Tajikistan

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 produces a brief description of Sarez Lake formation and its modern conditions in Tajikistan, Central Asia. It outlines proposed actions to be taken to under the 'Lake Sarez Mitigation Project', including: Design and installation of a

This fact sheet presents Welthungerhilfe disaster risk reduction programms in India, Kenya, Peru, Nicaragua and Tajikistan.

This booklet describes ECHO's disaster risk reduction focus on awareness, preparedness and prevention activities by providing a background and cases from Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, the Greater Horn of Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean

This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It reviews the status of

This user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2005, and contains good practices submitted by ADRC member countries to share knowledge among relevant stakeholders in order to contribute to

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

The year 2008 has seen significant global humanitarian challenges ranging from devastating natural disasters, escalating food and oil prices to worsening conflict situations. In recent decades, the number and severity of natural disasters has increased