Civil society presented its position on climate change

Bishkek, July 8, 2021. / Kabar /. A discussion was held on the public position of the Kyrgyz Republic prepared on the occasion of the26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which will be held on November 1-12, 2021 in Glasgow, Great Britain. The discussion was held with the aim of presenting the position of civil society to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding the country's preparedness to participate in international processes on climate change within the framework of the upcoming COP26, as well as the need for new ambitious initiatives in the field of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reflected in the document Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement (NDC), which is currently being finalized.

The meeting was organized in cooperation with members of the Green Alliance UNISON Group and BIOM with the assistance of the “Policy Action for Climate Security inCentral Asia”project, implemented by UNDP with the support of UK Aid.

“Integration of climate change issues into the national policy of the country is carried out at a low level. This is due to the practice of insufficient attention and political will on the part of the leadership of the republic. Historically, environmental and climate change issues have received little attention. Climate change brings great environmental and socio-economic risks. NDC is being prepared under the Paris Agreement. Like all civil societies in the world, we demand ambitious initiatives, because the future of humanity on Earth depends on it. In this regard, support and understanding from government agencies is very important, and we welcome the creation of the State Committee on Ecology and Climate, which will carry out comprehensive intersectoral work,”said NurzatAbdyrasulova, Chairman of the Green Alliance of Kyrgyzstan and President of Unison Group.

Director of the State Committee for Ecology and Climate DinaraKutmanova thanked the civil sector for their active work and noted: “For the first time in our country, a separate structure has been created, the Department for Climate and Sustainable Development. All efforts on climate issues will be focused in our department, this will increase the effectiveness of our activities. We all understand that action is needed to respond to climate change. I would like these discussions with the civil sector to be ongoing."

During the meeting, a document was presented on sectoral proposals for adaptation to climate change following regional consultations, including proposals to strengthen public involvement in the development of the main NDC framework document.