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Turkmenistan and FAO
Partnering for resilient livelihoods and adaptation to climate change
The partnership between Turkmenistan and FAO has grown steadily since the country joined the Organization in 1995. Over the years,
FAO technical and policy assistance has covered a wide range of areas related to food security, agriculture and rural development, with
an increasing focus on national capacity building and environmental protection. Today, FAO is supporting Turkmenistan’s drive towards
inclusive and sustainable economic growth, based on diversification and increased competitiveness.
Although it is rich in natural resources, Turkmenistan is affected by
drought and desertification, with almost 80 percent of its territory
lacking a constant source of surface water flow. The situation is
further aggravated by the increasing effects of climate change,
which are threatening food and nutrition security.
FAO aims to expedite actions to support drought risk management
at the country level, applying a programme approach that
encompasses the effective use of natural resources to increase the
resilience of key production systems in the face of climate variability.
To enable improved assessments and effective implementation
of measures to combat land degradation, FAO is developing the
capacities of national institutions and supporting the elaboration of
land use maps for Turkmenistan.
The country is set to start the following drought management projects:
The Central Asian Desert Initiative (CADI), covering Kazakhstan
and Uzbekistan in addition to Turkmenistan. In collaboration
with the German Government’s International Climate Initiative
(IKI), FAO is helping partner institutions meet their commitment
under related international conventions.
Integrated Natural Resources Management in Drought Prone
and Salt-Affected Agricultural Production Landscapes, a
multi-country Global Environmental Facility project that covers
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkey in
addition to Turkmenistan. The project was designed to develop
mechanisms aiming to minimize pressures and negative
impacts on natural resources; reduce risks and vulnerability;
and enhance the capacity to cope with drought and salinity in
the region.
Contacts
Yuriko Shoji
Subregional Coordinator and FAO Representative
to Turkmenistan
Subregional Office for Central Asia
Ivedik Cad. 55, Yenimahalle Ankara, Turkey
Tel.: +90 312 3079500
E-mail: [email protected]
Matching FAO’s expertise to
Turkmenistan’s development priorities
Over the medium term, FAO interventions and resource
mobilization for Turkmenistan will follow the 2016 Country
Programming Framework (CPF), which is being developed by
FAO and the Government in consultation with other partners.
Three priority areas are envisaged:
Agricultural production and food security, with a view
to increasing the contribution of agriculture, forestry and
fisheries to the country’s economic growth. Support will
be provided for animal production and disease control;
agro-forestry systems; conservation agriculture; crop pest
and disease control; improved seed systems; and fisheries
and aquaculture.
Sustainable natural resource management, climate
change mitigation and adaptation, with a view to
enhancing the agriculture sector’s capacity to support food
security, livelihoods and growth in a sustainable manner.
Support will focus on the formulation of climate change
mitigation strategies; sustainable forest management and
restoration; agricultural water use and management; and
cooperation with neighbouring countries for addressing
the water-food-energy nexus of key river basins – with
emphasis on sustainable use and socio-economic
development of the Aral Sea Basin.
Increased resilience of rural livelihoods to agriculture
and food security threats and shocks, with a view to
increasing capacities for coping with the impacts of
drought – in line with FAO’s Disaster Risk Reduction for
Food and Nutrition Security Framework. Support will focus
on scaling up and accelerating drought risk management
actions, including promotion of drought tolerant crops and
improved fisheries strategies.
The CPF is fully aligned with the UN Partnership Framework for
Development and supports FAO’s corporate strategic objectives
and regional priorities as well as the Sustainable Development
Goals. It reflects relevant priorities in the National Programme
for Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan for 20112030 and the Strategy of Economic, Political and Cultural
Development of Turkmenistan until 2020.
4/2015/2
Policy response to climate change
and water scarcity
Regional support to fisheries
and aquaculture
Turkmenistan has been invited to join the Central Asian
and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture
Commission (CACFish). Established as an FAO regional
fisheries body in 2009, CACFish helps to strengthen
fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the subregion.
Turkmenistan has participated in several activities under
CACFish as well as the Central Asia Regional Programme
for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (FishDev),
including workshops aimed at promoting sustainable
management, improving policies and building the
professional capacities.
A scenario approach to the use
of water resources
Since 1960, the surface area of the Aral Sea has shrunk
by approximately 60 percent and, every day 200 000
tonnes of salt and sand are carried by the wind and
dumped within a 300 km radius. Fishing in the Sea has
ceased completely, while shipping and other waterrelated activities have declined. The quality of drinking
water is very poor due
to increasing salinity,
“Addressing the impacts
bacterial contamination
and pollution from and
of climate change … is a
heavy metals. As part of
necessary step to the hungerconcerted international
free world and sustainable
efforts to achieve
future we want.”
sustainable socioeconomic
José Graziano da Silva
development of the
FAO Director-General
Aral Sea Basin, an
FAO project has been
developed in cooperation with the UN Regional Centre
for Preventive Diplomacy and the Executive Committee of
the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC-IFAS).
The initiative aims to help strengthen cooperation among
Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and Afghanistan, leading to
improved decision-making and a common understanding
of water management issues. A thorough assessment of
the water, energy and agriculture nexus has been carried
out as a basis for proposed development scenarios
providing for integrated water resource use.
Sustainable improvement in livestock
production
Animal feed systems and the prevention and control
of animal diseases are important areas for sustainable
development of the country’s livestock sector. FAO has
provided technical assistance for the implementation of
a number of projects to combat transboundary animal
diseases, such as avian influenza, also organizing training
workshops as part of capacity building for national
experts and staff from the Ministry of Agriculture. National
authorities took part in a number of events such as
“Livestock Production Issues and Opportunities in Central
Asian Countries’’, annual workshops on ‘’West Euro-Asia
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control’’; and ‘’Good Emergency
Management Practices for animal disease control, and
development of control strategies for Peste des petits
ruminants (PPR)’’.
FAO’s subregional office is currently formulating a regional
project with a focus on animal registration systems and
artificial insemination. The project is to be submitted for
funding under the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme.
Regional cooperation for food security
Turkmenistan is participating in activities organized
by the Economic Cooperation Organization-Regional
Coordination Centre (ECO-RCC) for implementing the
ECO/FAO Regional Programme for Food Security. The
programme is designed to improve agricultural production,
productivity and sustainability and achieve food security
in ECO member states. Specific activities are contributing
to capacity development of Turkmenistan’s food and
agricultural experts in agriculture-related trade and market
relations as well as sustainable food production and
processing.
Established in 2012, ECO-RCC is supported by Turkey’s
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, with additional
resources provided under the FAO-Turkey Partnership
Programme.