As part of his working visit to New York and Washington, D.C., the Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Bahodur Sheralizoda, held meetings with the leadership of several international organizations and development institutions.
At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Chairman of the Committee met with Ms. Ivana Živković, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Assistant Administrator of United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS. The parties discussed cooperation in the areas of climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, climate finance, and the development process of Tajikistan’s NDC 3.0.
In Washington, D.C., the Chairman met with Mr. Mikko Ollikainen, Head of the Adaptation Fund. During the meeting, the parties discussed support for Tajikistan’s projects in the areas of climate change adaptation, glacier preservation, sustainable management of natural resources, and the accreditation process of one of the Committee’s subordinate centers with the Fund.
A bilateral meeting was also held with Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director of the Fund for Responding to loss and Damage (FRLD). The parties discussed issues related to assessing and addressing climate-related loss and damage, including glacier melt, hydrometeorological events, and the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities.
At the conclusion of the meetings, the parties reaffirmed their readiness to further expand cooperation in strengthening climate resilience, environmental protection, and mobilizing international climate finance.
It should be recalled that the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage was established at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in 2022 and began its operations in 2023. The Fund is temporarily hosted by the World Bank Group and was established to provide grant-based support to vulnerable developing countries to address economic and non-economic loss and damage associated with climate change.
