Dushanbe, 12.02.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). — The Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan
Abdusalom Qurboniyon and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan Patricia Veevers-Carter today have signed an agreement to finance the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB).
According to the World Bank Office, under this regional program, financing for Tajikistan includes 9 million USD from the International Development Association.
Under the Program, financing will be provided to rural communities to address current threats to agricultural production and rural livelihoods stemming from climate risks such as droughts and weather extremes. Crop diversification, on-farm water resource management and efficiency improvements, rehabilitation of degraded lands, livestock production, agro-products processing, and energy efficiency enhancements are some examples of measures to be financed under the project. These climate investments will help improve livelihoods and increase productivity in rural areas while also demonstrating climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts that can be ultimately shared and scaled up across the region. It is expected that these projects will benefit 91,000 people in Tajikistan.
At the regional level, CAMP4ASB will support a platform for sustained regional dialogue and knowledge sharing among all Central Asian countries on climate change across a broad range of sectors, including agriculture, disaster risk management, water, energy, etc.