Kazakhstan

12th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists – EAAE 2008:

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of several index-based crop insurance schemes by comparing results from two alternative evaluation approaches: (i) determining

This document addresses the issues of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the area of education in the form of a compendium of various educational activities and initiatives, both in the formal and informal spheres of education, being implemented at regional

This document is the first issue of a quarterly information bulletin that covers progress in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in five countries of Central Asia. It also provides information related to disaster risk reduction (DRR

This document includes brief case studies which identify “natural solutions”, which are often an essential contribution to cost effective climate change adaptation and mitigation. They emphasize the role of natural systems for regulating water flow

This booklet attempts to provide a synthesis of what climate change may mean for Central Asia, both in terms of mitigation and impacts adaptation. It builds upon the second series of the official national communications on climate change by the Central

A study of catastrophe risk financing options:

This study comprises a review of government post-disaster safety nets as well as those provided by the private insurance market in the five countries of Central Asia, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

Risk assessment for Central Asia and Caucasus: desk study review:

This desk review presents an initiative which aims at reducing Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)'s vulnerability to the risk of disasters, in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action

This paper is a brief information update on the ongoing and recently accomplished projects/activities in disaster risk reduction/disaster management areas in the Republic of Kazakhstan.