Barbone, LucaReva, AnnaZaidi, Salman2012-03-192012-03-192010-11-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3969How should Tajikistan adapt to ongoing and future climate change, in particular given the many pressing development challenges it currently faces? The paper argues that for developing countries like Tajikistan, faster economic and social development is the best possible defense against climate change. It presents some key findings from a recent nationally representative household survey to illustrate the strong public support for more climate change related spending on better management of water resources, disaster management, agriculture, and public health--four key sectors that the government's latest poverty reduction strategy identifies as being especially important from a climate change perspective. Finally, the paper argues that, as important as project-based adaptation measures may be, it is imperative that they be supported by an overall policy framework that provides a truly enabling environment to facilitate faster climate change adaptation.CC BY 3.0 IGOADVERSE CLIMATEADVERSE CLIMATE CHANGEADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONALLOCATIONALUMINUMARMED CONFLICTSAWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGECARBONCARBON DIOXIDECHLORINATIONCITIZENSCLEAN WATERCLIMATECLIMATE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGYCLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSIONCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONSCLIMATE CHANGE MODULECLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEMCLIMATE CHANGE RISKCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE EFFECTSCLIMATE EXTREMESCLIMATE RESILIENCECLIMATE SENSITIVECLIMATE SENSITIVE SECTORSCLIMATE-CHANGECLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDSCO2COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGECOMBUSTIONCOMMUNITY EDUCATIONCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGEDEFORESTATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT PLANSDISASTER PREVENTIONDISEASESDONOR COMMUNITYDRAINAGE SYSTEMSDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYDROUGHTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGEEDUCATION ACTIVITIESEFFICIENT WATER USEELECTRICITYELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMERGENCIESEMISSIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYESSENTIAL MEDICINESEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFERTILITYFINANCIAL SUPPORTFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD PROTECTIONFLOODSFOSSIL FUELSFRESH WATERFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEGASGLACIERSGLOBAL CLIMATEGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURESGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHAND WASHINGHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHIGH TEMPERATURESHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMANITARIAN AFFAIRSHYDROCARBONSHYGIENE EDUCATIONHYGIENE ISSUESILLNESSESINCOMEINDUSTRIAL PLANTSINFECTIOUS DISEASESINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYLACK OF FOODLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND OWNERSHIPLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INFRASTRUCTUREMALARIAMANAGEMENT OF WATERMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMEDICAL PROFESSIONALSMEDICAL STAFFMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMORTALITYMOUNTAIN GLACIERSNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL ENVIRONMENTNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE IMPACTNEGATIVE IMPACTSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOWER SUPPLYPRECIPITATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIESPROGRESSPUBLIC ATTENTIONPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC PERCEPTIONSPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SUPPORTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREMITTANCESRIVERSRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL POPULATIONSAFE DRINKING WATERSANITATIONSCARCITY OF WATERSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCESEASONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOIL EROSIONSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USETEMPERATURETRANSPORTATIONURBAN CENTERSVULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEVULNERABLE ECONOMIESWARMING CLIMATEWATER AVAILABILITYWATER GOVERNANCEWATER MANAGEMENTWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCESWATER SCARCITYWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWEATHER EXTREMESWORKFORCEWORLD POPULATIONWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5487