On the margins of the 8th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly, taking place from 30 May to 6 June 2026 in Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan, Bahodur Sheralizoda, Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, held a series of bilateral meetings with heads of international environmental organizations and representatives of government institutions.
In particular, meetings were held with H.E. Ms. Shina Ansari, Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Head of the Department of Environment; Mr. Mukhtar Babayev, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues; Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme UN Environment Programmm; Mr. Godfrey Magwenzi, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Dr. Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions; and Mr. Julio Cordano, Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution.
The meetings focused on expanding multilateral cooperation in the fields of environmental protection and climate change, mobilizing technical and financial support, ensuring the sound management of chemicals and hazardous waste, combating plastic pollution, scaling up climate finance, and implementing joint environmental, adaptation, and low-carbon development projects.
The parties also discussed opportunities for further cooperation in implementing international environmental conventions, strengthening institutional capacities, improving environmental governance systems, conserving biodiversity, enhancing climate adaptation efforts, and advancing Tajikistan’s global initiatives on glacier preservation and climate action.
The mobilization of best practices, resources, and new partnerships will contribute to the implementation of Tajikistan’s national environmental and climate priorities, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and the promotion of the country’s green agenda at the international level.
