Regional Presence * RDRA Central Asia
Thursday, November 05, 2009   

OCHA Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia | Almaty, Kazakhstan

 

 
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The Ocha Central Asia information exchange portal

http://www.ocha.kz

The ocha.kz is an information exchange platform located in the OCHA office in Almaty. It provides Central Asia humanitarian stakeholders with the following capabilities:

  • to access up-to-date information and training material on disaster preparedness and response Central Asia
  • to exchange files confidentially with others members of the Central Asia platform
  • to consult the contact details of all OCHA partners in Central Asia.
  • to schedule meetings and events
  • to dialog within discussion forums (e.g. about the indicators)
  • to discuss humanitarian scenarios.

Kyrgyzstan Humanitarian Flash Appeal 2008-2009

Despite the best efforts of the government and a relatively mild winter, vulnerable individuals and critical social infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan remain under severe stress from continued power cuts during the cold season and a precarious food security environment. In December 2008, concerned over the results of a series of needs assessments and the deteriorating energy and economic environment in Kyrgyzstan, the United Nations and its partners issued a Humanitarian Flash Appeal  for US$21 million to fund a prioritized set of interventions to support critical facilities and to meet the basic humanitarian needs of the 800,000 most vulnerable people in the country for a six month period.

23 January 2009 

Press release -  English | Russian 

01 December 2008 

Press release -  English | Russian | Arabic

Tajikistan Humanitarian Food Security Appeal 2008-2009

Press release -  English | Russian | Arabic

Newsletter -   06-07/2009 | 04-05/2009 |  02-03/2009 |  01/2009-05/2008 | 04/2008 | 03/2008 | 02/2008|01/2008 

Tajikistan Flash Appeal 2008

Abnormally cold weather conditions in Tajikistan, causing heavy snowfall and frozen rivers, have damaged water and electrical supply systems and isolated mountain villages. Snowfall in December 2007 was 245% above the historical average for the month.

Executive Summary - English | Arabic

Appeal - English  

Sit-rep - English  

Kyrgyzstan overview (pdf)

Tajikistan overview (pdf)
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OCHA SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asia is one of the most seismically active areas of the world, which, together with floods, landslides, extreme cold and drought regularly causes economic and environmental damage. Uneven development has increased vulnerability of communities to these hazards. The picture is further compounded by possible regional implications of socio-political instability.

Introduction, Current Issues and Role of OCHA RDRA – English | Arabic
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 DISASTER RISKS IN CENTRAL ASIA

Given the need to reinforce natural disaster response and preparedness activities in the Central Asia region, OCHA established a regional presence in Kazakhstan through the deployment of a Regional Disaster Response Advisor (RDRA). The office is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan and covers the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.  

What we do:

  • We coordinate the response to emergencies;

  • We mobilize financial resources; 

  • We mobilize knowledge and information; 

  • We work on disaster preparedness; 

  • We advocate humanitarian issues.

Our objectives:

  • Strengthen capacity and coordination of national counterparts and the UN system in disaster prone/affected countries in the region within the domain of natural disaster and emergency preparedness and response;

  • Facilitate disaster response preparedness and management at the national level with technical advice and mobilize regional/international support; 

  • Promote regional cooperation among governments and international organizations and enhance emergency response capacities;

  • Improve humanitarian decision-making and response through more coherent and sharpened advocacy and information management; 

  • Strengthen humanitarian partnerships and networks in the region.

 
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  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Kazakhstan
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  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
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    This website was developed with the assistance of Thematic Funding from the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission in 2004 and 2005