Central Asian Countries to Launch a Unified Digital Platform for Best Available Techniques at COP31

On November 16, the National Pavilion of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) will host the presentation of the Digital Platform and Regional Program of the Central Asian Bureau of Best Available Techniques (CA BAT Bureau).

The headline event will be the signing of a four-party Memorandum of Cooperation between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to advance the BAT Digital Platform. The agreement is structured to deepen regional collaboration, facilitate the exchange of professional knowledge and engineering designs, and coordinate joint measures for the ecological modernization of industry.

During the panel session “Digital Platform and Regional Program of the Central Asian Bureau of Best Available Techniques,” delegates from Central Asian nations, international organizations, and professional networks will evaluate paths for integrating best available techniques, scaling digital infrastructure, drafting sector-specific BAT reference briefs, and upgrading the skills of regional specialists.

Special focus will be directed toward approving the joint action plan under the CA BAT Bureau Regional Program for 2027. Scaling this regional platform will help create a unified environment to share cutting-edge engineering options, assist in reducing human impact on ecosystems, maximize industrial energy efficiency, and channel green capital toward Central Asian states.

The event is organized by the JSC “International Center for Green Technologies and Investment Projects” (IGTIC).

Key Speakers and Session Participants:

• Elifcan Kanatli-Apaydin – Head of the Sustainable Development Strategy Department, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye (Moderator).
• Baurzhan Abenov – Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, International Center for Green Technologies and Investment Projects (Kazakhstan).
• Berrak Eryasa – Coordinator of the OECD Expert Group on Best Available Techniques (Online).
• Vyacheslav Shi-Xian – Deputy Director General of the State Environmental Examination Center under the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
• Paul Stevens – Expert in Forward-Looking Research on BAT (United Kingdom, Online).
• Philgoo Kang – Specialist in K-BREF Reference Book Development, National Institute of Environmental Research (Republic of Korea, Online).
• Plenipotentiary representatives from ministries and departments of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan.