On the eve of the TESC 2025 conference, Magtymguly Akmuradov, advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, announced plans to open a Regional Climate Technology Centre for Central Asia in Ashgabat by the end of 2025. The initiative, proposed by Turkmenistan back in 2012 at the ‘Rio+20’ forum, is now taking shape. This was reported by the online publication ‘Turkmenistan: Golden age’.

The centre is intended to become a platform for access to modern climate technologies and strengthening regional cooperation. As Akmuradov noted, special attention will be paid to the adaptation of agriculture and water management – key issues in the region, where rapid glacier melt threatens water security.

Preparations for the centre have been underway for several years. A memorandum was signed with UNEP in November 2023, and negotiations with the director of the organisation's regional office took place in 2024. Turkmenistan will fully fund the centre's work for the first three years, with plans to attract international climate funds in the future.

The new centre will not only be a platform for sharing experience, but also a research base promoting the free transfer of environmentally friendly technologies to countries in the region.