22–24 April 2026, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan

The initiative to hold the Regional Ecological Summit 2026 (RES 2026) in partnership with the United Nations was announced by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in 2023.During his address at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in 2025, President Tokayev confirmed that the Summit would be held in April 2026 in Astana.

The Summit has received broad support from international partners, including the United Nations, OECD, IRENA, IEA, and other organizations. In particular, the United Nations expressed its support in UN General Assembly Resolution 78/147 of 19 December 2023, “Central Asia facing environmental challenges: strengthening regional solidarity for sustainable development and prosperity.” Support for the initiative was also reaffirmed in several key political documents at the level of heads of state:
● The Karabakh Declaration of the Informal Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (6 July 2024, Azerbaijan);
● The Joint Statement of the Sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia (9 August 2024, Kazakhstan);
● The Bishkek Declaration of the Eleventh Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (6 November 2024, Kyrgyz Republic).

In 2025, this initiative received further recognition at the Astana International Forum, during the opening ceremony of the UN Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan with the participation of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and at the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (Turkmenistan).

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bucharest/press/news/details/1165236?lang=kk