Adaptive and Resilient Communities in their Habitat (ARCH)


The project aims at supporting the remote mountainous communities of Pamirs and authorities in developing resilient habitat and improving people's livelihoods in Tajikistan. This will be achieved through reducing vulnerabilities to natural hazards while strengthening participative disaster risk governance as well as joint definition and implementation of relevant risk reduction measures.

Paese/Regione Tema Periodo Budget
Tagikistan
Canbiamento climatico ed ambiente
Impiego & sviluppo economico
Riduzione dei rischi di catastrofi
Creazione di occupazione
Environmental policy
01.09.2022 - 31.08.2026
CHF  3’600’000
Contesto Resilient habitats and improved livelihoods through reduced vulnerability and strengthened disaster risk governance.
Obiettivi For the past ten years, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, with the continuous support of the Government of Switzerland and other donors, has implemented several resilience-building initiatives of which disaster risk management was a significant component. The works were undertaken to understand hazard risks, improve institutional and local disaster preparedness, strengthen government and community’ disaster response capabilities and consolidate disaster-related knowledge. These efforts complemented national and communities’ efforts in successfully managing disaster risks,safeguarding lives and livelihoods, and enabling more sustainable investment in economic and social development initiatives.
Gruppi target Close collaboration with other SDC-funded DRR Program partners (Caritas Switzerland, University of Fribourg, Helvetas Consortium) as well as with other Swiss (SDC and SECO) - and other donor funded projects in the project area.
Effetti a medio termine
  • The Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team (REACT) for a participation and capacity are strengthened at the regional and district level by supporting the regional and district Governments to address natural hazards;  State partners capacitated in risk-informed habitat planning based on the remote hazard and climate change adaptation planning;
  • Knowledge, best practices and learnings on resilience, DRR, and natural hazards generated and disseminated among the stakeholders;
  • Resiliency best practices and learnings incorporated into annual and operational planning (resilient village and district development planning);
  • Strengthened cooperation between the stakeholders in delivery of the rural resiliency initiatives through Learning by Doing in the context of Rural Resilience Infrastructure and community response capacity.
Risultati

Risultati principali attesi:   Over the course of four years, the project will cover about 135,000 women and men.


Risultati fasi precedenti:  

  • Outcome 1: Authorities manage disaster risks effectively and in a participatory manner.
  • Outcome 2: Government structures at all levels (national, oblast, district, jamoat) systematically incorporate disaster risk aspects into their development planning and budgeting;
  • Outcome 3: Communities and authorities design and implement effective disaster risk reduction measures.


Direzione/Ufficio responsabile DSC
Partner del progetto Partner contrattuale
ONG internazionale o straniera
Economia privata
  • Agha Khan Foundation
  • Settore privato straniero Sud/Est


Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori Committee of Emergency Situations, Head Department of Geology, Committee for Environment Protection, Hydromet, GBAO provincial and district authorities, civil society organizations, small and medium enterprises, UCA/MSRI, UNIBE, University of Fribourg.
Budget Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF    3’600’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF    1’975’000 Budget inclusi partner del progetto CHF    7’100’000
Fasi del progetto Fase 1 01.09.2022 - 31.08.2026   (Fase in corso)