Bishkek, Nov. 12, 2025. /Kabar/. The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) began in Belém, Brazil, on November 10, 2025, with the participation of approximately 50,000 delegates from 190 countries.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, a delegation from the Kyrgyz Republic, led by Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov and Special Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic for the Implementation of the Five-Year Action Plan for Mountain Regions Dinara Kemelova, participated in the official opening ceremony of COP30.
The Kyrgyz delegation plans to actively promote the interests of mountain residents in climate negotiations and draw the attention of the international community to the particular vulnerability of mountain ecosystems to climate change.
Following active consultations between the Kyrgyz delegation, the COP30 Chair, and participants, an agreement was reached to hold multilateral consultations on the mountain agenda within the framework of COP30, under the auspices of the Brazilian Presidency, where the views of states and interested parties will be heard on the adoption of appropriate measures to adapt and enhance the resilience of mountain communities and ecosystems to climate change.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Kyrgyz delegation met with UNFCCC Executive Director Simon Steele to discuss current issues related to mountain regions' access to climate finance.
The Kyrgyz delegation also presented proposals for the establishment of a Global Mountain Resilience Center in Bishkek. In the coming days, the Kyrgyz delegation will continue to participate in negotiations to advance the mountain agenda at this conference.