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1. Component A3 – Capacity Assessment and Awareness Raising on Climate Change in Tajikistan Livia Bizikova (IISD)

4. Including the SPRC activities SPCR priority GBAO Khatlon Sughd RRS 1.Build institutional capacity and awareness of climate change among stakeholder groups X X X X 2. Improve the national hydro-meteorological monitoring system to provide timely warnings of dangerous events and support water management X X X X 3. Implement a climate science and modelling program* 4. Replicate and scale up existing effective land management practices X X 5. Rehabilitate the Kairakkum HPP as a pilot X X 6. Implement climate-proofing measures … Khatlon target area and Pyanj tributaries X

5. Ключевые элементы семинара ПСУ

6. Affiliations of workshop participants

7. Example of outcomes and participation Photoa: Rayhon Jonbekova and Livia Bizikova

9. Cascading Impacts e.g. Droughts Increased migration Conflicts Increased poverty among vulnerable people Limited development Long-term land degradation Salinization of land Degradation of forest and pastures Increased mortality of wild animals, cattle and bees Reduced yields/income Food deficit Increased rates of disease Problems with hydropower Drought Reduced water stock Reduced river runoff Reduced irrigation Social consequences Environmental consequences Economic consequences

11. Adaptations - Drought Adaptation GBAO Khatlon Sughd RRS Infrastructure Address distribution of land resources X X X X Create additional water reservoirs X X Create small-scale or settlement-based water storage X X X Conduct vaccinations X X X Improve a ccess to and use of climate-resistant seeds X X Provide public pipes and access to clean drinking water X Ecosystem-based Plant forests to hold moisture X X X X Promote cultivation of drought-resistant cultures X X X X Plant forests in sensitive areas X X Encourage agroforestry to produce food or fodder X X Use mountain torrents, glaciers or snowfields in dry years X X Institutions, strategy and capacity Analyze the reasons for droughts and their cycles X X X X Increase capacity through education (practical trainings) X X X X Draft development strategies X X X Develop a viable emergency strategy for infectious diseases X X X Provide support to farmers (financing) X X X Establish centres to grow climate-resistant cultures X X X Inform farmers about weather changes such as hail X X Conduct local monitoring X X

14. Capacity Building - Example

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