GENDER DRR

Draft of a Project
Standard Cover Sheet
To promote a strong gender sensitive disaster risk reduction and climate resilient
culture in Tajikistan’
Project Document cover page
Project #: ……..UN women Tajikistan
Geographical Coverage: Tajikistan
Department ID:
1. Thematic area:1
UN Women Strategic Plan Impact 4: Peace and security and humanitarian action are shaped
by women leadership and participation.
Outcome 4.3: Gender equality commitments adopted and implemented in humanitarian
action which includes disaster risk reduction and preparedness, response and early recovery
Project title: To promote a strong gender sensitive disaster risk reduction and climate
resilient culture in Tajikistan2
Project Short title: Gender Sensitive DRR
Expected start date: July 2015
Duration: 3 year
Implementation partners: UN Women together with a consortium of potential
partners including the Government, other UN agencies and NGOs.
Responsible parties: REACT,
CoES &
CD
Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense
UN Women, UN organizations, INGOs, NNGOs, CSOs, local communities.
Funds: US$ 2,260,000.00
Non- core funds:
Source: not identified
Amount:
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UN Women Strategic Plan, 2014 -2017 Updated Development Results Framework (please see Annex A)
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Facilitate building safer, adaptive and disaster resilient Tajikistan communities through gender integration in Disaster
Risk Reduction collaborative efforts of the country.
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Signature:
UN Women implementing partner
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Executive Summary
The Republic of Tajikistan (RT) – is a country that is prone to many natural disasters,
including earthquakes, floods, landslides, avalanches, drought and epidemics. Tajikistan is a
mountainous country. In this regard, the country is subject to numerous threats leading to
disasters of small and medium scale. RT is also characterized as a country with a high
mudflow activity, which leads to floods and landslides. Most mudflow activity is usually
observed in April and May. Floods, mudslides, landslides, flash floods are among the
disasters that bring the largest number of casualties to the RT, do the most damage and, at the
same time, are among the most frequent disasters that occur in the RT
In April and May of 2014 a series of natural disasters caused by torrential served as floods
and landslides took place in a number of districts of Republican Subordination (RSD),
Khatlon and Sughd RT. These disasters have caused considerable damage to households, in
particular, agricultural lands, livestock’s, food and fuel savings of the households and others.
In accordance with the assessment of the effects of these disasters, conducted by the Team for
Coordination and Rapid Emergency Assessment (REACT)3
, as a result of 19 flash floods and
landslides 2 in April and May 2014 killed 20 people, a totally 7400 people were injured,
1,300 cattle died, and 1,200 hectares of agricultural land were affected.4
In the Republic of
Tajikistan a number of strategic and practical measures was undertaken in order to prevent
and respond to disasters, to mitigation consequences and to recover, as well as issues of
prevention and response to these types of disasters in Tajikistan are not fully addressed. In
addition, a significant drawback of this strategy is the lack of gender mainstreaming and
recognition of the special vulnerability of certain groups of the population in the issues of
disaster risk assessment, risk management and response, as required by international
standards in this sphere.5
. This lack has a direct impact on the planning and response,
mitigation and recovery in the case of natural disasters such as floods, flash floods, landslides
and mudflows. For example, reports on the assessment of the effects of flash floods and
landslides in April and May 2014 did not contain data, disaggregated by sex of victims, the
most vulnerable households, and reports on the assistance provided did not reflect the way of
considering the needs of particular groups who may need special assistance (eg, pregnant
women, women with babies, the elderly and others.) 6
In this regard, UN Women- Tajikistan, being one of the members REACT has set a goal to
introduce gender mainstreaming into the RT strategy for disaster risk management.
, Following extensive floods, UN Women Tajikistan conducted a gender Assessment of
recent disasters; mapping of DRR related projects/initiatives.During the assessment it has
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REACT is a partnership in the sphere of disaster risk management in Tajikistan. It was established in 2001 to improve the
exchange of information, technical issues and other resources between the partners involved in the sector of disaster
management, including the Committee for Emergency Situations and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The
group, which includes representatives of more than 50 government agencies and international organizations, meets regularly
to coordinate and to exchange information on different areas of disaster risk management, preparedness, response, mitigation
and strengthening local capacity. During emergencies, REACT partners jointly coordinate their actions in response and
relief.
http: // www. untj. org / index. php? option = com _ flexicontent & view = item & cid = 95: disaster - management & id =
86: react
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Tajikistan: Disasters in April and May 2014 - Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 10 June 2014), UN OHCA,
www.unocha.org/rocca
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See for example, the Hyogo Framework for Action 2010-2015., the full text of which is available in Russian at the
following link: http: // www. unisdr. org / files / 1037_ final report wcdr Russian 1. pdf
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UN women_Zerkalo gender need assessment report 2015
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been learning that enabling communities vulnerable to disasters to strengthen their resilience
to adverse events needs more special attention to the most vulnerable group of people. It was
also observed that the most vulnerable group of people particularly the socially excluded
groups including women often remain ‘invisible’ in disaster risk reduction program, neither
they get opportunity to become active stakeholders and designers or planners, voicing their
own needs and opinions nor adequate attentions are given by the change agents, based on
which an action plan was drafted. The assessment also identified major resource constraints
and capacity gaps for gender responsive disaster risk reduction (DRR), risk identification,
information and knowledge management, emergency response and preparedness, and risk
management applications.
After the capacity needs assessment, with support of UN Women, REACT (Rapid
Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team) developed a draft Action Plan (AP) for
stronger integration of gender equality considerations into REACT policies and operations.
The AP identifies priority activities to address corresponding capacity gaps. Effective
implementation of the AP has become a national priority as reducing risk and increasing
community resilience to disasters will help achieve UNDAF 2015-2020 Goals. UN Women,
based on its coordination mandate, gender equality expertise and existing partnerships with
both gender equality stakeholders from government and civil society as well as its position
within the wider UN system, is uniquely placed to support REACT in the implementation of
the AP. UN Women is furthermore well positioned to support the national gender equality
machinery and women’s organizations to build sustainable, national capacity to provide
technical support and advocacy on gender equality and the empowerment of women in the
prevention and response to disasters to the National Disaster Management Authority.
Consequently this project focuses on supporting REACT in the implementation of the AP as
well as building the capacity of REACT members, the national gender equality machinery
and women’s organizations to manage disasters risks in a way that in gender responsive and
foster the participation and leadership of women. Specifically, the project will support
strengthening of government and civil society capacities for i) Gender Responsive Disaster
risk reduction legal and institutional systems’ ii) Gender responsive risk identification &
assessments including collection and use of sex and age disaggregated data and gender
sensitive informationiii) ; Gender responsive preparedness and emergence response to
disasters; and iii) Strengthening the participation and leadership of women in the planning
and implementation of disaster risk reduction efforts.
