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10/20/2025, 10:20The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund is committed to an environmentally sustainable economy. As part of its green financing programme, the Fund supports projects aimed at reducing carbon footprints, developing renewable energy and restoring natural ecosystems.
The initiative aims to create financial mechanisms that will enable economic development without destroying nature and ensure clean resources for future generations. Companies that implement environmentally responsible technologies are given priority when selecting projects for financing.
One of the key areas will be the project ‘Carbon sequestration through climate investments in forests and pastures’, which is being implemented jointly with the UN FAO and financed by the Green Climate Fund — for the first time in the history of Kyrgyzstan.
The programme is scheduled to run for eight years and covers four regions of the country:
Its implementation will restore 6,000 hectares of forest, rehabilitate 644,000 hectares of degraded pastures, improve the management of 56,000 hectares of forest areas and increase the climate resilience of 90,000 rural families.
As a result, Kyrgyzstan will be able to absorb about 27.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by almost 50% in the long term.
The RKDF is a co-financing party for the ‘Development of Green Value Chains’ component. This will enable private sector enterprises to access concessional loans to set up environmentally friendly production facilities, process agricultural products and introduce sustainable technologies.
The project will have a tangible impact on the regions in terms of creating new jobs, increasing farmers' incomes and strengthening the capacity of local forestry enterprises and municipalities.
In addition to the climate project, the RKDF is already financing 14 small-scale energy projects, eight of which were approved in 2024 alone. The total investment amounts to $520.9 million, of which $175.8 million (34%) is financed by the Fund itself.
