During a working visit to Türkiye by a Turkmen delegation attending the 31st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), several agreements and cooperation documents were signed with international organizations. The documents cover climate action, the energy transition, environmental protection and water resources management, Turkmen state media reported.
In particular, Turkmenistan’s Minister of Education signed the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action with the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The signing ceremony was attended by Gernot Laganda, UNICEF’s director of climate and environment practice and head of the organization’s delegation to COP31, and Jalpa Ratna, UNICEF representative in Turkmenistan. Another document provides for cooperation with the U.N. Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on the third stage of Turkmenistan’s HCFC Phase-out Management Plan for 2026-30.
A project document titled “Supporting the Energy Transition in Remote Communities of Turkmenistan” was signed with the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP). The project will be implemented jointly with Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Energy. The signed documents also include the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Country Programming Framework for Turkmenistan for 2026-30.
Another area of cooperation concerns water resources management. The State Committee for Water Management of Turkmenistan and the International Water Management Institute signed a memorandum of understanding providing for cooperation in this field.
