Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation

How should Tajikistan adapt to ongoing and future climate change, in particular given the many pressing development challenges it currently faces? The paper argues that for developing countries like Tajikistan, faster economic and social developmen...

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Main Authors: Barbone, Luca, Reva, Anna, Zaidi, Salman
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CO2
GAS
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topic ADVERSE CLIMATE
ADVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE
ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ALLOCATION
ALUMINUM
ARMED CONFLICTS
AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CHLORINATION
CITIZENS
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE
CLIMATE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY
CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE MODULE
CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM
CLIMATE CHANGE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGES
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
CLIMATE SENSITIVE
CLIMATE SENSITIVE SECTORS
CLIMATE-CHANGE
CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS
CO2
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
COMBUSTION
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFORESTATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISEASES
DONOR COMMUNITY
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
DRINKING WATER
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
EFFICIENT WATER USE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
EMERGENCIES
EMISSION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOOD CONTROL
FLOOD PROTECTION
FLOODS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRESH WATER
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GAS
GLACIERS
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURES
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HAND WASHING
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HIGH TEMPERATURES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
HYDROCARBONS
HYGIENE EDUCATION
HYGIENE ISSUES
ILLNESSES
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
LACK OF FOOD
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
MALARIA
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
MEDICAL STAFF
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORTALITY
MOUNTAIN GLACIERS
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POWER SUPPLY
PRECIPITATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
PROGRESS
PUBLIC ATTENTION
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REMITTANCES
RIVERS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL POPULATION
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SANITATION
SCARCITY OF WATER
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SEASON
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOIL EROSION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE
TEMPERATURE
TRANSPORTATION
URBAN CENTERS
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
VULNERABLE ECONOMIES
WARMING CLIMATE
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER GOVERNANCE
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SCARCITY
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WEATHER EXTREMES
WORKFORCE
WORLD POPULATION
spellingShingle ADVERSE CLIMATE
ADVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE
ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ALLOCATION
ALUMINUM
ARMED CONFLICTS
AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CHLORINATION
CITIZENS
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE
CLIMATE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY
CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE MODULE
CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM
CLIMATE CHANGE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGES
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
CLIMATE SENSITIVE
CLIMATE SENSITIVE SECTORS
CLIMATE-CHANGE
CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS
CO2
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
COMBUSTION
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFORESTATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISEASES
DONOR COMMUNITY
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
DRINKING WATER
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
EFFICIENT WATER USE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
EMERGENCIES
EMISSION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOOD CONTROL
FLOOD PROTECTION
FLOODS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRESH WATER
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GAS
GLACIERS
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURES
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HAND WASHING
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HIGH TEMPERATURES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
HYDROCARBONS
HYGIENE EDUCATION
HYGIENE ISSUES
ILLNESSES
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
LACK OF FOOD
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
MALARIA
MANAGEMENT OF WATER
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
MEDICAL STAFF
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORTALITY
MOUNTAIN GLACIERS
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POWER SUPPLY
PRECIPITATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
PROGRESS
PUBLIC ATTENTION
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REMITTANCES
RIVERS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL POPULATION
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SANITATION
SCARCITY OF WATER
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SEASON
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOIL EROSION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE
TEMPERATURE
TRANSPORTATION
URBAN CENTERS
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
VULNERABLE ECONOMIES
WARMING CLIMATE
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER GOVERNANCE
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SCARCITY
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WEATHER EXTREMES
WORKFORCE
WORLD POPULATION
Barbone, Luca
Reva, Anna
Zaidi, Salman
Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Europe and Central Asia
Eastern Europe
Commonwealth of Independent States
Central Asia
Asia
Tajikistan
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5487
description How should Tajikistan adapt to ongoing and future climate change, in particular given the many pressing development challenges it currently faces? The paper argues that for developing countries like Tajikistan, faster economic and social development is the best possible defense against climate change. It presents some key findings from a recent nationally representative household survey to illustrate the strong public support for more climate change related spending on better management of water resources, disaster management, agriculture, and public health--four key sectors that the government's latest poverty reduction strategy identifies as being especially important from a climate change perspective. Finally, the paper argues that, as important as project-based adaptation measures may be, it is imperative that they be supported by an overall policy framework that provides a truly enabling environment to facilitate faster climate change adaptation.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Barbone, Luca
Reva, Anna
Zaidi, Salman
author_facet Barbone, Luca
Reva, Anna
Zaidi, Salman
author_sort Barbone, Luca
title Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation
title_short Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation
title_full Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation
title_fullStr Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation
title_full_unstemmed Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation
title_sort tajikistan : key priorities for climate change adaptation
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101130125537
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3969
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spelling okr-10986-39692021-04-23T14:02:14Z Tajikistan : Key Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation Barbone, Luca Reva, Anna Zaidi, Salman ADVERSE CLIMATE ADVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION ALUMINUM ARMED CONFLICTS AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CHLORINATION CITIZENS CLEAN WATER CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE MODULE CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM CLIMATE CHANGE RISK CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE EFFECTS CLIMATE EXTREMES CLIMATE RESILIENCE CLIMATE SENSITIVE CLIMATE SENSITIVE SECTORS CLIMATE-CHANGE CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS CO2 COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE COMBUSTION COMMUNITY EDUCATION CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE DEFORESTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PLANS DISASTER PREVENTION DISEASES DONOR COMMUNITY DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DRINKING WATER DRINKING WATER SUPPLY DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES EFFICIENT WATER USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMERGENCIES EMISSION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FERTILITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOOD CONTROL FLOOD PROTECTION FLOODS FOSSIL FUELS FRESH WATER FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GAS GLACIERS GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURES GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HAND WASHING HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HIGH TEMPERATURES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HYDROCARBONS HYGIENE EDUCATION HYGIENE ISSUES ILLNESSES INCOME INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY LACK OF FOOD LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MALARIA MANAGEMENT OF WATER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS MEDICAL STAFF MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MORTALITY MOUNTAIN GLACIERS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POWER SUPPLY PRECIPITATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES PROGRESS PUBLIC ATTENTION PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUPPORT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMITTANCES RIVERS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL POPULATION SAFE DRINKING WATER SANITATION SCARCITY OF WATER SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SEASON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL EROSION SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE TEMPERATURE TRANSPORTATION URBAN CENTERS VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABLE ECONOMIES WARMING CLIMATE WATER AVAILABILITY WATER GOVERNANCE WATER MANAGEMENT WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SCARCITY WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WEATHER EXTREMES WORKFORCE WORLD POPULATION How should Tajikistan adapt to ongoing and future climate change, in particular given the many pressing development challenges it currently faces? The paper argues that for developing countries like Tajikistan, faster economic and social development is the best possible defense against climate change. It presents some key findings from a recent nationally representative household survey to illustrate the strong public support for more climate change related spending on better management of water resources, disaster management, agriculture, and public health--four key sectors that the government's latest poverty reduction strategy identifies as being especially important from a climate change perspective. Finally, the paper argues that, as important as project-based adaptation measures may be, it is imperative that they be supported by an overall policy framework that provides a truly enabling environment to facilitate faster climate change adaptation. 2012-03-19T18:43:03Z 2012-03-19T18:43:03Z 2010-11-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101130125537 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3969 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5487 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe Commonwealth of Independent States Central Asia Asia Tajikistan