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Title: Disaster preparedness in the Ferghana Valley


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Disaster preparedness in the Ferghana Valley
  • Project initiation meeting
  • Bishkek, 14 February 2006

Ben Slay Director UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre
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Why this project?
  • Topography, climate, seismic characteristics
    produce regular
  • Earthquakes
  • Floods, droughts
  • Landslides
  • Heavy snows
  • Problems aggravated by
  • Mining
  • Deforestation

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Project overview
  • Goals
  • Strengthen national, local capacities for natural
    disaster risk management
  • Promote environmental sustainability, social
    stability
  • Time Frame 2006-2007 (18 months)
  • Implementation now starting
  • Partners
  • Ministries of Emergencies, Nature Protection
  • Oblast governments in Osh, Djalalabad, Sughd
  • UNDP, OSCE, UNEP, NATO
  • Funding 450K
  • UNDP 350K
  • CIDA 100K

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Project components
  • Vulnerability, capacity assessments
  • Risk assessment mapping research of existing
    studies, analysis of local risk management
    capacity
  • Local pilot projects
  • Capacity building for local governments,
    communities
  • Three regional training courses
  • Emphasis on community participation
  • Awareness raising on disaster risk management
  • Use of CARnet web portal (www.caresd.net)

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