MONDAY, 29.10.2026 /Khovar National Information Agency/. Today, within the framework of the Fourth Interparliamentary Forum of Central Asian States, which was held under the slogan "Unity for the sake of peace, security and prosperity of Central Asia" in Dushanbe, a side meeting was held on the topic "Water security, climate and environment as the basis of sustainable development of the region", informs the reporter of Khovar National Information Agency.
At the meeting, water security, climate and environmental protection were assessed as the basis of long-term sustainable development of the entire Central Asian region.
It was said that water, climate and environmental security are the basis of sustainable development in the Central Asian region, which is our common home, a single geographical, ecological, historical and cultural ecosystem. Today, the issues of environmental protection, the rational use of water and other natural resources, the provision of clean air and the implementation of adaptation measures have gone far beyond mere administrative tasks. They have gained strategic and global importance and require unwavering consolidation of efforts at the national, regional and international levels.
It was stated that the Republic of Tajikistan, under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, constantly prioritizes the expansion and deepening of such partnership. Tajikistan's legal framework for cooperation with Central Asian countries is constantly being strengthened, including a number of key bilateral memorandums and agreements with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, covering various issues from adaptation to climate change and the protection of rare animal species (for example, the snow leopard and the ibex) to the monitoring of high-altitude ecosystems and the implementation of green technologies.
"The current stage of development of the region raises serious cross-border problems that should not be ignored. These include the rapid melting of glaciers, which risks the loss of long-term fresh water resources and the occurrence of devastating floods, dust and sandstorms that accelerate soil erosion and melting of the Pamir glaciers, increasing water scarcity and destruction of pastures, etc. These threats do not know national borders. In this regard, global initiatives of Tajikistan in the field of water and climate and protection of glaciers are particularly important," it was emphasized at the meeting.
The participants of the meeting-representatives of the parliaments of the Central Asian countries discussed the issues related to the improvement of the mechanisms of joint management of transboundary water resources in the conditions of water scarcity, climate stability, reducing the impact of melting glaciers, adaptation of the agricultural sector in the conditions of climate change, and made useful suggestions.
After multilateral parliamentary side meetings, at the Fourth Interparliamentary Forum of the Central Asian States, which was held under the slogan "Unity for the sake of peace, security and prosperity of Central Asia" in the city of Dushanbe, the Declaration of Dushanbe was adopted, which strengthens the unified approach of the Central Asian countries to ensure environmental and economic stability.
Marzia SAIDZODA,
Khovar National Information Agency
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Translated automatically from Tajik.
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