Rural Communities’ Disaster Risks and Climate Change Resilience

Direct groups:

• Up to 50’000 vulnerable households
• Provinces/Oblast administrations: Batken, Osh and Naryn
• Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES); Ministry of Natural Resources, (MNR); Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (MLS); Kyrgyz Agency on Hydrometeorology (Hydromet)
• Local governments
• Community-based organizations (CBOs) and farmers

Indirect groups:

• Private Sector
• Other Swiss initiatives (SECO and SDC projects)

Outcome 1: The government, local authorities and communities have capacity to apply effective models of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation practices that also ensure environmental sustainability and an adequate level of food security.

Outcome 2: Improve climate-smart nutrient-dense on-farm activities and encourage diversification of climate-smart off-farm income sources, ensuring sustainable income generation practices leading to improved resilience and poverty reduction.

Outcome 3: Coherent implementation of disaster risk management systems, enhancing emergency preparedness at all levels and across actors for the benefit of vulnerable communities.

Resultados previstos:  

1. Systems and technologies for DRR/CC risks management are improved at national and local levels
2. The DRR/CC legislation has improved including regulations on risk transfers
3. The disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure and assets has improved
4. The innovative practices and technologies for disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation piloted for on-farm and off-farm activities
5. Increased awareness and capacity of local authorities, population, and civil society on DRR/CC topics
6. Countrywide systems and technologies for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation are fully functional and integrated at all levels

Resultados de las fases anteriores:   As was confirmed by the external evaluation of the current CSP, despite essential funding gap, WFP rehabilitated and reconstructed more than 494 community disaster protection assets (e.g. dams and diversion channels) benefitting more than 16’000 vulnerable households in the targeted areas. WFP also supported the Ministry of Emergency situations (MES) in strengthening national disaster information systems. In addition, evaluation recommended aligning with the state social protection system and strengthening national targeting processes to ensure that the most vulnerable are included. Finally, the evaluation suggested a major strategic shift towards more focus on resilience building through a development and long-term approach towards food insecurity and DRR/Climate Change (CC) resilience building. That implies that the approach will be kept in the coming WFP CSP (2023-2027).

Fase 1 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022   (Completed)