Launch of the Adaptation Fund-UNESCO project "Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in the Central Asian region from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate."

High-level Inception Meeting on the occasion of the launch of the Adaptation Fund-UNESCO project "Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in the Central Asian region from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate."

    An online conference organized by the UNESCO Office in Almaty on April 29, 2021 earmarked the launch of the project at the regional level. Relevant local, national and regional institutions, experts, partners and donors were invited to participate in this event.

   The UNESCO Office in Almaty, together with the four countries of the Central Asian region – the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan – developed a project proposal for funding to the Adaptation Fund. The proposed GLOFCA project aims to strengthen adaptation to climate change in Central Asia by reducing the social risks and vulnerabilities associated with glacier melting related risks, notably the GLOFs..

   The proposed GLOFCA project aims to strengthen adaptation to climate change in Central Asia by reducing the social risks and vulnerabilities associated with glacier melting related risks, notably the GLOFs. The GLOFCA project aims to strengthen monitoring, analytical capacity, and the response capacity of institutions and government officials responsible for disaster risk reduction, emergency and climate change adaptation through community-based and gender-sensitive education and communication, and by establishing early warning systems supported by the necessary monitoring strategies.

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