The Republic of Tajikistan acceded to the UN Framework Convention in Climate Change in 1998 and ratified the Kyoto Protocol on the 21^st of October, 2008. In accordance with the UNFCCC commitments, the Republic of Tajikistan prepared its First National Communication (FNC) on climate change and Phase 2 of the FNC on capacity building in priority areas of economy in 2001-2001, and developed the National Action Plan for climate change mitigation, being a strategic document of the country on climate change issues.
The Second National Communication of the Republic of Tajikistan under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change summarizes the up-to-date information on climate change issues in Tajikistan, the process of UNFCCC implementation, and presents the general and specific data on climate change.