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Youth from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participate in "Climate Fresk" to enhance climate change knowledge

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UNDP raises awareness of key national authorities on integrating climate – fragility risks into water policy and basin management plans in Tajikistan

UNDP Tajikistan organized a training session on integrating climate-fragility risks into water policy and basin management plans in Tajikistan, which was held on August 16-17 in Gissar within the framework of the regional project "Climate Change and Resilience in Central Asia", funded by the European Union. The workshop was attended by the representatives of key national and local partners in the field of water resources and climate risk management.

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Unlocking opportunities and creating hope for women in rural Tajikistan

Firuza is a 46-year-old woman from the Dusti district of Khatlon region in Tajikistan - the remote rural area bordering Afghanistan. She is a single parent of four children from a low-income family.

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Tajikistan agriproducts: gearing up for quality and exports with the help of a mobile lab

Zulfiya, a farmer from the Bobojon Gafurov district of Sughd region, is eagerly waiting for the mobile lab team to visit and check the quality and safety of the apricots produced by the ‘Chorsu’ farm that she runs together with her family for the last 20 years.

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What we do

UNDP began its operations in Tajikistan in 1994. Nowadays, Tajikistan is a peaceful and stable country, with a rapidly developing economy. Recovery from the devastating social and economic consequences of civil war and the start of reforms led to steady, though unequal, growth over the past decade averaging 8 per cent annually, according to World Bank country data. 

 

Economic Development at the Local Level

Solar-powered sewing machines empower girls in Tajikistan

Clean energy like solar has not only environmental benefits but also has the potential to increase income and create more jobs for women and men. Take the example of solar-powered sewing machines installed in a workshop owned by Ms Farangis Makhkamov in the Shahrinav district of Tajikistan, who now trains school children and girls in sewing skills.

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Solar-powered sewing machines

Our Impact

8.7

million

Population

29.7%

Poverty rate

17.5%

women

in Parliament

0.624

Human Development Index

67.8

life expectancy

at birth

5.96%

Arable land

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