BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 24. Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan are working to improve air quality, strengthen
cross-border pollution monitoring and establish an Interstate
“Clean Air” Consortium, the National Committee on Ecology and
Climate Change of Uzbekistan said following a meeting of
environmental working groups in Astana on October 23.
The Uzbek delegation was led by Deputy Chairman Iskandar
Kutbiddinov and included representatives of the National Center for
Climate Change, the Hydrometeorological Service Agency and the
Hydrometeorological Research Institute. Kazakhstan’s delegation was
headed by Ecology and Natural Resources Minister A. Kuantyrov.
The parties explored ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on
air pollution control, improve air quality monitoring and jointly
investigate sources of transboundary pollution.
Particular attention was given to establishing the Interstate
“Clean Air” Consortium, which is intended to coordinate efforts by
the two countries to address air pollution and develop joint
environmental solutions.
Additionally, the participants focused on developing a roadmap
of joint activities for 2026–2030. The proposed roadmap envisages
coordinated measures to improve ambient air quality and establish
timely exchanges of air quality monitoring data between the
relevant authorities in both countries.
The planned cooperation is intended to improve the exchange of
environmental information, strengthen coordination between national
agencies and support joint efforts to address transboundary air
pollution.
