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FAO has released a series of comprehensive baseline studies of disaster risk reduction and management systems for agriculture in Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkmenistan.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
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This report aims to highlight the current strengths of the institutional DRR system for agriculture in Turkmenistan as well as indicate existing gaps and capacity needs to further enhance it.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
Central Asia
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The final regional forum of "Strengthening financial resilience and accelerating risk reduction in Central Asia" program displays the program's 5 years of efforts and achievements to enhance Central Asia's resilience to climate change and natural hazards.

World Bank, the
Schoolchildren in  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 2023
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Five Central Asian nations – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – reaffirmed their commitment to safe and resilient schools for children this week – with four endorsing the Comprehensive Safe Schools Framework.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
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The main objectives of the nation strategy and contingency plan are aligned with those of the Turkmenistan's agricultural goal to improve the sustainability of wheat production and resilience of agriculture in the country.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
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The report reflects the outcomes of a 2.5-day Regional Lessons Learned Workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, held from 19-21 July 2023 on disaster risk reduction in relation to women and children.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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This seismic risk profile of Turkmenistan, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
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This assessment aims at the delivery of a probabilistic risk assessment of floods and earthquakes, as well as assessment of landslide susceptibility and selected land-slide scenarios, and their impact on multiple asset types.

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