The head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan approved the concept of holding a Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions. The corresponding decision was signed by Akylbek Japarov.
The same decision approved the roadmap for the implementation of the five-year plan for the development of mountain regions. Earlier, the President signed a decree on «declaring 2023-2027 a five-year period of action for the development of mountain regions.»
On December 14, 2022, the UN General Assembly supported the initiative of the Kyrgyz Republic to hold Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions 2023-2027.
The Cabinet notes that this emphasizes the leading role of Kyrgyzstan among mountainous states and the desire to unite international efforts in this area.
The Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions is aimed at ensuring that mountain countries apply the full range of joint actions to adapt and mitigate the negative effects of climate change, develop a green economy and technology, create financial mechanisms to strengthen cooperation among themselves, develop science and education in the field of sustainable mountain development, conservation of biological diversity and disaster prevention in mountain regions.
The second mountain summit will be held in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2027.
