PPP for effective PastrMngmnt Single Ph
Project completed
The proposal will develop an evidence-based roadmap for sustainable pasture ecosystems management, addressing livestock issues from local to market levels. It will support the development of a future project benefitting small holders and communities through higher pasture productivity and decreased vulnerability to natural hazards. This will improve livestock health and preserve its value as capital assets.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tajikistan |
Climate change and environment Agriculture & food security
Meteorological services
Disaster risk reduction DRR Household food security |
01.12.2022
- 30.11.2023 |
CHF 293’000
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- Local authorities across the country manage pasture in a sustainable, integrated and equitable way and herders use those pasture accordingly.
- National authorities develop and implement relevant policies related to sustainable pasture management and the development of related weather, water and climate services, in support of an inclusive and peaceful co-use of pasture resources across the country.
- Caritas Switzerland
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
OTHER MULTISECTOR
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Meteorological services
Disaster prevention and preparedness
Household food security programmes
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F11061
| Background | The Republic of Tajikistan is the smallest landlocked country in Central Asia. Pastures play a significant role within rural communities in terms of access to spring and summer feed and fodder resources. They also support habitats for natural pollinators that provide essential services to orchard growers. At least 90% of the close to 4 million hectares of pasturelands within the Republic of Tajikistan suffer from medium to strong erosion, increasing the vulnerability of downstream communities to risk of landslides, flooding and mudflows. Growing livestock numbers and weak governance within mountain pastures compound the problem of erosion. The original 2013 national law on pastures, and subsequent amendment in 2019, is challenged by private interests. Nepotism and corruption hinder the effective enforcement of bylaws and statutes provided therein. In addition, climate change poses significant risks to shepherds and their herds given sudden fluctuations in temperature, extreme weather-related events and lack of timely early warning. Death of livestock and reduced live weight are common. It goes along with threats to human wellbeing from unanticipated extreme weather events. |
| Objectives | The future intervention will aim at benefitting population and the private sector to improve their economic assets - pastures and herds - through a sustainable and weather-smart approach in support of a peaceful co-use of pasture resources. |
| Target groups | Direct beneficiaries of the project are entire population of the Rasht Valley. The indirect beneficiaries are the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Pasture Trust, the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defence (CoESCD), the Academy of Agricultural Science, the National Forest Agency, Committee of Environmental Protection, Tajik Hydromet and National Telecoms University of Oregon, Koalasense, MeteoSwiss, ICARDA the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and other international NGOs in the country. |
| Medium-term outcomes |
Outcome 1 Local authorities across the country manage pasture in a sustainable, integrated and equitable way and herders use those pasture accordingly Outcome 2 National authorities develop and implement relevant policies related to sustainable pasture management and the development of related weather, water and climate services, in support of an inclusive and peaceful co-use of pasture resources across the country. |
| Results |
Expected results: |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner Swiss Non-profit Organisation |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | Close collaboration with other SDC funded projects Weather, Water and Climate Services (WWCC) Project of CACH and SDC, Adaptive and Resilient Communities in their Habitat in GBAO, a new upcoming project Improving Community Resilience through Sustainable Livelihoods in the Rasht Valley and with EU funded Well-being and Resilience within Communities in Tajikistan (WRRC) Other Partners: The project will work with key partners such as: National Pasture Trust, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tajik Agrarian University, National Forest Agency, Tajik Hydromet, CoES, District hukumats, National telecoms, University of Oregon, Koalasense, MeteoSwiss, ICARDA,SLF, the WMO and the ECMWF, AKAH, AKF/MSDSP, EU etc. |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 293’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 257’485 Budget of the organisation CHF 0 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 268’000 |
| Project phases |
Phase 1 01.12.2022 - 30.11.2023 (Completed) |
