Regional co-operation strategy on climate change and security in Central Asia’s high mountain areas
The main objective of this regional co-operation strategy, which builds upon a regional consultation process, is to strengthen co-operation among the countries in Central Asia to address climate-related security risks in shared high mountain areas. The strategy has six main parts:
First, it presents possible geographical areas for engagement across the regions’ mountain areas.
Second, it outlines priorities for co-operation in the following areas:
- Livelihood insecurity in the agriculture, livestock and forestry sectors;
- Climate-induced mobility;
- Glacial melt and its impact on natural resource management;
- Early warning and disaster risk management.
Thirdly, it outlines ways to strengthen co-operation between countries and other relevant stakeholders in high mountain areas of Central Asia.
Fourth, it provides an implementation plan in the form of six initial joint project concepts involving stakeholders from all the high mountain areas of Central Asia. These will serve as a starting point for the development of more specific concrete actions and for the implementation of pilot activities.
Fifth, it presents a list of key stakeholders with a mandate and a role to play in fostering co-operative initiatives on climate security in high mountain areas of Central Asia.
Finally, it provides an overview of recent and ongoing initiatives on high mountain areas that could have synergies with the projects proposed in this strategy (Annex 1).
