Recurrent food insecurity and an estimated 60% of the population living below poverty line are characteristic for the project area. Recurrent small to medium scale disasters (debris flow, flash floods, landslides) amount up to 50% of the district budget. The widespread poverty  leads to overexploitation of natural resources and thus to increased risks, what affects again negatively the budget of households and the government. This project is one of the practical sub-projects of the Swiss DRR-Integrated Watershed Management Initiative in Tajikistan with the goal of “Reduced disaster losses and increased safety for people’s life and their livelihood through stable watersheds  in mid-hill, rain-fed areas of Tajikistan” and contributes to the initiative’s knowledge management and policy development in the sector.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Humanitarian aid
Project partners	Contract partner Swiss Non-profit Organisation Caritas Switzerland
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    998’330 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    1’017’562
Project phases	Phase 3 01.12.2016 - 31.12.2019   (Completed) Phase 2 01.07.2014 - 08.12.2016   (Completed) Phase 1 01.09.2011 - 06.07.2014   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Disaster prevention and preparedness Environmental policy and administrative management
  Cross-cutting topics	The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F06945