Facilitating region-specific approaches to addressing climate and environment-related risks for socio-economic stability in Central Asia

Implementation period: 13.03.2025 – 31.05.2027

The Scientific Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination in Central Asia (SIC ICWC), with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and funding from the European Union (EU), is implementing the project «Facilitating Region-Specific Approaches to Addressing Climate and Environment-Related Risks for Socio-Economic Stability» in Central Asia.

The project aims to strengthen the capacity of local stakeholders to identify environment- and climate-related risks to socio-economic stability at the community level and to design effective risk reduction and response measures. In particular, the project seeks to equip and empower local communities in the Ferghana Valley—covering Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—and to increase engagement with a broader range of stakeholders to scale up actions addressing climate-related risks. The project also aims to unite local communities in the target countries into regional practitioner networks.