Direct beneficiaries of the project will be disaster management institutions and their
counterparts, women’s organizations and the national gender equality machinery. Direct
beneficiaries will be local communities, especially women, men, boys and girls, including
disabled people and the aged women/single headed households affected by or at risk of
disasters. Women’s active participation in this project is paramount as a third of all
households in rural Tajikistan are female headed!
In the long term, the project will ensure that gender is mainstreamed in DRR activities
including efforts to ensure full participation of women in decision making processes such as
during community preparedness planning. This project is in full compliance with UN Women
SN and UN Women Humanitarian strategy and it has to contribute to UN Women corporate
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Impact Area 4’s goals and expected results; it will respond to the national DRR priorities
,formulated within national DRR policy/strategy/law; this project is also will contribute to
new UNDAF (2015-2020) DRR related priorities and worth implementation as it is built on
UN Women past and current experience and work on addressing rural women’s needs and
priorities, taking into account findings and recommendations of the recent gender
assessments of DRR in Taj by UN Women, and based on need assessment and ‘Action Plan
formulated for further engendering DRR through REACT operations’ and application of
innovative practice/s and approach to address urgent needs/priorities for improving gender
responsiveness of DRR in Tajikistan.
Total cost of project estimated US$ 2,260,000.00
Table of Contents
Standard Cover Sheet
Executive Summary
1. Context analysis
2. Problem description
3. Justification
4. Results and Resources Framework (RRF) – could be provided as Annex 1
5. Project Strategy
6. Partnerships
7. Management
8. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Annexes:
RRF
Budget
1. Situation Analysis-
Tajikistan gained independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991, and is ruled by a
presidential system. More than 7 million people belonging to over 80 nationalities and ethnic
groups reside in Tajikistan. Tajikistan comprises of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast,
Sughd Oblast, Khatlon Oblast and 11 Districts of Republican Subordination. Tajikistan has
borders to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China and Afghanistan.
Tajikistan, not only the poorest country in Europe and CIS Region (46.7 percent of the
population in 2012 was deemed poor (Human Development Report 2013), but also the 7
million people in Tajikistan face:
• Frequent small disasters arising from geophysical and climatologic hazards;
• A good likelihood of a catastrophic earthquake in the coming decades,
and
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Continuation of the compound crisis which, not being effectively addressed in the
developmental context, places an additional and unusual burden on humanitarian actors
involved in Tajikistan7
Much is made of Tajikistan being a mountainous country, and it is this geography which
gives rise to many of the hazards which lead to small disasters on recurrent basis. At the
same time, Tajikistan’s mountainous nature provides little opportunity to live natural
hazards. Mountain communities find little space away from rock‐fall or avalanche zones.
Even communities in the broader valleys of the country are subject to flooding coming
from the mountains and hills of Tajikistan, or neighboring countries. As well, all
communities in the country are subject to earthquakes. Further, the physical infrastructure
(e.g., roads, power lines, water systems) needed to sustain livelihoods in Tajikistan are
under constant threat from hazards, particularly flooding, landslides, mudflows,
earthquakes and avalanches. The consequence is that the cost of establishing and
maintaining this infrastructure is high, as are the repair or replacement costs when the
infrastructure is destroyed or damaged.
In the Republic of Tajikistan a number of strategic and practical measures was undertaken
in order to prevent and respond to disasters, to mitigation consequences and to recover.
the National Strategy of RT on Disaster Management for years 2010-2015 was developed
and adopted. Within the frames of the Strategy it is planned to increase the effectiveness
of disaster preparedness and response systems by improving disaster risk assessment and
management. This strategy includes, among other things, such activities as the first flood
risk assessment and the safety of dams (dams) assessment, mapping areas with the threat
of landslides, avalanches and mudflows, development of an action plan on the risk
management and the development of early warning systems of natural disaster. However,
issues of prevention and response to these types of disasters in Tajikistan are not fully
addressed. In addition, a significant drawback of this strategy is the lack of gender
mainstreaming and recognition of the special vulnerability of certain groups of the
population in the issues of disaster risk assessment, risk management and as required by
international standards in this sphere.8
. This lack has a direct impact on the planning and
response, mitigation and recovery in the case of natural disasters such as floods, flash
floods, landslides and mudflows. For example, reports on the assessment of the effects of
flash floods and landslides in April and May 2014 did not contain data, disaggregated by
sex of victims, the most vulnerable households, and reports on the assistance provided did
not reflect the way of considering the needs of particular groups who may need special
assistance (e.g., pregnant women, women with babies, the elderly and others.)In this
regard, UN Women, being one of the members REACT has set a goal to introduce gender
mainstreaming into the RT strategy for disaster risk management. For this purpose, UN
Women initiated a gender prompt assessment of the humanitarian situation in the
Republic of Tajikistan on the example of floods that occurred in the Republic of
Tajikistan in April-May 2014: the Centre for Sociological Research (CSR) Zerkalo ("The
Mirror") was assigned a task of carrying out this assessment. A general purpose of the
study was to conduct a gender assessment of humanitarian emergencies and response to
disasters in Tajikistan for the analysis of the following aspects in the context of natural
disasters that occurred in April and May 2014 in Tajikistan. In the course of conducting
this study two approaches were used: 1) a gender perspective and 2) human rights
approach. Human rights approach allowed to identify needs of social groups living in
areas affected by the floods. Application of gender approach was used for the analysis of
the roles of men and women in a particular community/family, affected by the disaster.
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UNDP Tajikistan DRMP project
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See for example, the Hyogo Framework for Action 2010-2015.,
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During the study both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were
used. Data was collected among the population affected by the floods, and among the
organizations responsible for protection of population and for the prevention of natural
disasters. Targeted areas of research were Rudaki, Vahdat, Hamadoni Muminobod,
Kulyab and Ghonchi districts. The results of the study recommended that9
:
• .It is important to review existing policies and legislation, as well as practices for the
prevention, disaster response and recovery and reconstruction, and to include aspects
such as: age, gender differences, identifying vulnerable groups and determining their
specific needs.
• .Informational work on preventive measures should be conducted through jamoats,
especially paying attention to the target groups such as the elderly, housewives and
other categories of non-working citizens.
• An early warning mechanism should be developed, taking into account groups such as
the elderly, female heads of households without a husband.
