TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 3. A Climate Council will be established under the President of Uzbekistan, Trend reports via the nation's Ministry of Justice.
The relevant decree was signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The council is designated as the highest advisory body to the President on issues related to mitigating and adapting to climate change.
Its main tasks include monitoring Uzbekistan's compliance with obligations under the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 2015 Paris Agreement, which was adopted to enhance the implementation of the convention.
According to the decree, the National Center for Green Transformation and Climate Change Adaptation has been renamed the National Climate Change Center (Climate Center).
The Climate Science Forum (Climate Residency) will be established at the Central Asian University for Environmental and Climate Studies (Green University) to enhance scientific and academic potential and develop fundamental research in the country.
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