Climate Change and Resilience in Central Asia

 

Background

The project aims to support stability and climate resilient development in the Ferghana Valley, a trans-border area of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. 

Objectives

  • Enhance knowledge base and capacities to identify and assess climate-driven resilience risks in the Ferghana Valley
  • Provide technical assistance on the introduction of climate resilience risks into national policies, climate change adaptation and development strategies and plans
  • Promote regional exchange and awareness on climate resilience
  • Demonstrate climate-related early warning and prevention measures at pilot sites in Ferghana valley

Major Achievements

  • 1,258 people (375 women and 883 men) benefited from 27 trainings and workshops
  • Identified current level of awareness of local decision makers on climate-fragility risks through baseline survey among 415 decision-makers (65 women and 350 men)
  • 209 young professionals from 64 universities increased their knowledge on water-energy-food-health and climate change NEXUS.
  • More than 20 legal documents analyzed and climate fragility risks and resilience measures mainstreamed into water code of Uzbekistan and Syrdarya River Basin Management Plan in Tajikistan.
  • Selected 8 pilot sites for the installation of non-contact water discharge instrument in Uzbekistan.

1,258

people

benefited from the trainings and workshops

415

decision-makers

participated in a baseline survey to identify their level of awareness on climate-fragility

29

young professionals from 64 universities

increased their knowledge on climate change

20

legal documents

analyzed and climate fragility and resilience measures mainstreamed