13 June 2024 (Bonn, Germany): Tajikistan signed a memorandum of understanding with the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) to kickstart a project to support the country in its ongoing efforts to develop a national data framework for climate change.

Mr. Abdullo Qurbonzoda, Director of Tajikistan’s Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Committee for Environmental Protection, and Dr. Henning Wuester, Director of ICAT, signed the memorandum during a meeting at the United Nations in Bonn, Germany.

Under the project, ICAT will support Tajikistan to develop and enhance the country’s capacity for the preparation of a national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions; and to analyze the effects of national policies to control greenhouse gas emissions. This information will be used by Tajikistan to comply with its reporting requirements under the Paris Agreement. The data will also be used to update nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement and to inform policy-making or revision.

The project will run from 1 July to 31 December 2024.