Tajikistan

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Tajikistan is active in international projects and assessments on climate change and biodiversity. In the past (2000–2018), preparation and dissemination of good quality information contributed to international awareness about country’s vulnerabilities and attracted donor attention to Tajikistan’s environmental priorities. Due to staff rotations and weak institutional memory, the quality of reporting has declined, but continued international support and growing number of stakeholders involved contributed to the increase in diversity of data

Recent international projects and reforms of the state system of statistics, modernization of the hydrometeorological network, climate resiliency and GHG biannual reporting, and forest and natural resources management have paved the way for improving information flows, but so far the availability and quality of information has not changed.

In 2018, based on the 3rd Environmental Performance Review by UNECE (2017) and with the support of UNEP and technical facili- tation by Zoï Environment Network, Tajikistan produced a compact environmental report in online and printed formats containing a number of UNECE indicators. At the same time a UNDP-GEF project on improved environmental monitoring system was completed. After institutional changes (2020–2022), including the update of the official website, environmental reports and monitoring and information system are unavailable.

E-governance gradually unfolds in Tajikistan, including state electronic registries and financial services. Environmental services are however yet to enter e-governance platforms.

Up until August 2021, tangible progress has been achieved in exchanging environmental and water-related information with Tajikistan’s southern neighbour, Afghanistan. Environmental cooperation with Uzbekistan and China is growing, but cooperation with Kyrgyzstan, including shared mountain ecosystems and water, has weakened.