The Fourth Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2021) will be held on July 26-27, 2021, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The conference will be conducted as a mix of in-person and virtual meetings.
The objective of the conference is to strengthen the regional dialogue, information and knowledge exchange in order to support climate-resilient evidence-based decision-making systems, as well as to explore the possibilities to ensure the synergy in climate projects implementation between international finance organizations and the development agencies in Central Asia.
A series of our publications will be dedicated to the speakers and moderators of the upcoming event. And, today, we would like to introduce you to Antione Nunes, Head of the UNECE Environmental Performance Review (EPR) Programme. He will be a speaker at a thematic session of CACCC-2021 dedicated to climate financing.
Antoine Nunes works since 1999 for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). He joined as an Environmental Affairs Officer in the Operational Activities and Review Section of the UNECE Environment Division. Since 2009, he is responsible for managing the Environmental Performance Review (EPR) Programme. The EPR Programme is carried out in Central Asia, Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Balkan countries. The efficiency and effectiveness of the EPR methodology have attracted the attention of countries outside of the UNECE region.
Previously he wrote chapters for EPR reviews dealing with policymaking framework for environmental protection and sustainable development in Kazakhstan, expenditures for environmental protection in Ukraine, ecotourism and biodiversity in Belarus, air management in Tajikistan, international cooperation in Azerbaijan, environmental information and public participation in decision-making in Georgia, information, public participation and awareness-raising in Yugoslavia and economic instruments, regulatory instruments and their enforcement in Armenia. for Estonia, he co-drafted the chapters on overview of the decision-making framework and on environmental conditions and management of pollution and natural resources.
Stay tuned for further updates to know about other interesting speakers of the CACCC-2021.
