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Displaying 15 of about 29 resultsThe 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 strategic documents for the CASC region, such as the Plan of Action for 2016-2017 on implementation the Fra…
This publication on Central Asia provides visual information on current global and regional climate change impacts and areas of concerns, reports on greenhouse gas emission sources and trends, and presents the regional and country efforts to transition to clean energy.
The information sources include official country information from the national commu…
Climate change is causing more severe and frequent disasters, affecting the lives and livelihoods of people across the world. In Central Asia—specifically Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—storms and floods are being exacerbated by the effects of climate change and together with earthquakes and floods are among the re…
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. This workshop served as a crucial platform for strengthening the partnership and coordination between UNICEF and IFRC/Red Crescent teams at sub-regional and nationa…
This document presents a review of current and planned adaptation action in Central Asia. It first provides an overview of adaptation action at the regional level, highlighting commonalities and differences between the following countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The appendices that follow discuss adaptation acti…
This paper assesses Central Asia rapid progress toward industrialization and urbanization, both of them identified as earthquake risk increasing factors, specifically considering the seismic vulnerability of residential buildings. It also proposes a call to action for political institutions, based on the lessons learned from past disasters in the region…
Program of concrete Actions on improvement of ecological, social and economic conditions in Aral Sea Basin for the period 2003-2010 (ASBP-2), initiated by Heads of the Central Asia countries has been authorized on August, 28, 2003. This Program was developed with participation of representatives of Central Asia countries, Interstate Coordination Water-e…
The book describes a history of IFAS formation, its structural organizations in the founder-countries and their activities for 10 years. There are all materials of the sessions of the Heads of the states in the various cities of Central Asia, the questions considered by them connected to Aral Sea crisis and accepted measures on mitigation of its influen…
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, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The present report aims to assess the extent to which the existing…
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. These analyses have recently been concluded and provide a firm foundation for devising coherent and consistent soluti…
This report provides assessments of the risks posed by uranium mining and milling activities in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The report provides a technical baseline and common understanding of regional and site-specific issues. It is hoped that this document will serve as a basis for…
The purpose of ECO Regional Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (ECORFDRR) is to reduce the impact of disasters through fostering more efficient planning, creating common information systems and exchanging good practices and programmes for cooperation and capacity development, in particular to address common and trans-boundary disaster risks and facil…
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 Asian states under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The booklet is written in a highly…
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) and climate change adaptation from regional and global partners.
This issue addresses the Global…
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 2005-2015 (HFA).
It analyses disaster risks at the country, sub-regional and regional levels. It also…