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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

This note describes the role of the World Bank's SFRARR Program in resilience building in Central Asia through quantifying disaster risks, exposure mapping, and establishing fundamental awareness and capacities around disaster risk management and finance.

Turkmenistan’s revised nationally determined contribution covers adaptation priorities with a focus on health, agriculture, water, soil and land, forestry, and ecosystems.