Publication: Tajikistan Taking a Socially Inclusive Approach to Climate Change
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This report provides a better understanding of ways in which to address the gender and social dimensions of climate change in key sectors of the Tajik economy. It focuses on the impact of climate change on vulnerable groups, particularly on women and girls, youth, persons with disabilities, and the elderly. It also includes the subregions most at risk of the social impacts emerging as a result of climate change
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“World Bank. 2025. Tajikistan Taking a Socially Inclusive Approach to Climate Change. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/43322 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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