Building Resilience to Future Outbreaks: Infectious Disease Risk Financing Solutions for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Region
This study provides a review of infectious disease risk financing schemes to draw lessons for CAREC member countries. It offers recommendations to strengthen their disaster risk management strategies and public sector budget resilience.
CAREC Water Pillar Scoping Report
The scoping study for the CAREC Water Pillar presents a framework for regional cooperation on water that responds to the growing demand for water at a time of increasing climate related uncertainty. Initially, it focuses on cooperation within the Aral Sea Basin region with an expectation that its scope will expand gradually to other sub-regions within CAREC. It aims to complement the role of existing regional institutions, national agencies, and development partners.
CAREC Digital Strategy 2030
The strategy provides a mechanism to promote policy design, capacity building, and dialogue on digital technologies to address social and economic challenges posed by the rapid development of disruptive technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic.
E-Commerce in CAREC Countries: Infrastructure Development
Digital trade promotion has been a long-standing priority for member countries of the CAREC Program to support their integration into global value chains and economic diversification. The study underscores the importance of enabling legislation, digital literacy, and creation of trust. It also emphasizes how a comprehensive strategy; adequate data for policy making; and support for e-commerce ecosystems, industry associations, and start-ups could nurture e-commerce markets.
Compound Risk Analysis of Natural Hazards and Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Compound risk occurs when two or more shocking events overlap, inducing additional pressure on social and physical vulnerabilities. As part of the study, scenarios of a natural hazard occurring during an outbreak are created for each CAREC country. The study concludes that compound risk may pose a challenge for the CAREC region in terms of elevated costs of response due to higher operational complexity, longer timelines required for reconstruction, and higher procurement costs resulting from supply interruptions or price shocks. It is therefore important to consider compound risk when investing in disaster risk management.
CAREC Health Strategy 2030
The strategy aims to enhance health security through regional cooperation. It has four main pillars: (i) leadership and human resource capacity, (ii) technical preparedness, (iii) surge demands and access to supplies, and (iv) vulnerable population groups and border health. It is intended as a tool to guide CAREC health cooperation, dialogue and knowledge exchange, programming and mobilize new project financing.
The Situation of Railways in CAREC Countries and Opportunities for Investment, Commercialization and Reform
Building upon 11 country-level assessments and incorporating the development of a CAREC Regional Transport Model, this report examines the situation of the region’s railways and identifies priorities for railway investment, commercialization and reform. It is one of the first consolidated analyses of CAREC railways and contributes to the growing evidence basis to support dialogue and decision-making on railway development in the region.
CAREC Road Safety Engineering Manual 5: Star Ratings for Road Safety Audit
This system, Star Ratings for Road Safety Audits, will help policy makers and practitioners involved in designing, upgrading, and rehabilitating roads to meet safety targets and reduce injuries from traffic accidents.
Road Safety Report Card for the CAREC Region
This publication shows the status of key road safety issues in each country, progress toward national policies, and the actions taken toward achieving the objectives of the CAREC Road Safety Action Plan. The information in this report will help development partners identify priorities, resources, and possible actions to help CAREC member countries improve road safety and reduce the financial and human cost of road traffic accidents.
Inception Report on Prefeasibility Studies for Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor Development
The Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor (STKEC) is an initiative supported by the ADB. It covers the Shymkent city (in Kazakhstan), Tashkent city (in Uzbekistan), and Khujand city (in Tajikistan) and their surrounding oblasts of Turkestan, Tashkent, and Sughd. The STKEC aims to realize the potential for increasing cross-border economic cooperation and integration and fostering economic growth through promoting spatial economic development among Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Narrowing the Disaster Risk Protection Gap in Central Asia
CAREC member countries face growing levels of disaster risk without sufficient financial protection. Regional cooperation can help narrow the protection gap and increase the financing available for quick responses to disaster events. This publication explores the current approach to disaster risk finance in each CAREC member state to identify opportunities to strengthen financing arrangements. It aims to inform the design of a regional disaster risk transfer facility.
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