DUSHANBE, September 2, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- President Emomali Rahmon today left for Geneva to attend the World Climate Conference that opened there on August 31.

According to presidential press service, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, State Adviser to the Tajik President for International Policy Erkin Rahmatulloyev, Economic Development and Trade Minister Ghulomjon Bobozoda, Chairman of the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management Farrukh Hamraliyev, Energy and Industries Minister Gul Sherali, Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection Khursandmurod Zikirov, Chairman of the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs Maliksho Nematov, and some other state officials are accompanying  President Rahmon on his trip to Geneva.   

Officials from UN member states are gathering in Geneva for a five-day conference on climate change.  According to some international media, the World Climate Conference is looking at ways to help countries cope with the effects of climate change, such as an increase in floods and drought.

The conference aims to create a global framework to ensure early warnings for tsunamis and hurricanes reach everyone.  It also aims to ensure that farmers in remote African regions know about impending droughts and floods.