Kazakh delegation took part in the OSCE Climate Change Conference

July 7, 2023, Vienna – Kazakh delegation took part in the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change.

Participants of the Conference discussed the implications of climate change for security and peace, as well as the impact of tensions and conflicts on climate action. The event brought together ministers, climate envoys, and other high-level politicians from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, as well as representatives of international organizations and civil society, experts, and practitioners in the field of climate security. The conference included panel discussions and parallel thematic sessions for interaction and learning.

Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Zulfiya Suleimenova, speaking on the sidelines of the Conference, emphasized that Kazakhstan fully supported the OSCE's timely call on climate change mitigation. She noted that the Presidential decree adopted the strategy to achieve carbon neutrality of Kazakhstan by 2060, actively working to promote the introduction of green technologies and projects, this year updated the Nationally Determined Contribution of the Country (NDC), which was supplemented by a new chapter on adaptation to climate change.

“Kazakhstan will continue to actively develop international cooperation in energy security and clean technologies, development of technological standards. This will facilitate the exchange of best practices and transfer of carbon-free technologies, bring together scientific achievements and expertise from different countries, and potentially improve the quality, speed, and efficiency of research and development. In this context, we call for joint coordinated action at global, regional, and national levels to mitigate and adapt to climate change,” Minister Suleimenova said.

Within the framework of the conference, a meeting in the format of «C5+1» was held with the participation of the heads of Central Asian delegations and the US President's Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry. Minister Suleimenova also met with the head of the delegation of Great Britain, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mr. Jan Marian, as well as with the management of “Caviar&Prunier Group”, Mr. Zavier Ray and Mr. Christian Ray.