the German government, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as UN and other international organizations.
This project will start on 15 October 2021 during a high-level regional dialogue entitled "Benefits of regional cooperation from the systemic interconnection of the use of energy, water and land resources in Central Asia", which will be held in Tashkent.
According to OECD Senior Program Manager Matthew Griffiths, the project aims to address the ambitious challenges posed by the changing climate in Central Asia. It aims to help meet energy and food needs in a sustainable and equitable manner.
The OECD intends to organize further work in this area, with a particular focus on economic and financial instruments and information systems needed to promote intersectoral and intergovernmental cooperation and improve water, energy and food security. Such regional cooperation will facilitate the access of the Central Asian countries to international financing through lower risks and higher return on investment.
In general, the meeting made it possible to outline the priority areas for the development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the OECD within the framework of the "climate agenda" and identify potential points of contact. The parties confirmed the importance of further coordination of actions, exchange of information and provision of mutual assistance in order to effectively implement joint projects of regional importance.
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