This World Bank report details how climate action in the Kyrgyz Republic can not only support the environment, but improve its economy and agriculture.
The Kyrgyz Republic is increasingly exposed to intense storms and landslides, extreme heat waves, and prolonged droughts, posing significant risks to the national economy, particularly the agricultural sector.
Experts from SEI contributed to this World Bank report, which outlines how climate action can simultaneously strengthen the Kyrgyz Republic’s infrastructure, development pathways, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability.
Reaching the country’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050 will require investment of approximately $400 million per year over the next 25 years, mainly across the power, buildings, and transport sectors. However, this could prevent a 2–4% loss in GDP during the same period.
Tool / The Water Evaluation and Adaptation Planning tool (WEAP) provides a comprehensive and user-friendly framework for policy analysis in water resources planning.
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Perspective / This perspective argues for a systemic approach by integrating mitigation and adaptation by default into every policy, budget and planning decision.
SEI report / This report explores the barriers that hinder finance flows for climate adaptation in four Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and Thailand.
