OSCE supports online training seminar for young professionals and civil servants from Central Asia and Afghanistan on climate change mitigation

An OSCE-supported training seminar on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Central Asia concluded on 22 September 2020 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in partnership with the German-Kazakh University organized the two-day event. Some 25 civil servants in charge of environmental protection, climate change and water management in Central Asia and Afghanistan attended. Participants discussed the main consequences of climate change in relation to  water resources management, international laws and regulation of water security in the context of climate change and youth engagement in environmental matters.

The training seminar is a follow-up to the Central Asian Leadership Programme for young leaders held from 14 to 18 September 2020. It aimed to strengthen capacities of young government employees and future decision-makers through raising awareness on main environmental challenges and building networks among professionals from the region.

The event is part of the Programme Office’s long-standing efforts to engage youth and promote environmental leadership in the Central Asian region and Afghanistan.