Kazakhstan warns against uneven climate response burdening developing nations
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has reminded the international community to ensure a fair and balanced climate response that does not disproportionately burden developing countries.
In his speech at the opening of the Regional Ecology Summit (RES) in Central Asia in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday local time, Tokayev stressed that climate cooperation must be fair, practical, and with proportional responsibility among nations.
“Environmental cooperation must be a reliable unifying path and must not divide us. It must be based on partnership, trust, and shared responsibility,” said President Tokayev, according to a written statement from the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Jakarta on Thursday.
He highlighted various climate issues and environmental risks currently facing the world, including water scarcity, melting glaciers and ice, land turning into deserts, and the collapse of biodiversity.
For this reason, environmental protection is a shared responsibility and a strategic priority for achieving global stability, and such efforts must not cease even amid geopolitical conflicts in various regions.
Tokayev also emphasised that environmental cooperation must not be politicised.
“Nature can live without geopolitics, but geopolitics cannot exist without nature,” he stated, adding further.
The President of Kazakhstan stressed that the global transition to a cleaner energy model must be carried out in a fair, balanced, and encouraging manner.
He called for joint action at the Central Asian regional level and hopes that this year’s Regional Ecology Summit in Astana can produce concrete outcomes.
“Protecting our planet is not only an environmental task but a high moral duty. In addition to being economically urgent, it is also a strategic priority for peace and stability,” President Tokayev concluded.
The 2026 Regional Ecology Summit is taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 22 to 24 April 2026, with the opening event led directly by President Tokayev, according to the Kazakh Embassy in Jakarta.
The agenda features a comprehensive programme designed around eight priorities in climate transition, food resilience, sustainable resource management, and environmental innovation.
The summit is expected to result in a joint declaration “Central Asian Ecological Solidarity” and a regional joint action plan for 2026-2030, as well as positioning Central Asia as an example for the world in green transitions and sustainable climate responses.