Climate Change and Resilience in Central Asia

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.

Impact

START DATE

November 2020

END DATE

December 2024

STATUS

Ongoing

PROJECT OFFICE
IMPLEMENTING PARTNER

United Nations Development Programme

DONORS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PRO

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

$690,277

DELIVERY IN PREVIOUS YEARS

2020$0

2021$36,985

2022$517,593

Full Project information

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