Aziz Abdukhakimov, the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of Uzbekistan, held a meeting with Mafalda Duarte, the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and discussed the country’s environmental initiatives and explored potential collaborative projects, Trend reports.
Minister Abdukhakimov outlined Uzbekistan’s ambitious green initiatives, which are being implemented under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. These include the afforestation of two million hectares of the Aral Sea’s dried seabed and the nationwide Green Space project, which involves planting 200 million tree seedlings annually across the country.
The discussion also covered several ongoing projects in the field of green development, with a special focus on the initiative to establish a GCF Regional Office for Central Asia, with Uzbekistan being considered as a potential host country.
Following the meeting, the sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation. They agreed to continue exchanging expert insights on promising initiatives and expressed hope for ongoing, constructive, and results-oriented collaboration in the future.
Source: en.trend.az