• When providing assistance the needs of women with infants should be addressed: the
following should be included in the package of assistance: infant food, diapers and
other hygiene products needed for women and children.
• Psychological support should be included in the rehabilitation period because many
people have noted that they experienced a stress (legs were paralyzed, loss of breast
milk, blood pressure rose, fear, etc.). None of the respondents mentioned availability
of psychological support.
• The households where there are no migrant workers and men should be provided a
targeted financial support to rebuild housing, livestock, agricultural land, since the
presence of the latter two is the main source of income for many people.
• The provision of care should include nutrition and food supplies essentials to restore
income households of people.
• As flooding affecting homes, at the same time, preventive measures to strengthen the
banks, dams, clearing the channels are not held. It is recommended to strengthen
preventive work to mitigate the impact of flooding in areas where floods occur on a
regular basis.
On the other hand, environmental degradation and labor migration to foreign countries
increased inequality between female and male. Due to migration of male workers to foreign
countries, women are carrying out agricultural activities (traditionally use to be carried out
by male) and taking care of children. Migration is one of the reasons of the absolute
women’s predominance amongst those employed in agriculture of Tajikistan. This makes
women more vulnerable to environmental degradation. At the same time, limited livelihood
opportunities, the need in running household activities and care for family members limit
their mobility and increase vulnerability to sudden natural disasters. Drought, drop in
temperature make them work even harder. Girls stop attending schools so as to help their
mothers in the fulfillment of these tasks. This creates endless circle of deprivations, poverty
and inequality and undermines the social capital, needed for the effective opposition to the
environmental degradation (M-vector, 2012).
UN Women’s global ‘concept of humanitarian action includes Disaster Risk Reduction and
preparedness for risk prevention and mitigation, and early recovery. UN Women engages
across this space in order to complement and enhance UN efforts to move away from a short-
term, service provision model to one that builds on development gains, enhances
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GENDER ASSESSMENT OF HUMANITARIAN SITUATIONS, ZERKALO, NOVEMBER, 2014.
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sustainability and national ownership, strengthens the resilience of communities and
countries - and is accountable to the populations affected by crisis.10
Outcome 4.3 of the
same strategy of ‘UN Women Humanitarian Strategy, 2014-2017’ says “Gender equality and
women’s empowerment commitments adopted and implemented throughout humanitarian
action including preparedness, disaster risk reduction, response and early recovery of the
Strategy”11
. Thus, Disasters Risk Reduction12
and incorporation of gender issues in DRR &
later development and implementation of programmes/projects in Tajikistan sets out the
objective of this project.
The consultations for the post-2015 framework for DRR in Almaty in April 2014 strongly
challenge the notion of considering women as helpless victims in disasters and voice the need
to better recognise women’s skills, capacities and leadership, demanding that the role of
women must be acknowledged and inclusion of women must be enhanced in post-2015
framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2).13
On the other hand, the UNDP Tajikistan in the draft DRR guidance proposes to the
government of Tajikistan to establish a “Tajikistan’s Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction &
Management” drawing on the National Disaster Risk Management Strategy, to consider by
the Government of Tajikistan to establish a specific policy on the integrating disaster risk
reduction into development projects.
There are limited specific measures to promote disaster and climate resilient culture in rural
Tajikistan so as to increase level of awareness of all members of the communities to the
threats and impacts of all hazards, risks and vulnerabilities, and equip the community with the
necessary skill to cope with the negative impacts of a disaster and ensure the equal
participation of rural women in decision-making processes at the community level.
The Government and REACT are relatively effective in meeting immediate needs following
typical small disasters. At the same time, this process can be improved by (1) Better pre
disaster planning, (2) Expanded rescue capacities, (3) Linking relief operations more closely
to international standards and (4) Considering Early Recovery interventions from the initial
days of relief operation.
The snapshot of the disaster proneness of Tajikistan has a positive counterpart. The
Government is committed to the rapid response to disasters and recognizes the hazards and
risks present in the country. The government has a national disaster risk management
coordinating structure (Commission on Situations) involving all key elements of the
government. A Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence (CoES) is charged
with coordinating and providing disaster preparedness and response. This structure is
replicated at the Provincial, District and Jamoat levels. An extensive set of laws, regulations
and decrees cover disaster management tasks with duties and responsibilities delegated to
different levels of government offices.
The international community, through REACT, has made an engagement to help disaster
survivors in Tajikistan, as well as work on disaster risk reduction. REACT has proved to be a
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UN Women Humanitarian Strategy, 2014-2017
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UN Women Humanitarian Strategy, 2014-2017 page 5
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The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causal factors of
disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, decreased vulnerability of people and property, wise management
of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.
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good forum for coordinating relief and recovery efforts, and the inherent capacities of
REACT are slowly expanding.2 Several donors, including the Swiss, the European
Community/ECHO, the Swedish, the Germans and the United Kingdom have made
investments in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, and a wider range of donors have
responded generously to immediate needs following disasters.
The United Nations system has been active in both risk reduction and disaster response.
UNICEF has led efforts in the areas of WASH and Education (the latter in cooperation with
SCF) using its own funds and donor financing. WFP and FAO collaborate in leading the
respond to food security issues through the Food Security Cluster and have provided
substantial humanitarian support. WHO leads efforts through the Health Cluster and is
leading the response to H1N1 and other epidemic and endemic diseases. UNHCR and IFRC
collaborate on coordinating shelter issues. UNDP, through the Disaster Risk Management
Programme, has been involved in risk reduction, preparedness, response, and is currently
expanding to incorporate early recovery capacities at various levels.
The NGO community has also been very active in disaster risk management, through
involvement in REACT, in disaster response and through risk reduction at the community
level (the latter particularly with funding from the European Community, Germany and
Switzerland). A number of NGOs are also supporting the functioning of six Regional REACT
structures around the country. NGOs have been in the forefront of building warning,
preparedness and response capacities at the community level and work closely with CoES
offices at the Provincial and District levels. Overall, the private sector has not been a highly
visible actor in disaster risk management. Initial steps have been made to include private
sector in warning and information dissemination, and the private sector has been called upon
to support recovery‐based construction. However, overall the private sector needs
involvement in recovery planning and response and warning.
.
While the government and partners have established a disaster management structure and
worked considerably to develop preparedness and response capacities, considerable work is
yet to be done in gender incorporation in all these areas for improving disaster risk reduction
efforts effectively. In this regard, UN women’s efforts are encapsulated in the scope of the
“Action Plan for further integrating gender into DRR efforts through REACT operations”.and
this project proposal is a specific step towards supporting the REACT operations. .
