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Kabar (3 July 2024)

Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Zhang Ming, in an exclusive interview with Kazinform spoke about global environmental issues, as well as current projects and prospects for environmental cooperation among the SCO member states.

Zhang Ming highlighted the urgent and worsening issue of global climate change, noting the increasing frequency of environmental disasters worldwide, which pose serious threats and challenges to the development and security of all countries.

“In the SCO space, we are also faced with several current threats and challenges, such as the shortage and uneven distribution of water resources, floods and freshets, desertification and salinization, the ecological crisis of the Aral Sea and frequent extreme weather conditions. Therefore, the SCO firmly adheres to the course of sustainable development and attaches great importance to cooperation in the field of environmental protection, environmental safety, climate change and rational environmental management,” notes Secretary General of the SCO.

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