Bookmark and Share

Tajikistan

Women farmers learn about microfinance.© UNDP
28 September 2011

Microfinance targets rural poor in Tajikistan

Many regions in Tajikistan are characterized by poor infrastructure, an underdeveloped agricultural sector and deep poverty. UNDP assists partner microfinance institutions to develop new financial products, increase transparency...

Topics: Tajikistan , Economic growth, Economic development, Microfinance, Implementation capacities, Integrated local development

A number of micro hydropower plants have been built as an immediate response to power shortages. © Slavica Robic/ UNDP Tajikistan
18 July 2011

Tapping small hydropower in Tajikistan

Can small-scale hydro energy projects be the answer to Tajikistan’s pressing energy insecurity?

Topics: Energy, Tajikistan , Water, Energy poverty, Renewable energy, Central Asia, Climate change, Integrated local development

Women farmers learning about microfinance, which is an important part of the ‘Aid for Trade’ project. ©UNDP
18 July 2011

Aid for trade in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Can UNDP’s ‘Aid for Trade’ turn the threat of rising food prices into an opportunity for poor Tajik and Kyrgyz farmers?

Topics: Food security, Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Agriculture, Trade, Integrated local development

Will the scaling-up of the Zerfashan Valley initiative improve the life of this Tajik girl? © OSCE
18 July 2011

Scaling-up in Tajikistan: From the Zerafshan Valley initiative to the rural growth programme

Adopting the value-chain concept represents one of the key steps in scaling up the Zerafshan Valley initiative from a regional initiative to a full-fledged rural growth programme.

Topics: Private sector, Tajikistan , Local development, Regional disparity, Area based development, Agriculture, Rural poverty, Microfinance, Integrated local development

Border management is not only about security but also about freer trade and transit. © OSCE
13 December 2010

Border management, the EU, and UNDP

The EU wishes to export its ‘soft power’ via border management programmes—including those implemented by UNDP in Europe and Central Asia. But what exactly does this entail?

Topics: European Union, Conflict, Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia , Kyrgyzstan , Moldova , Tajikistan , Ukraine , Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan, Ethnic minorities, Security, EU accession, Infrastructure, Caucasus, Frozen conflicts, Economic development, Central Asia, Security sector reform, European Neighbourhood Policy, Transnistria, Borders, Border management, Trade

Border guards stamping documents in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. © BOMCA
13 December 2010

EU-UNDP Border Management Programming in Europe and Central Asia

In the past decade, together with partners, UNDP has implemented more than € 140 million in border management projects in Europe and Central Asia. What are some of the projects?

Topics: European Union, Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia , Moldova , Tajikistan , Ukraine , Security, Public administration reform, Caucasus, European Commission, Central Asia, Security sector reform, Transnistria, Borders, Border management

© Chris Loades/Fauna & Flora International
13 December 2010

Borders, security and instability in the Fergana Valley

Despite the creation of strict border regimes, borders in Central Asia’s Fergana Valley remain portals for narcotics smugglers. Does strengthening borders really help?

Topics: Conflict, Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Uzbekistan , Ethnic minorities, Security, Frozen conflicts, Human security, Central Asia, Displaced, Borders, Border management