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1Contents• About Tajikistan• Natural Disasters inTajikistan• Disaster Risk
Management inTajikistan• InternationalCooperation• PlanRepublic of Tajikistan
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21About Tajikistan – Country Profile• History: Independent
since 9 September 1991
• Territory: 143.100 sq. km.
(93% mountainous,40% of Japan)• Population: 7.1 million( 2004 )Republic of Tajikistan
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About Tajikistan – Country Profile¾Climate:
Midlatitude continental,
dry with hot summers and coldwinters;¾Natural resources:uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead,zinc, antimony, silver, gold, somepetroleum¾Nationality:
Tajikistani¾Ethnic groups:
Tajik 64.9%, Uzbek 25%, Russian 3.5%other 6.6%

¾Languages:
Tajik (official), Russian
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Natural Disasters in Tajikistan• Earthquakes,flood/mudslides,drought and winterdisasters• 1,470 catastrophic
zones identified• Damage (Jan – Jun2005):
52 million somonies = 17
million US dollars
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Natural Disasters in Tajikistan
Types of Disasters in Percentages (2004)
Earthquake

Earthquake
7%

Fire
19%

Flood

Sa nds t or m
E a r t hqua k e

1%

7%

Hurricane/flood

Fir e
19%

Avalanche
8%

Snowstorm/FloodA v a la nc he8%

Hail/Flood
Wind/Flood

Storm
5%

Landslide

Snows t or m
1%

Hurricanestorm

H ur r ic a ne5%

Flo od47%

H ur r ic a ne / f lo od

La nds lid e

1%

6%Landslide6%

Win d/ Flo od
1%

H a il/ Flo od
3%Snowstorm
Avalanche

Flood
47%

Fire

Snows t or m/ Flo od
1%

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TOP 10 DISASTERS IN TAJIKISTAN (1992(1992- 2000)
Datelevel ofAffected
Very highdanger:Killed
May 2000
3,000,000
1,346

DisasterDrought
Flood

27 May 1996

180,000

243

Flood

8 May 1993

75,357

168

Drought

May 2001

67,50057

Flood

25 May 1992

63,50040

Flood

23 Apr 1998

43,97432Earthquake

31 Oct 2000

17,00027

EpidemicFeb 1997

15,61812Flood

12 Jul 1999

9,392

11Flood

5 Jul 1994

6,051

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Recent Natural Disasters in Tajikistan

Earthquakes

Gissar - March 27, 1999

Farhor – October 31, 200050 houses destroyed

78 houses destroyed
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Recent Natural Disasters in Tajikistan

February Snow Fall 2005 - Tajikabad

68 houses damaged
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9Recent Natural Disasters in Tajikistan
Floods (June – July 2005)

Hamadoni DistrictRepublic– 8,500
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Disaster Risk Management in Tajikistan
National Disaster Management System
Prime Minister, Head ofCivil DefenseState Commission for
Emergency Situations
Dept. of Ecology&Emergency
Situations
Regional Commission for
Emergency Situations

Regional HQ of theMoES

Chairman of Regional
Governments

District HQ of theMoES

District Commission forEmergencies
Chairman of District
Governments

Ministry ofEmergency Situations& Civil Defense

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Disaster Risk Management in Tajikistan
Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense

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Disaster Risk Management in Tajikistan
Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense
MinisterFirst Deputy
Minister
Deputies Minister
Management ofTechniques

Management
Construction

Agrarian-Industrial
Enterprise “Najot”

ManagementMedicine

General staff

Management “Usoy”

Dept.of protection of thepopulation & territories

Republican item ofManagement

Publishing EnterpriseManagement “Centerof Rescue”

Military rescue
Parts

Studying MethodicalCenter

Chemical Radiometric
Laboratory

Agency on Problemsof Lake of Sares

Department of theinternational Cooperation

Managementof Rear

Agency on foreignhunting and Tourism

Project of Lake
Sares LSRMP

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Disaster Risk Management in Tajikistan
Ministry of Emergency Situations & Civil Defense• Identification of areas at risk, forecasting andwarning• Prevention and reduction of consequences ofdisasters• Implementation of civil defense training to officialsand population• Organization and training of rescue teams• Needs assessment in emergencies and distributionof aid• Rescue of victims and expert recommendations
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International Cooperation• Interstate contracts• Cooperation with internationalorganizations• Participation in realization of
the international programs
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Rapid Emergency and Assessment
Coordination Team

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International Cooperation
National Workshop on Disaster Risk Management

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International Cooperation
National Workshop on Disaster Risk ManagementVarzob
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189Plan – country level• Improved cooperation and coordination• National Natural Disaster Risk Reduction
Programme• National Disaster Preparedness Plan
• Better utilization of all existing in-country assets• Institutional capacity building• Regional Crisis Management InstituteRepublic of Tajikistan
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Plan - as a VR at ADRC
I want to:• Focus my study on
the early warning
systems in Japan• Learn about thedisaster management
system in Japan• Apply what I havelearned in Japan
upon my return toTajikistan
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Goseicho domo arigatou
gozaimashita

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