Tajikistan: adapting to climate change

Oxfam is helping people in Tajikistan to tackle the effects of climate change.
Report: Climate Change and Poverty in Tajikistan

Turaqulov Saidmuzator, a farmer in Temumalik District. [Photo: Anita Swarup]

Like many people in Tajikistan, Turaqulov Saidmuzator, a farmer in Temumalik District, is experiencing the effects of climate change:

"I think the weather has become warmer in the last 4 or 5 years and that is affecting our crops. The sickness of our crops is increasing but the pesticides are expensive and we are losing almost 30 percent of our crops to diseases."

Photo: Anita Swarup

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Two women collecting water from a tapstand by the side of the road, Tajikistan. Notably rising temperatures and more droughts are putting an additional stress on water resources.

Photo: Karen Robinson

Extreme weather events in Tajikistan are one of the factors driving more young men to migrate to Russia. Increasing burdens will be placed on women as many have to work in the cotton fields - agriculture is the lowest paid sector.

Photo: Anita Swarup

Two farmers standing by disused water point in Davat village, Temurmalik District. There is no longer any water running from this spring partly due to lack of rainfall over the last few years.

Photo: Anita Swarup

Oxfam is helping to improve access to water. We have built ten concrete water storage tanks in two villages in Temurmalik District and building another 10 in Qumsangir further south. During the irrigation season, the tanks collect water from pumped irrigation canals for use in the winter.

Photo: Anita Swarup

Omina Askarova, chief of the women’s collective farm in Langor village, Spitamen district, is participating in a bio-farming project with Oxfam’s partner, Saodat. The project involves training in the use of drip irrigation and efficient use of water.

"My life has really improved, if I need some money I can sell some product from the land and I can fix the price I sell it for."

Photo: Anita Swarup

Azizova Gulsara from Farkhor is involved in Oxfam's disaster preparedness training programme which educates the community about aspects such as evacuation procedures and monitoring water levels.

Photo: Anita Swarup