2nd Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum: Moving towards regional climate resilience

The inaugural Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum took place in June 2013, and participants recommended that the forum be organized as an annual event to support learning and action towards developing climate resilience at national and regional levels across multiple sectors of the economy. This annual event has become a platform for collaboration among Central Asian countries, the World Bank's official website informs. The second forum will bring together policy-makers and practitioners from Central Asian governments (Ministries of Environment, Economy, and Finance), external experts, national and regional learning institutions, universities, civil society organizations, development partners, organizations as well as other stakeholders interested in climate resilient development. About 100 participants are expected to attend the Forum. The event will include a high-level roundtable - National and Regional Climate Resilience Program Design for Central Asia - among policy makers from Central Asian countries and development partners. The first two days of the forum will consist of technical discussions combining regional and international experiences in climate-smart development, integrated water resource management, and disaster-risk management. The last day will consist of the high-level discussion mentioned above that aims at a concerted, systematic and integrated landscape approach at the national as well as regional scales. Such an approach will help improve the effectiveness of the response in each country, also by maximizing synergies across sectors and countries. The concept for such a program is being prepared by a Technical Working Group (TWG), formed by cross-sectoral specialists, nominated by governments from all the countries in the region. This concept will be discussed during a ‘Pre-Forum' day among TWG and other Central Asia national stakeholders. A ‘Post-Forum' day focusing on technical training will be provided for interested participants.

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