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

Inaugural session: Zero Carbon in Tajikistan: betting on greener practices to achieve responsible and inclusive development

May 28, 2022 | 4:30 AM - 5:30 AM

Description

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 solutions and strategies to achieve this goal? 4. Citizen, civil society organizations, public institutions, why is the convergence of actors a major lever towards a sustainable and inclusive society ?

Alisher Biloli

Committee of Environmental...

Representative

Sergey Chutkov

ACTED Tajikistan

Country Director

Rika Ishii

EBRD

Head of Office

Tojiddin Jurazoda

Commitee of Tourism &...

Chairman

Francesco Straniero

EU Central Asia Invest...

Operations attache

Farukh Sultonov

IFC

Country Director

Co-organized
with

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