2. Justification
United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) agreed between the
Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations (UN) for the period 2015-2020. It draws on
the full range of expertise and resources of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) to
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deliver development results. Ten UNDAF outcomes have been selected, in four strategic
focus areas that respond to country needs and make use of the UN’s comparative advantages.
The proposed project will work towards the fulfillment of # 10 pillar of the said UNDAF
“by 2020, the most vulnerable groups, communities, institutions are more resilient to natural
and man-made disasters” one of the Indicators (# 10.5) will work so that rural communities
with increased capacity may manage shocks and risks by enhancing their awareness of the
natural disasters issues and how to build resilience. On the other hand, The Hyogo
Framework for Action endorsed by the United Nations set the overall objective for disaster
risk reduction, as “substantial reduction of disaster losses, in lives and the social, economic
and environmental assets of communities and countries”. In light of this, the Government of
Tajikistan has adopted strategies and programs that are under implementation, with the
National Disaster Risk Management Strategy as the framework document. The National
Platform for DRR was established; this is the major step towards shifting the disaster
management focus to reduction of risks. Hence, the Government of Tajikistan, together with
other development partners is committed to reduce disaster risks through “systematic efforts
to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to
hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the
environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events”.
To contribute to this outcome, UN Women Country office provided support to REACT in
formulation of Action Plan for further engendering DRR through REACT operations14
to increase preparedness of community for natural and man made disasters, minimize adverse
development impacts and accelerate rebuilding in the post-disaster period which will
mainstream DRR approaches and measures, improve joint response through effective and
efficient coordination system; raising awareness at all levels; strengthening DRR and the
resilience of people in Tajikistan, especially vulnerable groups; and strengthening DRR
management systems. UN will work with other partners to increase awareness among the
population at large on DRR, concepts and activities in the cases of disasters; electronic and
other media and communication tools will be broadly used to ensure that the basic messages
reach as much population as possible.
The disaster risk reduction measures in Tajikistan are formulated within the National Disaster
Risk Management Strategy (NDRMS) for 2010-2015 based on that, in December 2013
UNDP commissioned an analysis of the national strategy as well as legislation on disaster
risk management in compliance with standards and requirements for integration of disaster
risk reduction norms and commitments into the national policy framework. The findings of
the analysis demonstrated that objectives and tasks of the national policy in general
correspond with the Hyogo Framework Action Plan’s priorities. However, issues such as
gender mainstreaming, cultural diversity and participation of volunteers and local
populations in the national disaster risk reduction efforts are not addressed properly.
The national legislation in the area of disaster risk management has very weak linkages with
the national legislation on environment protection and management and climate change. In
2015 the Government intends to revise its NDRMS to integrate DRR related priorities more
prominently into the Post-2015 national development framework. The country is exposed to
natural hazards of all possible sorts, such as, earthquake, floods, river bank erosion, cyclones,
droughts, water logging, arsenic contamination, salinity intrusion, tornadoes, heat waves, cold
waves, earthquakes, epidemics etc. The occurrence of these natural events are often coupled
with and multiplied by the high base vulnerabilities of the individuals, households and
communities resulting in disasters that further drive the country towards greater
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Submitted to UN Women, Tajikistan Jan. 2015
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environmental degradation, hunger, poverty, social deprivation and political conflicts, and
thereby impeding the socio-economic development of the country.
UN Women is a member of REACT has the technical capacity to support REACT to ensure
gender-responsive disaster risk reduction efforts, guided by the UN Women SP for 2014-
2017 and the Humanitarian Strategy. In sum, UN Women intends to contribute to
decreasing rural women’s vulnerability and support their better preparedness for disasters and
other potential crises though improving access to quality services. In this regard, UN Women
Tajikistan plans to support REACT and national partners in Tajikistan to integrate gender-
related priorities and needs into disaster risk reduction and management interventions and
humanitarian response measures through this project as UN Women’s global ‘concept of
humanitarian action includes Disaster Risk Reduction and preparedness for risk prevention
and mitigation, and early recovery. UN Women engages across this space in order to
complement and enhance UN efforts to move away from a short-term, service provision
model to one that builds on development gains, enhances sustainability and national
ownership, strengthens the resilience of communities and countries - and is accountable to
the populations affected by crisis.15
Outcome 4.3 of the same strategy of ‘UN Women
Humanitarian Strategy, 2014-2017’ says “Gender equality and women’s empowerment
commitments adopted and implemented throughout humanitarian action including
preparedness, disaster risk reduction, response and early recovery of the Strategy”16
. Thus,
Disasters Risk Reduction17
and incorporation of gender issues in DRR & later development of
programmes/projects in Tajikistan sets out one of the objectives of the strategy.
This project is in full compliance with UN Women SN and UN Women Humanitarian
strategy and it has to contribute to UN Women corporate Impact Area 4’s goals and expected
results; it will respond to the national DRR priorities ,formulated within national DRR
policy/strategy/law; this project is also will contribute to new UNDAF (2015-2020) DRR
related priorities and worth implementation as it is built on UN Women past and current
experience and work on addressing rural women’s needs and priorities, taking into account
findings and recommendations of the recent gender assessments of DRR in Taj by UN
Women, and based on need assessment and ‘Action Plan formulated for further engendering
DRR through REACT operations’ and application of innovative practice/s and approach to
address urgent needs/priorities for improving gender responsiveness of DRR in Tajikistan.
15
16
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The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causal factors of
disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, decreased vulnerability of people and property, wise management
of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.
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3. Results and Resources Framework
Results and Resources Framework of project titled: ‘To promote a strong gender sensitive disaster risk reduction and climate resilient
culture in Tajikistan’
Goal of the project – Disaster Preparedness of men, women, boys and girls of all ages to promote a strong gender sensitive disaster risk
reduction and climate resilient culture in Tajikistan
1. Linkages with UN Women’s Strategic Plan for 2014-2017:
Relevant UN Women priority thematic area as stated in the Strategic Plan for 2014-2017 – UN Women’s global ‘concept of humanitarian action
includes Disaster Risk Reduction and preparedness for risk prevention and mitigation, and early recovery. UN Women engages across this space
in order to complement and enhance UN efforts to move away from a short-term, service provision model to one that builds on development
gains, enhances sustainability and national ownership, strengthens the resilience of communities and countries - and is accountable to the
populations affected by crisis.18
Outcome 4.3 of the same strategy of ‘UN Women Humanitarian Strategy, 2014-2017’ says “Gender equality and
women’s empowerment commitments adopted and implemented throughout humanitarian action including preparedness, disaster risk reduction,
response and early recovery of the Strategy”19
.Thus, Disasters Risk Reduction20
and incorporation of gender issues in DRR& later development
of programmes/projects in Tajikistan sets out the objective of this project.
