Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal

This World Bank and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) project combined surveys, interviews, and extensive site visits to assess the economic impact of both natural disasters and climate change on Tajikistan's primary road network. It aimed to identify high risk sites and recommend a range of mitigation measures that could be taken to reduce the risk and effects of particular natural hazards, including flooding, landslides, avalanches, rockfalls, and mudflows.

This project involved the collaborative efforts of Astara Rayon Irrigation System Department, the Community Development Council, and local residents of Gajimarda village to rehabilitate aging irrigation infrastructure and adapt to the fluctuating river flows in the region. The solution focused on restoring the local reservoir's capacity to hold and maintain water levels, and improving and adding infrastructure to ensure water supplies would be well distributed in the local community.

This project aimed to tackle the growing issue of soil erosion in a mountainous district of Azerbaijan; a problem which is being exacerbated by unsustainable land use and changing precipitation levels as a result of climate change. Participatory ecosystem-based approaches were at the centre of this solution, with community members applying bioengineering methods to both slow erosion and diversify income opportunities.

The objectives of the Strengthening Critical Infrastructure Against Natural Hazards Project for Tajikistan are to strengthen Tajikistan’s disaster risk management capacities, enhance the resilience of its critical infrastructure against natural hazards, and improve its capacity to respond to disasters.