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EW4ALL Launch in Tajikistan
Press release
The UN Secretary-General’s Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4All) was launched in Tajikistan during a two-day national consultation with key stakeholders from state and international agencies, UN, media and civil society organizations.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Telecommunication Union
Tajikistan - government
UN System in Tajikistan
RiX Spotlight CCA Tajikistan
Documents and publications
This RiX Spotlight Common Country Analysis focuses on Tajikistan. The Risk Information Exchange (RiX) is UNDRR's living repository of open-source global, regional, and national risk information to improve risk knowledge, risk literacy, and risk analytics.
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Documents and publications
This policy analysis maps the migration, environment and climate change nexus in national policies, laws and strategies.
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Documents and publications
In March–April 2022, Tajikistan witnessed an increase of Moroccan locust infestations in its southern areas.
People walking through their village in Tajikistan.
Update
In May 2021, Tajikistan was hit by torrential rains that triggered floods, landslides, and mudflows across much of the country. The worst impact was felt in the Tebalay River watershed, home to more than 300,000 people.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Participants at MCR2030 peer exchange
Feature
Central Asian city representatives discussed disaster risk management and preparedness with Greater Manchester authorities, including lessons learnt from dealing with emergencies experienced by the British city such as severe winter weather and floods.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
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Documents and publications
Tajikistan's Voluntary National Report for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF).
Update
While the World Bank has helped countries like Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan with developing disaster risk financing strategies and catastrophe insurance pools, climate change knows no borders and disaster costs can overwhelm a country.
World Bank, the

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