ABSTRACT
The environmental cooperation within the SCO started to develop only a few years ago. The SCO managed to create an institutional basis for cooperation in the form of periodic meetings of the ministers of environment of member states. Also, several recommendatory documents and environmental initiatives were adopted. Based on the large-scale consequences of the continuing drying up of the Aral Sea and the presence of a large amount of transboundary water resources within the SCO members, it seems possible to consider the prospects for cooperation in the field of effective water resources management. It is important to assess the potential cumulative effect of the SCO members in achieving the SDGs until 2030. The study also outlines prospects for cooperation, based on the importance of countering climate change, maintaining the ecological balance in the SCO space, and restoring biodiversity in the interests of future generations, providing favorable conditions for sustainable development.
