Thirty young leaders from Central Asia and Afghanistan proposed renewable energy solutions for the region. Press service of the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan reported.
During a conference on renewable energy sources in Central Asia, participants from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan presented 15 research papers and 15 project proposals to combat climate change with the help of renewable energy sources.
«The conference is just one component of the Winds of Change project implemented by C5+1 Youth Council, a youth leadership program implemented by the American Councils for International Education with the support of the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic. In early July, the project participants will also build and install a wind turbine in Balykchy to provide the city with a new source of renewable energy and bring tangible benefits to the community,» the diplomatic mission noted.
Currently, the C5+1 Youth Council network includes 67 members and 137 alumni from Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
