This report presents the governance framework in Kazakhstan for managing disaster risks. A wide range of disaster risks are present throughout the national territory, primarily floods, landslides, avalanches, but also extreme cold and heatwaves. The report reviews how the central government sets up a national strategy to manage these disaster risks, and how a national […]

This study aims to identify potential ways to use existing institutional mechanisms to strengthen sub-national level adaptation planning capacities in Kazakhstan to ensure the successful implementation of identified adaptation measures. For that, the study identifies two means of strengthening national and sub-national level links and enabling the integration of climate adaptation at the sub-national level: […]

The Untold Story of Water in Climate Adaptation – Part II: 15 Countries Speak is based on an in-depth analysis of 15 countries, examining whether and how their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) build climate resilience through work on water issues. The research also looks at the countries’ Sustainable Development Goals […]

This report provides assessments of the risks posed by uranium mining and milling activities in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The report provides a technical baseline and common understanding of regional and site-specific issues. It is hoped that this document will serve as a basis for identifying, prioritizing and […]

The Kyrgyz Republic is located in a highly seismic region subjected to devastating earthquakes that have caused loss of life, destroyed homes and ruined livelihoods in historical and recent times. This Seismic Risk Reduction Strategy provides guidance to the government of the Kyrgyz Republic and other key stakeholders to prioritize a range of risk reduction […]

Conservation Standards Applied to Ecosystem-based Adaptation (CoSEbA) manual helps local-level actors (community members, development and conservation practitioners) to identify climate-related and conventional threats impacting vital ecosystems of the community and design possible measures to adapt them to the impact of changing climate.

For improvement of DRR practices, the quantitative comprehensive approach of risk analysis applied in this study is used for risk assessment of educational institutions in one of the most seismically active and most disaster-prone mountain regions of Central Asia – the Alay valley, a wide intermontane valley situated in between the two biggest mountain systems […]

This publication on Central Asia provides visual information on current global and regional climate change impacts and areas of concerns, reports on greenhouse gas emission sources and trends, and presents the regional and country efforts to transition to clean energy. The information sources include official country information from the national communications to the UNFCCC, other […]

This atlas offers insights into the work of the national hydrometeorological services and the global networks that contribute to the information on our screens. By providing easy-to-understand overviews of the weather and climate in the Central Asia region, the utility of weather and water information for society, and the role and needs of the National […]

This study focuses on coordination mechanisms within the area of preparedness and prevention at the national level. It presents outcomes that National Platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR), through inter-sectional synergies, can play a key role in coordinating DRR at national level. The investigation on reinforcement coordination and cooperation between National Platforms and stakeholders outlines […]

The strategic directions on strengthening National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction are intended for use by all stakeholders as a guiding document or manual, which proposes a list of rational options of organizational and practical actions that aim at strengthening the capacity, increasing efficiency and effectiveness of national platforms for disaster risk reduction.

This publication gives an overview of “Strengthened Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia and the Caucasus through greater fostering of the Hyogo Framework for Action priorities” activities in eight project cities of Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The project is implemented by UNISDR with financial support of the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection […]