Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic

Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic

The Kyrgyz Republic is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east. A wide variety of natural hazards also affect the Kyrgyz Republic. Earthquakes are common and have led to loss o...

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Main Authors: World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila 2021
Subjects:
CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
LANDSLIDE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/233151632461980567/Kyrgyz-Republic-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile
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spelling okr-10986-363772021-10-14T05:10:54Z Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic World Bank Group Asian Development Bank CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION NATURAL DISASTER HEATWAVE DROUGHT FLOOD LANDSLIDE The Kyrgyz Republic is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east. A wide variety of natural hazards also affect the Kyrgyz Republic. Earthquakes are common and have led to loss of life and significant damage to infrastructure and livelihoods, typically occurring every 5 to 10 years. Climate related hazards are also common and diverse. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by PNG. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of PNG, therefore potentially excluding some international influences and localized impacts. The core data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank Group’s (WBG) climate change knowledge portal (CCKP), incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This document is primarily meant for WBG and Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff to inform their climate actions. The document also aims to direct the reader to many useful sources of secondary data and research. 2021-10-13T20:29:51Z 2021-10-13T20:29:51Z 2021-09-24 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/233151632461980567/Kyrgyz-Republic-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36377 English CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo World Bank and Asian Development Bank World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Europe and Central Asia Kyrgyz Republic
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topic CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
LANDSLIDE
spellingShingle CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
LANDSLIDE
World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Kyrgyz Republic
description The Kyrgyz Republic is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east. A wide variety of natural hazards also affect the Kyrgyz Republic. Earthquakes are common and have led to loss of life and significant damage to infrastructure and livelihoods, typically occurring every 5 to 10 years. Climate related hazards are also common and diverse. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by PNG. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of PNG, therefore potentially excluding some international influences and localized impacts. The core data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank Group’s (WBG) climate change knowledge portal (CCKP), incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This document is primarily meant for WBG and Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff to inform their climate actions. The document also aims to direct the reader to many useful sources of secondary data and research.
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author World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
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Asian Development Bank
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title Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic
title_short Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic
title_full Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic
title_fullStr Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic
title_full_unstemmed Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic
title_sort climate risk country profile : kyrgyz republic
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila
publishDate 2021
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