2. The consultations for the post-2015 framework for DRR in Almaty in April 2014 strongly challenge the notion of considering women as
helpless victims in disasters and voice the need to better recognize women’s skills, capacities and leadership, demanding that the role of women
must be acknowledged and inclusion of women must be enhanced in post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2).21
3. UNDP Tajikistan in the draft DRR guidance proposes to the government of Tajikistan to establish a “Tajikistan’s Platform for Disaster
Risk Reduction& Management” drawing on the National Disaster Risk Management Strategy, to consider by the Government of Tajikistan to
establish a specific policy on the integrating disaster risk reduction into development projects.
Relevant Outcome as stated in the UN Women Development Results Framework for 2014-2017:
4. Gender-responsive services (transport, utilities, markets, water, energy, etc.) enhance women’s sustainable livelihoods
Relevant Output as stated in the UN Women Development Results Framework for 2014-2017:
4.1 Strengthened skills/ opportunities and enterprise development assistance for women to enhance their sustainable livelihoods and resilience
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The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, decreased
vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.
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Linkages with UNDAF for Tajikistan 20150-2020:
Relevant to United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) agreed between the Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations
(UN) for the period 2015-2020. It draws on the full range of expertise and resources of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) to deliver
development results. Ten UNDAF outcomes have been selected, in four strategic focus areas that respond to country needs and make use of the
UN’s comparative advantages. The proposed project will work towards the fulfillment of # 10 pillar of the said UNDAF “ by 2020, the most
vulnerable groups, communities, institutions are more resilient to natural and man-made disasters” one of the Indicators (# 10.5) will work so
that rural communities with increased capacity may manage shocks and risks by enhancing their awareness of the natural disasters issues and
how to build resilience.
Relevant UNDAF’s Output 1.3 - Low-income households and women are provided with access to a broad range of micro-credit/financing, legal,
and income generation services.
Related to National Strategy of RT on Disaster Management for years 2010-2015 development priorities identified within the :
5 main drivers: (i) governments are increasingly taking a multihazard approach to DRR; (ii) gender is coming to be recognized as a decisive
factor; (iii) capacity development is recognized as a central element in reducing disaster risk; (iv) the socio-economically vulnerable are the most
exposed; and (v) effective disaster risk reduction requires strong community engagement.
Related to ‘Action Plan for further engendering DRR through REACT operations’ formulated by UN Women Tajikistan in 2014 for improving
Disaster Preparedness of men, women, boys and girls of all ages objectives of which are To : A. Increase level of awareness of all members of
the communities to the threats and impacts of all hazards, risks and vulnerabilities. B. To equip the community with the necessary skill to cope
with the negative impacts of a disaster. C. To increase the capacity of institutions. D. To develop and implement comprehensive national and
local disaster preparedness policies, plans and system in line with nation policies. E. To strengthen partnership among all key players and
stakeholders.
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Outcome (from AP) Outcome indicators Risks and assumptions
Indicative Resources,
USD
Outcomes:
1. Increased level of
awareness and enhanced
capacity of the community to
the threats and impacts of all
hazards
2. Communities are equipped
with necessary skills and
capability to cope with the
impacts of disasters.
3. Increased DRR and CCA
capacity of Local DRR
committees, Offices and
Operation Centers at all
levels.
4.. Strengthened partnership
and coordination Among all
key players, REACT
members and stakeholders.
from pilot provinces of
Tajikistan
Indicators:
• Increased level of awareness
and enhanced capacity of the
community to the threats and
impacts of all hazards
• Communities are equipped
with necessary skills and
capability to cope with the
impacts of disasters.
• Increased DRR and CCA
capacity of Local DRR
committees, Offices and
Operation Centers at all levels
• Strengthened partnership and
coordination among all key
players, REACT members and
stakeholders.
• Developing advisory group to
REACT and GoT on gender‐
integration onto DRR and risk
management activities.
MFV:
- Reports on analysis of the
impact made by the project to
Assumptions:
- Local institutions are
responsive to applying existing
best practices relating to the
protection of women's rights.
- Partnerships can be built with
existing district offices in the
targeted communities.
- Information campaigns result
in women's empowerment.
- Strong partnerships are
established with local service
delivery organisations
Risks:
For the Office of the UN women
Taj CO to successfully
implement this project, it should
be availed with resources to
fulfil its responsibilities with full
accountability and transparency.
Responsibilities must be clearly
defined between UN Women
MCO and CO in terms of
150,000
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the trageted households'
economic and social status;
- Final evaluation report;
- Regular UN Women's Taj.
monitoring reports.
provision of technical and
programmatic support.
Best modalities for timely mobilization and
delivery of financial and human
resources to carry out the
project activities as planned, are
required. The activities proposed
will also require full support by
the National Government as well
other stakeholders such as
NGOs, other UN agencies and
even the private sectors.
Outputs Output indicators Indicative Activities
Responsi
ble Party
USD
Output 1. Establish and
strengthen capacities of men,
women, boys and girls and
all communities to anticipate,
cope and recover from the
negative impacts of
emergency occurrences and
disasters.
Indicator 1 … Number of women
,men, boys and girls undergone
training and simulation exercises and
enhanced, strengthened so that when
any disaster strikes they feel confident
and not panicked but withheld
disaster and saves their lives, property
in targeted disaster prone
1.1 Develop DRR and CCA
information, education,
communication (IEC)
materials and advocacy plans
and materials dissemination.
UN
Women
180,000
1.2. Development of standard
DRR training modules
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districts/areas.
Indicator 2 Communities are equipped
with necessary skills and capability to
cope with the impacts Of disasters
Target – within 3 years of the project
period, 12,000 target people in
targeted districts have gained
capacities, awareness.
Baseline - None
1.3 Conduct of training and
simulation exercises
Sub-total Output 1:
Output 2.Community
emergency preparedness
strengthened/improved
Indicator - Number of women who
gain access to emergency
preparedness assistance to protect
their rights and lives
Baseline - 0 women have access to
emergency preparedness training and
consultations in targeted districts
2.1Develop enhance ICS
coordination and
communications systems
INGOs,
UN sister
organizati
ons
200,000
2.2Development, maintenance
and update of partner’s and
key stakeholder’s database for
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Target - By 2018 12000 women have
received free training and 12000
women will have access to
consultative and information
materials
DRR.
