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.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tajikistan |
Climate change and environment Employment & economic development
Disaster risk reduction DRR
Employment creation Environmental policy |
01.09.2022
- 31.08.2026 |
CHF 3’600’000
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- 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.
- 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.
- Agha Khan Foundation
- Foreign private sector South/East
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Disaster prevention and preparedness
Employment policy and administrative management
Environmental policy and administrative management
Cross-cutting topics The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Technical assistance inclusive experts
Project number 7F09710
| Background | Resilient habitats and improved livelihoods through reduced vulnerability and strengthened disaster risk governance. |
| Objectives | 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. |
| Target groups | 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. |
| Medium-term outcomes |
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| Results |
Expected results: Over the course of four years, the project will cover about 135,000 women and men. Results from previous phases: |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner International or foreign NGO Private sector |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | 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 | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 3’600’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 1’975’000 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 7’100’000 |
| Project phases | Phase 1 01.09.2022 - 31.08.2026 (Current phase) |
