Building Resilience in Tajikistan: Mainstreaming Climate Risk Assessment to Support Adaptation 5 June 2023 The side event shared insights on the approach to mainstream climate change risk assessment to inform climate-oriented investments predicated on robust evidence on current and future climate risks. It emphasized the integrated approach to developing climate resilience-focused and stakeholder-centric investment projects for the water sector. It also highlighted the process and steps to identify actionable, scalable, and locally relevant interventions through evidence-based and participatory stakeholder engagements. Co-convenors: Aga Khan Foundation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Tajikistan), Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation (Tajikistan), Agency of Hydromet, Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, and Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation (Tajikistan). Program and Learning Materials 05 June 2023 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Keynote Presentations Enhancing Climate Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin: Climate Change Assessments and Preparation of the Climate Change Adaptation Project This presentation gives an overview of ADB's climate change commitments. Matthias Leitner Keynote Presentations Key Findings of the Research on Food Security in High Mountains of Central Asia: A Broader Perspective This presentation gives an overview of the climate trends in the Vakhsh and Panj basins. Roy Sidle Keynote Presentations Climate Commitments and Strategy for Implementation in Tajikistan (Russian version) Sattor Saidov Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Kazuhiro Yoshida Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Central and West Asia Department Topics Climate Change Disaster Risk Management