2.3Formulate coordination
mechanism and guidelines in
the contingency plan for
partnership arrangements
2.4Increased participation of
CSOs in preparedness
activities
2.5 Policy and technical
advice, programme
implementation support
Sub-total Output 2:
Outcome (from SN) Outcome indicators Risks and assumptions Indicative Resources, USD
MCO SP Outcome: Disaster
risk Vulnerable men, women
and children from rural
Tajikistan enjoy greater
equality and empowerment, as
a result of locally-driven
gender-responsive
development planning.
increased information /
public awareness of
disaster risk reduction
including early warning
Indicator: Local development plans
in … pilot provinces of Tajikistan
adopted and implemented in a
participatory, rights-based and gender-
responsive manner and address needs
of vulnerable women, men & children
and abandoned from migrants
families
Target: Local development plans in
two pilot provinces in Tajikistan
adopted by 2018
Baseline 2014: 0 plans.
Assumptions: - Beneficiaries
are willing and able to
particpate in DRR activities.
- Local authorities supportive
to address needs and
priorities of the beneficiaries
wiuth the local planning
Risks:
- weak capacity of local
partners to mainsteram
perspectives of the vulnerable
target population including
1,560,000
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systems;
improved risk
management applications
at national, district and
community levels; and
enhanced capacity for
emergency response and
preparedness.
At the end of the project:
• National resilience to
disasters improved and
Community
emergency
preparedness
strengthened/improved
.
• Reduced losses (death,
displacement,
livelihoods) due to
disasters and other
hazards compared to
baseline (Year: 2015).
• No. of agencies (UN
agencies, government
departments and
NGOs) using risk and
MFV:
- Reports on analysis of the impact
made by the project to the trageted
households' different status;
- documentation of results of
integration of needs and priorities of
the target audience to local
development planning ;
- Final evaluation report;
- Regular UN Women's monitoring
reports
women into the lcoal
development planning
- frequent turn-over fo staff in
local governance instituions
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vulnerability
assessment
outcomes/maps for
decision-making in
development
programming;
• Improved livelihoods
for high risk
communities
(Increased financial,
human, natural assets)
– over time
• Number of plans
incorporating DRR
Outputs Output indicators Indicative Activities
USD
Output 3. Enhanced capacity
of REACT member's in
emergency preparedness
strengthened/improved ,
NNGOs/ CSOs to engage into
a constructive dialogue with
the local governments on
incorporating gender-specific
needs of vulnerable to
disasters from rural poor
families into local
development planning in n.#
of pilot districts of Tajikistan.
Indicator: People centred early
warning systems are developed and
effectively implemented
Target – DRR & climate change
issues incorporated in school
curriculum;
Local Development plans in … out of
… targeted districts incorporated at
least 50% of gender related
recommendations made by women
activists
Baseline - 0% of gender related
commitments within local
deevelopment plans in .. target
districts
3.1 Customized and
specialized DRR capacity
building activities for specific
groups.
180,000
3.2 Integration of DRR and
CCA in school curricula,
textbooks, and manuals.
3.3 Selection and
accreditation of NGO
representatives and volunteer
groups
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MFV:
- reports from regular consultataive
meetings on prioritization for local
development planning;
Monitoring and Evaluation
1. Local travel
150,000
Sub-total M&E: 90,000
Total programme:
UN Women support costs
(7%) UN Women
TOTAL 2,260,000.00
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4. Strategy and Partnerships
Implementation of the project will be in partnership with all government departments, NGOs
and UN agencies in Tajikistan. UNFPA, UNICEF, FAO, WFP and UNDP will play a key
role in support of the project. REACT is expected to provide technical support to facilitate
DRR legal and policy framework, risk identification as well as DRR mainstreaming into
development – esp. training UN, and other govt??? staff members to further train
stakeholders at national, district and local community levels. UN Women shall also draw
technical and other support from Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA) and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) where required???
What kind of support? Don’t the agencies need to have the GE/GM related expertise in their
respective fields of operations?
The GoT will seek partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross/Red crescent
Societies through Tajikistan National Red Cross/ Red Crescent Society for training in
preparedness /contingency planning. Private sector, international and local NGOs active in
districts will also be consulted for partnerships in implementing both the national strategy -
NAP and this project.
UN Women will work with government departments, other UN agencies, Red Cross/Red
Crescent Society, local and international NGOs to ensure that district and local communities
have skills to develop preparedness & contingency plans and to timely activate and
implement the plans. The avalanches and floods contingency /preparedness plans will be
tested and post disaster assessment will be conducted for impact evaluation purposes. Support
will be provided to districts to cascade training to village levels. Linkages will be made
between this project and efforts being made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals,
as disasters always draw back gains achieved in development.
Key government departments and NGOs will be allocated lead roles in specific project
interventions. For example, the Red Cross/Red crescent will lead in development of
contingency/preparedness plans, Preparations of the flood risk reduction policy will be led by
a specific ministry supported by FAO for example, and REACT will facilitate development
of National DRR policy and legislation. Risk assessment/analysis might be led by the
UNDP/OCHA.
The project will benefit from REACT efforts in harmonizing risk identification initiatives. In
addition the project will feed knowledge and information about good practices, tools and
resources for disaster risk management. The project will also use tools from the UNDP
efforts to integrate disaster risk reduction into development planning in other neighbouring
countries, if possible. At the government level, the project will ensure that gender & DRR is
integrated into the National Development Plan for Tajikistan. Lessons learnt in this exercise
can also be fed into UN women/ UNDP Global Mainstreaming Project.
Since the project strategy is also in line with the Regional UN Women CO Strategy for
Disaster Risk Reduction as well as the Hyogo Framework for Action, UN Women CO &
Government of Tajikistan will feed in the results and lessons learnt from this project to both
REACT and other relevant Departments and to ISDR where necessary.
Gender Advisor in UNDP will be called upon to input on the gender dimension of the project
activities, for example, monitoring consistency on assessing the implications of DRR
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activities on women and children, and ensuring that developed strategies for their
involvement and benefit are implemented as per project design.
5. Implementation and Management Arrangements
aA: project results management
The project will be implemented over a period of 36 months starting July 01, 2015. Project
activities will be executed by the UN Women CO and UN Women MCO Team in Almay.
Management arrangements will conform to the stipulations in the new Results Management
Guide.
