Antalya:Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed a Central Asian climate integration model during the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Turkey's Antalya. He addressed shared environmental challenges such as melting glaciers, water scarcity, and extreme droughts.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, Mirziyoyev emphasized the importance of regional cooperation and outlined a framework based on three pillars information sharing, technology, and financing. The information-sharing pillar includes a regional climate-risk information infrastructure and early warning system supported by the World Meteorological Organization. The technology pillar focuses on green solutions, while the financing pillar involves developing sustainable climate financing mechanisms with development banks.

Mirziyoyev announced Uzbekistan's commitment to transforming its annual Central Asia Eco Expo into a permanent platform for environmental solutions and achieving new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy use. He urged international cooperation to implement the climate integration model.

Separately, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan proposed initiatives like declaring a decade for climate resilience and establishing an international environmental code. He also announced the opening of a Regional Center for Climate Change Technologies in Ashgabat in 2027.

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili reaffirmed his country's commitment to international climate cooperation and emphasized the importance of joint action for ecological stability. COP31, chaired by Australia, focuses on climate finance, adaptation, and clean energy transition.