Central Asian Countries join forces to strengthen disaster resilience: Regional Forum of the Heads of Emergency Authorities
On 16–17 October 2025, in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, under the chairmanship of the Tajik side, a high-level event – the Regional Forum – Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Authorities of Central Asian countries will take place.
The Forum is organized by the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan jointly with the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
The Forum will bring together the heads of emergency authorities of the five Central Asian countries, heads of national hydrometeorological services, representatives of pilot city municipalities under the UNDP regional project, UN agencies, as well as international and non-governmental organizations.
Key topics of discussion will include strengthening the resilience of the region’s cities to disaster and climate risks, the development of early warning systems under the “Early Warning for All” initiative, transboundary water resource management, as well as the coordination of priority areas for regional cooperation in disaster risk reduction.
The Center has conducted several field studies within the framework of the regional GIZ programme "Climate Risk Management in Central Asia," which is being implemented on behalf of the German government and co-financed by the UK Government for International Development. The results of this field studies were collected in the Outcome Document with “Technical Solution for the Establishment of a Transboundary Early Warning System for Hydrological Disasters”, that will be presented at the Forum. The Forum will also discuss and agree on a series of recommendations to improve the mechanism for the exchange of i) hydrometeorological information between the hydrometeorological services of CA countries; (ii) information on hydrometeorological hazards in transboundary areas between the emergency agencies of CA
The event will conclude with the adoption of a number of documents, including the Final Protocol, which will the priority areas of joint work for 2026–2027 aimed at enhancing cooperation and strengthening the resilience of the region’s countries to natural disasters and emergencies.
Venue: Hyatt Regency Dushanbe
Date: 16–17 October 2025
For inquiries regarding the preparation and organization of the Regional Forum, please contact Mr. Aibol Akparov: WhatsApp +7 776 555 6688, e-mail: akparov101@gmail.com
