📅 27-29 May 2024
Almaty, Kazakhstan
In 2024, the Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2024) will delve into critical issues pertaining to water, energy, food security, and environmental sustainability within the context of a climate-affected Central Asia.
Participants will be apprised of the progress made by Central Asian countries in climate mitigation and adaptation, including their reporting under the Enhanced Transparency Framework.
Additionally, the conference will highlight significant cross-sectoral initiatives aimed at bolstering climate resilience, exploring climate finance mechanisms, and discussing platforms that facilitate regional and international cooperation in the face of climate challenges.
The CACCC-2024 core themes for discussion:
- Progress, challenges, and gaps in the implementation of climate commitments by the Central Asian countries.
- Governance and financial arrangements for implementation of sector-specific strategies at the national and local scales; and available platforms for regional climate coordination and cooperation.
- Potential for regional collaboration in climate change adaptation, carbon neutrality pathways, energy transition, and security.
- Challenges and opportunities of climate-related disaster risk reduction.
- Resilient water and land management and activities accomplished by the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin, Additional Financing project (CAMP4ASB AF).
- Innovations on managing macro-fiscal and financial risks while considering climate change issues and seizing the opportunities, innovation, and financing of a green/carbon neutrality transition.
- Promote collaborative NEXUS approach, technological advancements, and policy interventions to protect Central Asia’s ecosystems and water-energy balance to ensure green, resilient, and inclusive development across the region.
The CACCC-2024 is organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) under the Additional Financing for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program in the Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB AF), the Central Asia Water and Energy Program (CAWEP), and Climate Risk Management in Central Asia program by GIZ.