Central Asia Facing Environmental Challenges : Fostering Regional Solidarity for Sustainable Development and Prosperity

A/RES/78/147View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 18Sustainable development, published in 2023.

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1 entity

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What subjects does this mandate have?

8 topics

Aral Sea Capacity Building Central Asia Climate Change Conferences Environmental Degradation Regional Cooperation Technical Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, presenting a serious challenge to the sustainable development of all countries;

Emphasizes the importance of strengthening regional cooperation to tackle environmental challenges in Central Asia, including the Aral Sea region, and promoting socioeconomic development and adaptation to climate change;

Takes note of the adoption by the Heads of State of the Central Asian countries of the regional programme known as “Green Agenda for Central Asia”, aimed at fostering sustainable development;

Welcomes the initiative of Uzbekistan to convene an International Climate Forum in Samarkand in 2024, dedicated to seeking coordinated approaches and solutions to environmental challenges in the Central Asian region for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;

Also welcomes the initiative of Kazakhstan to organize a regional climate summit in 2026, aimed at strengthening the regional response to climate change;

Further welcomes the commitment of the multi-partner human security trust fund for the Aral Sea region to addressing climate change and promoting climate-resilient development in the Aral Sea basin and Aral Sea region in its next cycle, invites Member States and relevant international organizations to contribute to the trust fund, and calls for increased financial resources to support climate-resilient development projects in the Aral Sea basin and Aral Sea region;

Encourages the multi-partner human security trust fund for the Aral Sea region to prioritize projects and initiatives that are aimed at enhancing the climate resilience of communities in the Aral Sea basin and Aral Sea region, and to support initiatives that are aimed at implementing climate-resilient development projects and achieving climate-related goals in the Aral Sea basin and Aral Sea region, including those related to water management, building drought resilience, agriculture and disaster risk reduction;

Recognizes the importance of new and innovative technologies and best practices in combating desertification, drought and sand and dust storms and in achieving land degradation neutrality and drought resilience in Central Asia, welcomes in this regard the holding of the twenty-first session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and a high-level event on sand and dust storms in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 13 to 17 November 2023 to discuss action-oriented recommendations and address the challenges faced by the affected countries;

Encourages greater efforts by Central Asian countries, Member States, all relevant stakeholders and the international community towards the conservation of mountain ecosystems and the preservation of glaciers;

Also encourages the strengthening of the scientific and technological capacities of Central Asian countries to promote sustainable agriculture, sustainable patterns of consumption and production, afforestation and reforestation, the sustainable use of freshwater resources, the recycling of waste, energy efficiency, sustainable tourism, smart cities and sustainable transport, building drought resistance and combating land degradation, which will contribute significantly to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the region and in the world;

Further encourages the United Nations system, international and financial institutions, the private sector, investors and donors and other relevant stakeholders to continue to mobilize resources and provide capacity-building and assistance for addressing the environmental challenges in Central Asia.

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