Government Resolution No. 630 validating the Medium-term state program for the protection of the population and territories from emergency situations for 2023-2028.

The Medium-term state program for the protection of the population and territories from emergency situations for 2023-2028 was developed on the basis of the key priorities and target objectives of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2019-2030, aimed at shifting the focus from disaster management to disaster risk management, increasing the role of gender and integrating private sector participation into policies. The program defines goals, objectives and directions of action, as well as mechanisms for its implementation for the medium term until 2028. Action Plan of the Program for the period 2023- 2025 and 2026-2028 are aimed at improving the regulatory framework, institutional mechanisms, developing new methodological approaches to disaster risk management, creating a monitoring and evaluation model that can lay a solid foundation for achieving the goals and objectives of the National Strategy.
Priority attention in the medium term is focused on strengthening measures to reduce risks, vulnerability and increasing the capacity of the population and infrastructure, strengthening national mechanisms in the context of integrating issues of adaptation to climate change, especially at the local level, auditing practical methods of disaster risk management, developing and implementation of scientifically based methodologies and tools for recording disaggregated data on disaster losses by gender, age, disability, sharing them and other statistical information, improving modelling, assessment, mapping and monitoring of disaster risk and early warning systems covering different types of hazards, actions aimed at preventing and preparing to respond to emergency situations resulting not only from natural disasters, but also from epidemics, pandemics, unfavorable economic factors, etc.
The main threats in the field of natural disaster risk affecting the state of protection of the population and territories of the Republic of Tajikistan from emergency situations are: (a) natural disasters; (b) man-made accidents and disasters, including those caused by natural disasters; and (c) especially dangerous infectious diseases of people, animals and plants associated with various factors, including the increase in the intensity of migration processes.
The key factor in the increase in natural disasters and hazards, including man-made accidents caused by natural disasters, is global climate change. This process is also facilitated by the irrational placement of economic facilities, the distribution of land plots in areas of potential natural hazards, the insufficient efficiency of environmental monitoring systems, non-compliance with the rules of earthquake-resistant construction, especially in mountainous areas, etc.
The scope of the Program is to strengthen and develop national capacity for reducing existing and preventing new risks of natural disasters. To achieve this goal, the objectives of the Program are defined as follows: (a) improvement of regulatory legal mechanisms in order to strengthen measures to reduce risks, vulnerability and capacity building of the population and infrastructure; (b) building institutional capacity for risk assessment, preparedness and response to natural disasters at the national and local levels; (c) creating mechanisms for collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on losses and risks as a result of natural disasters, taking into account disaggregated data by gender, age and disability; (d) reducing vulnerability and increasing the population’s capacity to prepare and respond to disasters, taking into account the needs of vulnerable groups; and (e) integration of disaster risk management measures into the management system of economic sectors and development process.
The main priorities of the Program are: (a) improving awareness of the risk of natural disasters based on increased knowledge about risk factors; (b) improving the organizational and legal framework of the disaster risk management system; (c) investing in disaster risk reduction measures, including for different population groups, in order to strengthen resilience; and (d) enhancing disaster preparedness to ensure effective response and integrating countermeasures into recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities.