Floods are a major problem in Sughd Province, and are a significant challenge for residents living in the Aksu river basin. The workshops held in Khujand on 11 and 13 April 2018....
Disasters cause negative impact on the transport and water sectors in Tajikistan. Mudflows and flooding are significant causes of damage to roads which disrupt transport communication during spring and summer period...
Starting from January 2018, The United Nations system and the Government of Tajikistan through the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade hold a series of thematic consultations meetings...
On 5th of April 2018, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tajikistan jointly with Committee for Environmental Protection (CoEP) under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan conducted a Validation Workshop to finalize the project...
On 04th April 2018, Tajikistan National Mine Action Centre (TNMAC) marked the celebration of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action by demonstrating demining, casualty evacuation and mine risk education activities on the territory of the newly established National Mine Action Training Centre...
On 29th and 30th of March 2018, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tajikistan jointly with Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CoES)...
On 30th March 2018 regular meeting of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction...
Country Programme Document for Tajikistan (2016-2020)
The country programme outlines UNDP contributions to national results and serves as the primary unit of accountability to the Executive Board for results alignment and resources assigned to the programme at country level...
Voluntary National Review 2017
The Republic of Tajikistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, with more than 93 percent of the territory covered by mountains. The population of the country is 8.5 million , 49% of them are women, and 35% are youth (under 14 years old), which makes Tajikistan one of the youthful countries in Central Asia. Tajikistan is ranked 85th as per its territory and has abundant hydropower and freshwater resources, and varied natural resources, as well as favorable conditions for growing organic food products. In addition to that Tajikistan is full of opportunities for brisk growth of eco-tourism, which is in line with the fundamental principles of human development in the context of access to natural resources.
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About Tajikistan
8.742 million
(2017, source: TAJSTAT) Population
31%
(2016, source: MEDT)
Poverty rate
925.9 USD
(2015, the World Bank)
GNI per capita
0.624
(2016, source: UNDP)
Human Dev. Index