HAPPY DAYS FOR TAJIKISTAN FARMERS
The Tajikistan Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project is being financed through a US $9.45 million grant from the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience of the Strategic Climate Fund (PPCR) and a US $5.4 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund. Tajikistan is one of 18 countries participating in the PPCR supported by Multilateral Development Banks.
The agriculture sector is important for Tajikistan, as it accounts for 21 percent of GDP and 64 percent of employment. The project aims to benefit farmers by helping them carry out more effective and sustainable production and land management practices, and thereby help build their resilience to climate change. The project will also support analytical work and capacity-building in areas related to climate change risks and adaptation, integrated land, water and grazing management, and incentive-based approaches for sustainable land management. The direct beneficiaries are expected to be at least 21,000 rural households or 126,000 people in selected project sites.
Tajikistan’s trust fund portfolio — one of the largest in Europe and Central Asia — remains an important supplement to the resources from the International Development Association (IDA).....
* Note, the GDP numbers are for the official economy, There are no reports on the drug trade profits, which are thought to be considerable. Not to mention the underground economy in a country with a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
March 29, 2013
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2013 – The World
Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$14.85 million
grant for the Tajikistan Environmental Land Management and Rural
Livelihoods Project, which aims to support more sustainable management
of natural resources and increase the resilience of communities to
climate change impacts. The Tajikistan Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project is being financed through a US $9.45 million grant from the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience of the Strategic Climate Fund (PPCR) and a US $5.4 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund. Tajikistan is one of 18 countries participating in the PPCR supported by Multilateral Development Banks.
The agriculture sector is important for Tajikistan, as it accounts for 21 percent of GDP and 64 percent of employment. The project aims to benefit farmers by helping them carry out more effective and sustainable production and land management practices, and thereby help build their resilience to climate change. The project will also support analytical work and capacity-building in areas related to climate change risks and adaptation, integrated land, water and grazing management, and incentive-based approaches for sustainable land management. The direct beneficiaries are expected to be at least 21,000 rural households or 126,000 people in selected project sites.
Tajikistan’s trust fund portfolio — one of the largest in Europe and Central Asia — remains an important supplement to the resources from the International Development Association (IDA).....
* Note, the GDP numbers are for the official economy, There are no reports on the drug trade profits, which are thought to be considerable. Not to mention the underground economy in a country with a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
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