Zero Carbon Forum: Sustainable Consumption & Production in tourism and beyond

Affordable climate-smart technologies for rural communities : fighting exclusion and climate change all at once

May 28, 2022 | 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Description

1. What are the needs of rural communities for autonomous energy sources and energy efficiency ? 2. How to bring alternative climate smart solutions to underserved households ? 3. How to finance and promote these solutions and make them sustainable ?

Timur Idrisov

Little Earth

Senior Advisor

Gulshan Karimova

Sabo

Director

Farukh Kasimov

GEFF (Green Economy Finance...

Development Consultant

Rustam Khakimov

Nerui Dastrast Company

Manager

Yuri Skochilov

Youth Ecological Center &...

Director & Coordinator

Bulat Yesekin

Regional Platform on water...

Coordinator

Co-organized
with

Suggested Sessions

4:30 AM - 5:30 AM

Inaugural session: Zero Carbon in Tajikistan: betting on greener practices to achieve responsible...

1. Why is fostering greener pratices at national level is a lever both for the people and the economy? 2. What is Tajikistan's path towards carbon neutrality? 3. What...

Alisher Biloli (Committee of Environmental Protection under the Republic of Tajikistan, Representative)Sergey Chutkov (ACTED Tajikistan, Country Director)Rika Ishii (EBRD, Head of Office)Tojiddin Jurazoda (Commitee of Tourism & Development / Comtour, Chairman)Francesco Straniero (EU Central Asia Invest programme, Operations attache)Farukh Sultonov (IFC, Country Director)

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Public discussion - White paper: «Reduction of carbon emission and development of green tourism in...

1. Presentation of the roadmap established by the National Expert Group: what to remember ? 2. Open discussion with the audience: what can be added? 3. What are the...

Uguloi Khojaeva (Аssociation of Power Engineers in Tajikistan, Ph.D)Rafika Musaeva (Аssociation of Power Engineers of Tajikistan, Chairlady)Galia Rabeiva (Аssociation of Power Engineers in Tajikistan, National Project Expert)Sobirjon Usmonov (Аssociation of Power Energy Workers of Tajikistan, National Expert)Kholmurod Yunuskhodja (Аssociation of Power Engineers in Tajikistan, PhD)

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Understanding green loans: how can the finance sector be a driving force to the transition towards...

1. How are green loans a lever for financing the transition ? 2. How to ensure the promotion and democratization of this tool to a maximum of actors from all sectors ?...

Ortiqjon Bobojonov (Humo, Regional Consultant SME)Parvin Muminov (UNDP Tajikistan, Green Energy SMEs Development Project Manager)Muhiba Rabejonova (UNDP, Climate Change, Energy & Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster)Kairat Shalabay (Frankfurt School)

6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Transitionning to sustainable cities with private companies/businesses : best practices for a...

1. Ensuring a green transition of the value chain : what is at stake and what does it require? 2. From suppliers to costumers: how to ensure a greening approach at...

Yerkin Abdrakhmanov (EBRD Green Cities, Associate Banker)Sitora Bobojanova (EBRD, Associate Director, Advice for small businesses in Tajikistan)Fayz Davlatov (Murosoco Eco, Director)Mansur Kudusov (Systemavtomatika, Deputy General Director)Alisher Marufi (EBRD, Associate Banker)

6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Fostering ecotourism : lever to achieve the SDG in Tajikistan?

1. Why it is essential to develop a green tourism in Tajikistan at the wake of the Covid-19 crisis? 2. How can transportation and housing be a lever to move towards a...

Zulfiya Asrorova (Russian-Tajik Slavonic University, Head of Tourism development department)Tojiddin Jurazoda (Commitee of Tourism & Development / Comtour, Chairman)Tarik Sahovic (IFC, Senior Operations Officer)Umidjon Ulugov (Pure Earth, Country Representative)

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Community-Based Tourism and its prospects in Tajikistan

1. What is a community-based tourism, its challenges and its prospects in the country ? 2. What role does the public and the private...

Shirinshoh Fayziev (ZTB, Member)Davlat Khabibov (APDTT, Chairman)Mikhail Petrushkov (Tajik Community Based Tourism Association, Chairman)Suyuntbek Tadjiddinov (MCBT, Chairman)Dislhod Tagoymurodov (Rozi Dil)