Opening remarks will set the context for the conference, highlighting the urgency of climate and health challenges in mountain systems and the importance of regional collaboration.

• Professor Christopher J Gerry, UCA Rector
• Mr  Almaz Musaev, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic 
• Mr Nurlan Kurmalayev, Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
• Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan
• Dr Barkat Fazal, AKDN Residential Representative, Kyrgyz Republic

SESSION 2.1 Human Health in High-Altitude and Climate-Exposed Regions (Karkyra Hall) Join online

Moderator: Salima Belokbetova, Institute of Public Policy and Administration, UCA

• Prof. Talant Sooronbaev, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Mountains and Health: Adapting to Climate Change

• Aijan Taalaibekova, Gulzada Mirzalieva, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Acute effects of high altitude on the body of healthy women and the use of acetazolamide

• Prof. Michael Furian, Zurich, Switzerland

Traveling to High Altitudes with pre-existing lung diseases

• Azamat Akylbekov, Nurdin Shakiev, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

A new strategy for early diagnosis and patient management in remote mountainous areas of Kyrgyzstan using CRP point-of-care testing (POCT)

SESSION 2.2 Climate and Biodiversity (Aksay Hall). Join online

Moderator: Dr Maksim Kulikov, Mountain Societies Research Institute, UCA

• Dr Koustubh Sharma, Director of Global partnerships, Snow Leopard Trust

Climate Adaptation and snow leopard conservation

• Zafar Gafurov, Regional Representative Office for Central Asia, International Water Management Institute, Uzbekistan

From “Water Towers” to Resilient Water Landscapes: Strengthening Mountain Water Systems for Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Climate Risk Reduction

• Maria Chernyavskaya, Fauna & Flora – Kyrgyzstan

Conservation of Rare Species in Kyrgyzstan’s Forest and Freshwater Ecosystems in the Context of Climate Change

• Professor Kurbonali Partoev, Institute of Botany, Plant, Physiology and Genetics of National Academy of Science, Republic of Tajikistan

The Role of Breeding in the Mountainous Area of Tajikistan to Improve Food Security and Human Health in the Face of Climate Change

SESSION 2.3 Climate and Health Equity (Bosogo Hall). Join online

Moderator: Dr Bakhytzhan Kurmanov, Institute of Public Policy and Administration, UCA

• Inna Brusnenskaya, Institute of Water Problems and Hydropower, NAS KR

Assessment of Winter Weather Conditions Affecting Air Pollution and Public Health in Bishkek city

• Mamytkozhoev Rakhatbek, CADK project coordinator

Community Climate Health Amongst Livestock Keepers in Kyrgyzstan

• Aisha Toichieva, UCA

Participatory Sensing for Climate-Health Monitoring in Central Mountain Communities: A Framework Proposal

Liviu Vedrasco, WHO Representative to Kyrgyz Republic
Dr Ebru Canan-Sokullu, Head, Health and Development Programme, Director, UNITAR Global Water Academy and Deputy Head CIFAL Global Network
Dr Peter Liebelt, Head; Representative Office of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Kazakhstan/Central Asia Sustainable Innovation Bureau (CASIB), Germany
Dr Kairat Tabynov, Associate Professor, One Health in Central Asia, The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Kazakhstan


This concluding high-level roundtable will reflect on the priorities identified by regional governments and the insights emerging from the conference, and will focus on identifying practical opportunities for coordination, investment, and innovation at the intersection of climate, health, and mountain systems in Central Asia.

Moderator: Dr Paul Dhalla, AKDN