Event

Tajikistan

3 November 2025

On 17 October 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the UNESCO–Adaptation Fund project “Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in Central Asia regoin from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate” (GLOFCA) participated in the Regional Forum: Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Agencies of Central Asian Countries. The Forum was organized by the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defence under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan together with the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR), UNDP, GIZ and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), with support from the governments of Switzerland, Germany and Japan.

The event brought together heads of delegations of emergency agencies from five Central Asian countries, leaders of national hydrometeorological services, and representatives of UN agencies, international organizations and NGOs. Discussions focused on strengthening regional cooperation in disaster risk reduction within the framework of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction to 2030 and the UN global initiative “Early Warnings for All”.

The GLOFCA project presented the current progress in implementing complementary measures across Central Asia and the ongoing preparations for installing early warning systems. The project also contributed to the development of the Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia for 2022–2030, highlighting gaps in financing, the need to strengthen institutional continuity, and the importance of integrating local knowledge and practices into risk management systems.

The project further took part in shaping practical recommendations on the adoption of effective risk management tools, improving information exchange and developing early warning systems.