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Dzhergalbek Ukashev, Deputy Director, Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction

Interview: Strengthening resilience in Central Asia

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1. The Central Asian countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Which climate issues are most

At today's DRR Conference in Dushanbe, (left) Corinne Demenge, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation; Mami Mizutori, UNDRR; Rustam Nazarzoda, Chair, Committee of Emergency Situations, Tajikistan; Tajikistan Deputy PM, Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda.
Update

New urban resilience programme for Central Asia

The head of UNDRR, Mami Mizutori, today announced a new urban resilience programme for Central Asia supported by the Euroopean Commission at a DRR Conference in Dushanbe,Tajikistan
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Update

World Bank: Central Asian states to mull natural disasters

The World Bank has announced that at the end of February, participants from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will discuss disaster issues in Almaty at the Forum on Financial Protection against Natural Disasters. This meeting is the first such initiative in Central Asia.
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Boosting financial resilience to disasters in Central Asia

To help make Central Asian countries more financially resilient to natural hazards, the World Bank and other partners are working on innovative disaster risk financing mechanisms for the region.
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Climate risk profile: Central Asia

This profile provides an overview of climate risks in the Central Asia region, including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic.
UNISDR chief, Mami Mizutori, speaking at the opening of the sub-Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Yerevan, Armenia, yesterday.
Update

Armenia hosts DRR discussions

The countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus are meeting for two days this week in Armenia, to discuss progress on implementing the Sendai Framework.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
The Armenian capital Yerevan will host a sub-Regional Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, June 26-29
Update

Armenia to host regional conference on disaster losses

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today announced that Armenia will host countries from Central Asia and the South Caucasus in June to discuss scaling up efforts to reduce disaster losses.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Policies and plans

Plan of action for implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Central Asia and South Caucasus region

The proposed draft plan of action is prepared on the basis of the updates and recommendations from the governments and partners shared at the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Dushanbe on 12 July 2016, as well as other relevant

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