On November 10, a meeting between the public and participants of the 26th Conference of the Parties on climate change in Glasgow was held. The meeting was organized by the EU project “Zhashyl Klimat” in partnership with WWF and CAN EECCA.
The organizers noted that the whole world is watching what is happening in Glasgow today, what decisions are being made, and how the world will change after COP26. “Zhashyl Klimat” project manager Anna Kirilenko also stressed the importance of conveying the voice of the public, youth and women at the global climate forum.
The event brought together about 50 participants: representatives of public organizations, the expert community, youth and the media. During the meeting, participants were able to discuss COP26 with WWF expert Alexey Kokorin, Yulia Pashkovskaya from CAN EECCA, and members of the delegation from Kyrgyzstan: Radio Azattyk journalist Baktygul Chynybaeva and BIOM/”Zhashyl Klimat” project expert Zoya Kretova, and to ask them questions of interest.
Baktygul Chynybaeva touched on the topic of media coverage of the event, in particular in the context of Kyrgyzstan’s existing environmental problems. She called on journalists and bloggers covering environmental and climate topics to be more active and take part in such global forums.
WWF “Climate and Energy” program director Alexey Kokorin spoke about the decisions made at the conference. He noted that most countries declared their commitment to carbon neutrality, but that keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees is not realistic. In A. Kokorin’s opinion, a temperature rise within 2.5 degrees is more realistic.
Yulia Pashkovskaya, representing CAN EECCA, shared her views on the participation of the public from different countries in discussing climate issues at COP26. She also noted that it is important to give public organizations the opportunity to express their opinions.
“Zhashyl Klimat” project expert Zoya Kretova spoke about her participation in the plenary session “Engaging Youth in Climate Technologies”, organized by the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and the UNFCCC youth constituency YOUNGO. It was noted that a great deal of attention is currently being paid to building youth capacity. The expert also added that Kyrgyzstani youth can also apply and implement green technologies in all regions of the country.
At the end of the event, participants had the opportunity to ask the speakers questions and discuss the current climate agenda being debated in Glasgow.
The “Zhashyl Klimat — Youth Resilience to Climate Change” project is implemented under the general coordination of the Norwegian Society for the Protection of Nature, in partnership with BIOM and GLIP, with the financial support of the European Union.
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