As the Government of Tajikistan will be responsible for the project coordination and
management, and monitoring adherence to the work plan which forms the basis of the
execution. Coordination among various stakeholders in the government and civil society
including UN agencies will be achieved through creation of DRR Project Steering and
Advisory Committee. The committee will consist of selected senior officers from key
ministries, UN agencies, Technical/Programme Specialist, Private sector and NGOs. This
committee will meet quarterly and chaired by the Tajikistan Government’s designated high
official/ Secretary or his designate. Its role will be:
• To supervise and approve appointment of project staff
• To supervise project activities that is coordinated by Disaster Management Authority
in the Office of the President through monitoring its progress and analysing reports.
• To review and approve work plans and financial plans/reports
• To provide direction for project implementation.
The committee will ensure that the project includes necessary aspects required to deliver the
expected outcomes and identifies similar projects within various ministries, NGOs and UN
systems that will contribute to realising more benefits and help achieve outcomes. This
committee will therefore assume the roles of the National Co-ordination Authority and the
Outcome Board.
A Project Execution Group will be formed to undertake project assurance reviews at
designated decision points during the running of the project. This group makes executive
decisions for the project including approval of project revision, when guidance is required by
the Project Manager. The group will consist of UN Women Senior PO, representatives from
UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, and one Tajikistan Red Cross Senior Officer, representing
beneficiary perspectives.
As UN women Taj is the implementing partner responsible and accountable for managing
project, achieving project outputs and effective use of UN women resources, it will appoint a
Project Manager responsible for day to day management and decision making for the project.
UN Women will appoint an officer to assume responsibility for project assurance. The
Project Assurer will support the Project Execution Group and the PSC, that is, in this case,
the DRR Project Management and Advisory Committee by carrying out objective and
independent project oversight and monitoring functions. During the running of a project
process, this role ensures appropriate project management milestones are managed and
completed.
bB: capacity development of UN Women co ???
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Project support will be provided by DRR specialists. Their major role will be capacity
development of UN Women CO on disaster risk reduction. At least two DRR training
workshops will be conducted for UNwomen CO staff and REACT members. The workshops
will cover DRR, recovery, mainstreaming DRR into development, risk assessment/analysis
including hazard mapping, and preparedness planning. Training on RBM and project
management will also be organised for UN Women staff. In addition, a UNV Project
Advisor/Disaster Risk Management Officer will be recruited to provide technical support to
UNWomen, the UNCT and the Disaster Management Authority.
Technical support is further requested for the development of legal and institutional
frameworks for DRR, risk identification, knowledge and information management, risk
management applications and disaster preparedness and response plans especially at national
level. It is important to ensure that a project staff is effectively trained and equipped to
continue effective DRR implementation beyond the project.
Capacity for financial management is adequate both within UN Women CO. However, the
administration and finance staff of UN Women CO will be trained on specific UN Women
procedures for financial management.
cC: inputs
The total funding required to support of the above-mentioned activities is $........00. Funding
is being sought from …… and partly from Government of Tajikistan. The Government of Taj
may contribute $......, while donor will be requested to contribute US$....... and UN Women a
sum of $.......00.
Resources transfer from UNWomen CO to the local district office will be done through
direct payment for project services at a particular time of request from the local offices.
Dushanbe UN Women office will be expected to follow UNWomen rules and regulations on
financial management and project expenditures.
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6. Evaluation and Learning Plans
Monitoring and evaluation frame work:
Monitoring and evaluation of the project aims at improving efficiency and effectiveness of
programmatic outcomes, outputs and activities through establishing a rigorous assessment
process/system to:
a) Establish clear and continuous mechanisms to assess the strength and weaknesses of
interventions;
b) Continually identify policies and institutions that need to be improved or developed to
prioritize programme intervention for the poorest and most socially disadvantaged groups;
and
c) Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation capacities of national partners, will be
developed.
An overall and detailed M&E framework will be developed as the first step of the
implementation process in line with the principles laid down in the One UN Programme
Document. The M&E framework is based on a programmatic logical framework, developed
by the Thematic Working Group (TWG) with inputs from the Resident Coordinator Office
and UN M&E Network under the overall guidance of UN Country Team (UNCT). It consists
of programmatic outcomes and outputs, respective indicators, targets, data sources and
assumptions etc
Management and Coordination meetings:
Management meetings will be organized regularly, to review work-plans and implementation
of the project. All stakeholders to the project will be invited to participate. The timing and
agenda of such meetings will be decided jointly by the donor’s Task Manager and UN
Women Project Coordinator.
In accordance with the programming policies and procedures outlined in the UNwomen User
Guide, the project will be monitored through the following:
Within the annual cycle :
 On a quarterly basis, a quality assessment shall record progress towards the
completion of key results, based on quality criteria and methods captured in the
project’s Quality Management table.
 An Issues Log shall be activated in Atlas and updated by the Project Coordinator to
facilitate tracking and resolution of potential problems or requests for change.
 Based on the initial risk analysis submitted, a risk log shall be activated in ATLAS
and regularly updated by reviewing the external environment that may affect the
project implementation.
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 Based on the above information recorded in Atlas, Project Progress Reports (PPR)
shall be submitted by the Chief Technical Advisor to the Project Board through
Project Assurance, using the standard report format available in the ATLAS
‘Executive Snapshot’.
 A project Lessons-learned log shall be activated and regularly updated to ensure
ongoing learning and adaptation within the organization, and to facilitate preparation
of a Lessons learned Report at the end of the project
 A Monitoring Schedule Plan shall be activated in Atlas and updated to track key
management actions/events
By the end of the project:
Final Review Report.
A Final Review Report shall be prepared by the Chief Technical Advisor and shared with the
UN Women CO. As a minimum requirement, the Final Review Report shall consist of the
Atlas standard format for the QPR covering the whole project period with updated
information for each above element of the QPR as well as a summary of results achieved
against pre-defined project targets at the output level.
 Final Project Review.
Based on the above report, a final project review will be conducted, to assess the performance
of the project and appraise the Annual Work Plan (AWP) for the following year. In the last
year, this review will be a final assessment. This review is driven by the Project Board and
may involve other stakeholders as required. It shall focus on the extent to which progress is
being made towards outputs, and that these remain aligned to appropriate outcomes.
External reporting
Quarterly reporting.
Financial and brief project implementation reports in a narrative format will be provided to
the donor.
Final Reporting.
A Project final report will be provided to donor within three (3) months after completion of
the project included in the programme budget. UN-Women require:
 All programmes of over $1 million to conduct an evaluation at least once in the
programme lifetime.
 All programmes of over $3 million to conduct a mid-term evaluation.
Beyond these mandatory evaluations, regional Offices will conduct evaluations on a
selective basis taking into consideration the strategic need for learning and validation of
results. Detailed procedures for evaluations are set out in Part 5.
