COP 31: Regional Climate Center of the Turkic States: opportunities and requirements

The session "Regional Climate Center of the Turkic States: Opportunities and Requirements" was held today at the national pavilion of Kazakhstan on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Turkey. 
The session was organized by RSE Kazhydromet together with the State Meteorological Service of Turkey (TSMS).
The event was attended by the Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Professor Celeste Saulo, heads of the national hydrometeorological services of the Turkic states and international experts.
The participants discussed the prospects of establishing a Regional Climate Center of the Turkic States aimed at strengthening cooperation, developing climate services, exchanging data and improving early warning systems.
Danara Alimbayeva, Director General of RSE Kazhydromet, presented Kazakhstan's vision for the creation of the Center, its key functions and development prospects, taking into account the requirements of the WMO.
Following the event, an agreement was reached on the formation of a technical working group to prepare proposals and a step-by-step roadmap for the establishment of the Center.
The side event at the National Pavilion of Kazakhstan was an important step in strengthening regional climate cooperation and increasing the resilience of the Turkic states to climate change.
Kazakhstan supports the initiative to create a Regional Climate Center for the Turkic States and considers it as a strategically significant step in strengthening regional climate resilience.
At the end of the event, the participants noted that the results of today's discussion would be an important contribution to advancing the goals of the proposed Antalya Declaration on Climate Resilience and Meteorological Cooperation between the Turkic States.