Climate Services and Diversification of Climate Sensitive Livelihoods [EN/RU] - Kyrgyzstan - ReliefWeb
Climate Services and Diversification of Climate Sensitive Livelihoods [EN/RU] - Kyrgyzstan | ReliefWeb
WHAT IS THE GCF PROJECT?
“Climate Services and Diversification of Climate Sensitive Livelihoods to Empower Food Insecure and Vulnerable Communities in the Kyrgyz Republic” is the first ‘Green Climate Fund’ funded project in the Kyrgyz Republic. It aims to support 102,000 people with a total budget of USD 9.6 million for 2022-2025. At least 50% of women will participate in project activities.
The GCF project is executed by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and WFP in Batken, Osh and Naryn provinces through the implementation of three interlinked components.
What are climate services?
Climate services mean collection, analysis, interpretation, and timely dissemination of the information related to climate (temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind etc.) and use of climate knowledge to assist decision making by individuals and organizations. The provision of efficient climate services requires appropriate engagement from all parties and effective mechanisms to access information that responds to the needs of smallholder farmers.
Why is this important?
Due to its mountainous terrain and location in a seismically active zone, the Kyrgyz Republic is prone to natural disasters and remains one of the most vulnerable countries to negative impacts of climate change in the Central Asia and Eastern Europe region (World Bank).
The scale and frequency of climate-induced disasters such as floods, mudflows, landslides, avalanches, heat waves, strong winds and hail have increased in scale 1.5 times over the past 12 years.
The natural disasters associated with climate change are one of the key drivers of food insecurity in the country, while unfavourable and unexpected climatic conditions are one of the problems for agricultural activities.
In 2021, abnormally high temperatures and lack of irrigation water has led to significant lower yields across multiple key crops.
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