Uzbekistan proposes Central Asian climate finance platform for 2027 at COP

Baku, November 11, AZERTACUzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday proposed a Central Asian climate integration model to address shared environmental challenges, including melting glaciers, water scarcity and extreme droughts, according to Anadolu Agency. Addressing the high-level segment for heads of state and government at the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Türkiye's southern province of Antalya, Mirziyoyev stressed the importance of regional cooperation and outlined three pillars for the proposed framework: information sharing, technology and financing.Under the information-sharing pillar, he proposed establishing a regional climate-risk information infrastructure and early warning system with support from the World Meteorological Organization, along with common indicators and mechanisms to monitor gradual climate-related changes.The technology pillar would focus on green solutions to restore degraded land, capture carbon in arid regions and combat dust and sand