• KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
  • KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
  • KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
  • KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
  • KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
  • KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
  • KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
  • KGS/USD = 0.01149 0%
  • KZT/USD = 0.00191 0%
  • TJS/USD = 0.09180 0.22%
  • UZS/USD = 0.00008 0%
  • TMT/USD = 0.28490 -0.42%
23 December 2024

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Second Summer University on Disaster Risk Management held in Tajikistan

KHOROG, Tajikistan (TCA) — Over 20 participants from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, India and the United States came together for the second international Summer University on Disaster Risk Management in Khorog, Tajikistan. Held from June 16-28, the Summer University is organised by the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) and conducted in collaboration with the University of Bern of Switzerland and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. Continue reading

Boosting financial protection against natural disasters critical for Central Asia economies

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — The economies of Central Asia must significantly increase financial protection against natural disasters and consolidate efforts to effectively manage disaster risks, said experts at a Regional Forum on Disaster Risk Financing in Almaty on February 26, the World Bank reported. Continue reading

Central Asia: World Bank enhances weather, climate and water information services

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project has among other activities helped rehabilitate 87 weather stations and 19 river stations across Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, improving weather forecasting in these countries by up to 30 percent, the World Bank reports on its website. Continue reading

In Kyrgyzstan, remembering the past can help mitigate disaster risks in the future

BISHKEK (TCA) — International donors have been supporting the government of Kyrgyzstan in strengthening the country’s resilience to climate and natural disaster risks. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published on the World Bank website: The rugged, dynamic landscape of the Kyrgyz Republic is prone to a wide array of frequent and often devastating natural hazards, such as earthquakes, floods, mudflows, landslides, or droughts. On October 5, 2008, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocked Nura village in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Osh province. At least 75 lives were lost and more than 140 people were injured, amidst extensive damages to homes and critical infrastructure like hospitals and schools. Exactly 10 years later, on October 5, 2018, the Kyrgyz Republic commemorated National Disaster Risk Reduction Day to remind citizens about “dormant” disaster risks and ensure the country stands ready to anticipate the next one. Throughout the country, simulation drills were conducted in the weeks before the observance to familiarize the public with various emergency response mechanisms. Around 5,000 people representing fire and health services, school teachers and students, as well as emergency services, participated in simulation drills in Batken, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Talas, Chuy, Issyk-Kul regions, and the cities of Bishkek and Osh. Strengthening the country’s resilience to climate and disaster risks is one of the highest priorities of the Kyrgyz government. To help move this agenda forward, the Kyrgyz Republic has partnered with a number of international organizations. For example, the World Bank and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) have supported an overhaul of the country’s emergency management center, as well as important investment programs like “Enhancing Resilience in Kyrgyzstan”, all of which is bringing significant improvements to the country’s early warning systems. As part of the Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries, Kyrgyz government officials also took part in an experts visit to Japan in 2016 to gain first-hand experience in how to integrate disaster risk management considerations into long-term planning, and to identify methods to involve the general public in this process. For almost 60 years, Japan has been conducting National Disaster Prevention Day, which commemorates the 1923 earthquake that claimed the lives of over 105,000 people. Recognized as one of the leading cultures of disaster prevention in the world, Japan has been working to exchange knowledge and learning with developing countries to help reduce impacts from natural hazards around the globe. Nurbolot Mirzahmedov, Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, is confident that the Japanese experience will be instrumental in the Kyrgyz Republic. “The nation-wide simulation drills help improve knowledge, skills and preparedness of the people in case of a natural disaster. At the same time, the drills enable us to streamline coordination among key government institutions and agencies.” The observance was formalized at a high-level conference in Bishkek on “New Approaches in Disaster Risk Reduction,” led by Razakov Jenish, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic and attended by representatives from academia, non-governmental organizations and international partners....

ADB grant supports Tajikistan’s efforts in disaster risk management

DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $10 million grant to help Tajikistan prepare and respond to natural hazards and climate change, and reduce the impact of disasters on the people, ADB’s country office in Tajikistan said on October 1. Continue reading

Tajikistan: OSCE contributes to capacity building of journalists reporting on disasters

DUSHANBE (TCA) — The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated technical equipment to the press centre of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence at a handover ceremony on 17 August in Dushanbe. The equipment will be used for broadcasting from locations where disasters occur, thus contributing to capacity building of journalists reporting on disasters, increasing the quality of coverage and preventing the spreading of inaccurate information. Continue reading