President Emomali Rahmon attends high-level event dedicated to the launch of the International Decade for Action on Cryospheric Sciences, 2025-2034
June 8, 2025
On June 8, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honourable Emomali Rahmon, participated and delivered a speech in the high-level event dedicated to the launch of the International Decade for Action on Cryospheric Sciences, 2025-2034, in the city of Nice, France.
At the beginning, our Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, stated that Tajikistan is participating in today’s event as one of the initiators of the «International Decade for Action on Cryospheric Sciences».
In his speech, the Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, reflected on the alarming situation of climate change, its impact on the environment, the unprecedented melting of glaciers, the shortage of drinking water, Tajikistan’s global initiatives to address these problems, and put forward a number of proposals.
It was emphasized that up to 60 percent of Central Asian glaciers are located in the mountains of Tajikistan, playing a key role in the development of all sectors and the sustainable future of the region.
Recalling the alarming process of rapid glacier melting and its devastating consequences, the President of our country stated that the consequences of this process cause great damage to the economies and ecosystems of countries and threaten human life.
Highlighting the specific measures taken by Tajikistan to address climate change issues and maintain environmental sustainability, the Head of State noted that our country has been successfully advancing the water and climate agenda on the global stage for the past 20 years.
“Our initiatives in the field of water and climate have been supported and implemented by the international community through 14 resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly,” — stated the Head of our state, Emomali Rahmon.
It was noted with satisfaction that the proposal of Tajikistan and France to declare 2025-2034 as the “Decade of Action for Cryosphere Sciences” was supported by the international community.
According to the President of our country, the adoption of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on this issue clearly confirmed the importance of preserving glaciers and strengthening science and research in the field of the cryosphere.
The Head of our state with satisfaction drew the attention of the participants of the high-level meeting to the new initiative of Tajikistan to declare the “International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation”.
It was emphasized that at the end of May of this year, the Republic of Tajikistan hosted the first International High-Level Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, based on the relevant resolution of the United Nations General Assembly.
Reflecting on the objectives of this high-level event, the Head of State stated that the first international conference has created a favorable basis for mobilizing scientific and political will to find sustainable solutions to protect the source of fresh water, namely glaciers.
During his speech, the Head of our state, Emomali Rahmon, also drew the attention of the participants of the event to the issues of the unprecedented reduction of the cryosphere.
It was noted that the process of reduction of the cryosphere poses a serious threat to the sustainable livelihoods of the people of the planet and may significantly affect one billion people living in coastal regions and island countries by 2050.
At the same time, the Head of our state, Emomali Rahmon, emphasized that given the importance of glaciers and in order to accurately study the impact of climate change on them, we have decided to establish a Regional Coordination Center for Glaciation in Dushanbe, in cooperation with international partners.
In his closing remarks, the President of our country, Emomali Rahmon, called on the international community to expand cooperation to protect the cryosphere and strengthen cryospheric sciences at all levels.
The third United Nations Ocean Conference, within the framework of which the high-level event to launch the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences, 2025-2034 is held, will be attended by heads of state and government from 65 countries, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and leaders of a number of other international and regional organizations.
The high-level meeting to launch the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences was opened by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, as the head of a leading country in promoting the issues of water, climate and glaciers’ preservation. The opening ceremony was followed by a speech by UNESCO Director-General Ms. Audrey Azoulay, and was concluded by His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.