DUSHANBE, July 22, 2015, Asia-Plus — Intense heat in Tajikistan has led to an unusually rapid snowmelt this summer, causing floods that have destroyed schools, shops, crops, roads and power lines.
Press release issued by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) says Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), in collaboration with the Government of Tajikistan, will host a regional conference on Climate Change-Induced Hazards and Coping Mechanisms at the Ismaili Center in Dushanbe on August 26 to examine the effect of climactic changes on vulnerable Tajik populations.
The regional conference will be undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada, provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) and Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC).
The main objective of the conference is to bring together stakeholders from a diverse range of disciplines working with climate change adaptation across Central Asia in order to facilitate learning from practical implementation experiences regarding climate change impacts, adaptation, and resilience.
The conference will include panel discussions and presentation sessions on: observed and projected impacts on natural and human systems; climate change information and climate services; adaptation strategies and planning; limits to adaptation and maladaptation; innovations for climate safe development; reconciling mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development; practical experiences and lessons from adaptation efforts; and examples of adaptation (case studies) and involvement of citizens and civil society.
