On 12 September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a briefing on "Establishment of the Regional Centre on Climate Technologies for Central Asia in Ashgabat’ and ‘Development of Renewable Energy Sources in Turkmenistan".

The event was attended by heads and representatives of relevant departments of Turkmenistan, diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organisations accredited in Turkmenistan.

In her speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M. Byashimova noted the actual directions of future activities of the Regional Centre for Climate Technologies and the importance of the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan in this area. It was stated that the main goal of the Centre is to introduce and apply climate technologies in the countries of the Central Asian region and promote technological advancement of the region in the field of climate change.

UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko emphasised that this initiative is a significant step in consolidating joint efforts to achieve common goals in the field of environmental protection.

The briefing also considered the main directions and prospects of co-operation in the field of environmental protection, climate change and ecology.

In addition, the agenda included the issues of rational use of natural resources, energy efficiency, strengthening and active utilisation of the potential of alternative ‘green’ energy in Turkmenistan.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan