CARECINSTITUTEClimate Inaction ReportImplications of Climate Inaction across theWater-Agriculture-Energy Nexus andPotential Benefits of Improved Intersectoraland Regional CooperationMarch,2024Abdurasul KayumovAsif RazzaqDisclaimer:The views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the viewsor policies of the CAREC Institute,its funding entities,or its Governing Council.The CAREC Institute doesnot guarantee accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for anyconsequences of its use.The terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with the CAREC Institute'sofficial terms.The CAREC Institute accepts no liability or responsibility for any party's use of this publicationor for the consequences of any party's reliance on the information or data provided herein.National consultants-Mr.Dovlet Jumagulyyev,Mr.Javlonbek Ishchanov,Ms.Liana Baiseit,Mr.ShukhratAbdullaev,and Ms.Tursunai Usubalieva-provided support in data collection,and Ms.Emma Tong,Research Specialist of the CAREC Institute,provided grant administration support and coordinationthroughout the process.The CAREC Institute's Publication Board reviewed the report and providedcomments for its further improvement.The research is funded through the technical and financialassistance from the Asian Development Bank(ADB)under TA-6694 REG:Climate Inaction Project:Implications of climate inaction across water-agriculture-energy nexus and potential benefits of improvedintersectoral and regional cooperation.By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographical area,or by using countrynames in the report,the authors did not intend to make any judgment as to the legal or other status of anyterritory or area.Boundaries,colors,denominations,or any other information shown on maps do not implyany judgment on the legal status of any territory,or any endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries,colors,denominations,or information.This publication is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/.By using the content of this report,you agree to bebound by the terms of this license.This CC license does not apply to other copyright materials in thisreport.If the material is attributed to another source,please contact the copyright owner or publisher ofthat source for permission to reproduce it.The CAREC Institute cannot be held liable for any claims thatarise as a result of your use of the material.Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)Institute21st Floor,Commercial Building Block 8,Vanke Metropolitan,No.66 Longteng Road,Shuimogou District,Urumqi,Xinjiang,the PRC,830028f:+86-991-8891151LinkedIn:carec-institutekm@carecinstitute.orgwww.carecinstitute.org