Knowledge management and Learning
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UN-Women are committed to strengthening its role in providing key stakeholders with
knowledge on progress toward and the ‘how to’ of achieving gender equality in countries
worldwide. This section of the programme document indicates the anticipated knowledge
that the programme will generate and how that knowledge will be documented and shared
among stakeholders and their constituencies. The programme document also briefly
outlines plans for communications and knowledge product development and state that
more detailed planning for development of knowledge products and communication of the
knowledge will be carried out during programme implementation, taking into account the
UN-Women Knowledge
Communication and Visibility Communication and visibility are intrinsic components of
the project. The Public Awareness component will be widely distributed by TV satellite,
internet and DVD. Distance learning modules will be made generally available by TV
satellite, internet and DVD. The intention is to further develop all these aspects in future
and lessons learned from this project will be made widely available by Government, TV
and by UN Women.
Sustainability: It will be ensured that future programmes/projects developed in line with
the UN Women objectives and in accordance with national priorities of Government of
Tajikistan will contain inbuilt financial mechanisms for sustainability through pilots to
become a showcase for reference/replication.
9. Budget US$ 2,260,000.00
A draft budget is prepared for consultation with potential donors.
10. Funding
11. Annexes
Annexture A : UN Women Strategic Plan, 2014 -2017 Updated Development Results
Framework
Outcome indicators
and target
Output Output indicators
& target
Assumption &
risk
4.3 Gender equality
commitments
adopted and
implemented in
humanitarian action
with specific
provisions to
strengthen targeted
action for gender
equality and
women’s
empowerment in
humanitarian action
Target:
25% (2015) 50%
4.3.1 Evidence
based knowledge
including
performance
measurement and
accountability
frameworks on
gender
responsive
humanitarian
action, is
accessible to
policy makers,
ractitioners and
decision making
4.3.1a
Number of
countries
supported by UN
-
Women where
there is evidence of
the use of the
UN Women
Accountability to
Gender in
humanitarian
Action
Report
to inform high
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(2017)
Baseline:
Baseline from desk
review of
intergovernmental
outcome documents
by UN Women HQ
(Gender and Huma
nitarian Unit) end of
2013
Source:
Annual desk review
of
intergovernmental
outcome documents
by UN Women HQ
(Gender and
Humanitarian Unit)
bodies level policy
discussions
Target:
16 (2015), 30
(2017)
Baseline
: 0
Annexture B : Risk and assumptions:
Risk: Political crises undermine commitments to include DRR into policies and strategies/
Delays in establishment of the DRR mechanisms at all levels.
Assumptions:Budget and human resource commitments by the national and sub-national
governments/ Population in Tajikistan willing to embark on training programs and accepts
new practices.
Mitigation strategies???
1. Unstable local security situation: Current level of instability in Tajikistan does not
significantly worsen during the project’s life cycle.
Political
Deterioration of the situation could dramatically affect the project’s start-up and
implementation.
If this risk occurs, project may not start as planned.
Probability - Medium
Creation of contingency plans during proposal drafting period.
Risks concerning the overall security situation cannot be mitigated.
2. Governments of Tajikistan remain committed to Regional Cooperation with neighboring
countries.
Risks relating to a potential lack of stakeholder commitment can be mitigated through
coordination at local and central level.
Donor community does not remain committed to support the Government of Tajikistan in
particular and Regional Cooperation in general.
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Risks relating to a potential lack of stakeholder commitment can be mitigated through
coordination at local and central level.
4. Local power brokers do not obstruct the progress of the project. Political Difficulty
relating to community involvement
Political influence and risks concerning the overall situation can be mitigated to only a
limited degree.
5. Difficulties with obtaining visas for travel to Tajikistan
Political Impediments to visas procurement for Internationals to Tajikistan may cause
delays in implementation.
6. Deficit of qualified human resources at district and community level will present a
challenge to capacity development .Political Abilities of local governments to attract human
resources will remain limited unless the system of motivation is improved. Basic skills are
often
UN Women will support national level government in enhancing local government reforms.
7. Availability of inputs.
Financial
This is dependent upon the donors and at present the possibility of such a situation is highly
unlikely. Continuation of resource mobilization efforts.
8. Minimal timeframe to initiate, implement and close project cycle. (One year is minimal).
Financial Practical implementation of timeframe depends on efficiency of administrative
systems, bureaucratic delays and political determination of beneficiary government, as well
as other risks outlined in this Risk page.
9. Lack of interest from potential stakeholders to support the project.
Financial Occurrence of the risk would confirm failure to mobilize funding.
Interest & commitment of potential stakeholders will be thoroughly assessed during proposal
10. Natural Disasters,
Infectious diseases. Environmental Quarantine of project region
In the event of a large scale natural disaster, impacted communities (regional/national
government) will need to focus resources on rebuilding and rehabilitation.
In the event of quarantine or natural disaster, there will be an evaluation of when the project
can continue and what alternatives exist.
11. Sufficient control measures are put into place to discourage corruption.
Operational Project will not be implemented due to excessive corruption by local and
national government within procurement mechanisms.
Procurement mechanisms will be transparent and there will be broad participation by local
suppliers.
12. Mobilizing, recruiting and retaining talented staff is a challenge, resource partners fail to
perform and there insufficient local capacity to meet development objectives.
Operational Without talented local staff the ability to create and implement an effective
project will be at risk.
Prior to the projects implementation there is a culture of excellence and high standards to
attract “best and brightest”. Use of multiple media and communications channels to recruit
candidates in addition to international and local recruitment systems to aid in identifying and
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fielding the best candidates rapidly. Phased development of the project with mentoring and
training throughout.
13. Cultural norms prohibit women’s full engagement.
Strategic:
The need for full engagement of women should be a priority and the project should be
planned to include women in many different roles Coordination with local religious
authorities to ensure their understanding of and support for project goals. Cultural norms
prohibit women’s full engagement.
14. If the security situation deteriorates substantially, the ability to work
Risks concerning the overall security situation cannot be mitigated, though constant vigilance
Deteriorate substantially.
Daily attention to security situation by project manager and UNDP security coordinator.
Security professionals may be engaged to provide physical security at project locations.
Daily security updates, email and SMS alerts, and regular radio and phone contact with all
staff, will allow for a more secure environment.
Legal context: The project will be implemented within the framework of UNDAF (2015-
2020) which forms the basis of cooperation between the Government of
Tajikistan and the United Nations in addition to the memorandum of
agreement signed between the GoT and UN Women in 2015.
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