Tajikistan has experienced more than 4,000 natural disasters in the last decade

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The damage caused by them amounted to $500 million. Photo: Asia-Plus Over the past 10 years, more than 4,000 natural disasters have occurred in Tajikistan, resulting in 411 people being injured. These data were reported by the Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan, Rustam Nazarzoda, at …

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The Centre for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction and the OSCE discussed regional projects

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On 10 September 2024, Dr. Volker Frobarth, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, paid a working visit to the Center. During the meeting, the parties discussed the implementation of the ongoing project of the Center and the OSCE to create a Digital Territorial Security Passport and an Interactive Hazard Map of Kazakhstan. The …

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The final course of the ToT cycle on climate risk management in Central Asia

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The final course of the ToT series on “Climate change and cross-cutting issues” was held on September 3-4 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This 3rd ToT course in Tashkent was conducted for the participants of the 1st and 2nd ToT courses as part of the Climate Risk Assessment and Capacity Development (CRDA) assignment implemented under the GIZ …

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RSE “Kazhydromet” opened access to the interactive map “Hydrological Monitoring”

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On August 22, 2024, RSE “Kazhydromet” opened access to the interactive map “Hydrological Monitoring”, which provides detailed information on the current state of water bodies in Kazakhstan, Zakon.kz reports. The release states that the data in the section comes from the hydrological network of the RSE “Kazhydromet”, which includes 377 observation points, including: 329 river, 38 lake …

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Lake Sarez can pour down at any moment: the mudflow will reach the Aral Sea and affect 4 countries

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It appeared only 113 years ago – Lake Sarez. It was born in a landslide, destruction and chaos. And, ironically, it will end its existence in exactly the same way. 17 cubic kilometers of water are locked in a narrow river valley in the mountains of Tajikistan. Their keeper is a natural dam 567 meters …

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Workshop on Climate Risk Management: Transboundary Zarafshan River Basin

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On June 13 – 14, a seminar on transboundary water basins is being held in Samarkand (Uzbekistan): the Zarafshan river basin. The workshop is organized within the “Climate Risk Assessment and Capacity Development” (CRACD) project implemented within the framework of the GIZ programme “Climate Risk Management in Central Asia” in cooperation with the Ministry of …

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