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Initiatives for Tajikistan
Country-Level Harmonization
 

Sixty four percent of the population of Tajikistan is living on less than PPP $2.15 per day and there are significant regional differences within the country. For example, the lowest rate of poverty is observed in RRS and in Dushanbe, and the highest poverty rates are observed in GBAO and Khatlon.

The Government of Tajikistan (GoT) is interested in harmonization and will lead the country's harmonization program. However, a comprehensive harmonization program remains to be defined. Potential areas for harmonization of donor policies, procedures and practices are financial management and accountability, procurement, monitoring and evaluation, and social and environmental safeguards.

Tajikistan is a World Bank pilot for Country Environmental Analysis (CEA). The CEA is a country-level diagnostic analytic tool to help assess the environmental aspects of countries’ development and poverty reduction strategies, and to integrate environmental considerations into donor assistance strategies. The CEA has been adopted in recent policy papers by several multilateral banks.

The second in-country Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on November 5, 2004 in Dushanbe. It was organized (and co-chaired) by the Government and the World Bank with financial support from the Swiss Government. The Government presented its Public Investment Program at the meeting, and encouraged donors to concentrate on private sector development and projects in the areas of energy, water, infrastructure and environment.

GoT was represented at the AsDB, DFID and EBRD sponsored, and the Government of Kyrgyz Republic hosted Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Workshop on Harmonization and Alignment for Development Effectiveness and Managing for Results in Bishkek on October 28-29, 2004. The workshop prepared participants for the Second High-Level Forum (HLF-2) on Harmonization and Alignment in Paris, Feb. 28-March 2, 2005.
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Sector/Program Approach The comprehensive harmonization program remains to be defined. Initial focus is likely to be in the areas of environmental safeguards and also, assistance strategies.
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Comprehensive harmonization program to be defined.  To be determined.  Comprehensive harmonization program defined.        - Government 
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Assistance Strategies

Support effective linkages between the EC agenda and World Bank led work on poverty reduction and social and economic reform developed in the PRS.
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EC  
UK  
WB  
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Develop framework for donor cooperation.    Framework developed.    DFID:    - EC
- UK
- WB 
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Donor Cooperation

KfW is undertaking co-financing with the World Bank, AsDB, and the Agha Khan Foundation.

There are sporadic round table meetings with CIDA, DEZA. DFID. KfW, and the WB.

The second in-country CG meeting was held on November 5, 2004 in Dushanbe. It was organized (and co-chaired) by the Government and the World Bank with financial support from the Swiss Government. The country’s President participated in the meeting that was attended by 23 donor organizations and 14 donor countries.

The Government presented its Public Investment Program at the CG meeting, and encouraged donors to concentrate on private sector development and projects in the areas of energy, water, infrastructure and environment.
Donors:
Name: Contact:
AsDB  
Canada  
Germany  
Switzerland  
UK  
WB  
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Tajikistan is a World Bank pilot for CEA which is under preparation now. The CEA is a country-level diagnostic analytic tool to help assess the environmental aspects of countries’ development and poverty reduction strategies, and to integrate environmental considerations into donor assistance strategies.
Donors:
Name: Contact:
AsDB  
WB  
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 Description:   Time Frame:   Progress Indicator:   Status:   Contact:   Government contact:   Donors: 
Complete CEA.  2003  Draft CEA finalized and shared with development partners for comments.    AsDB: WB: nsaraswat@worldbank.org    - AsDB
- WB 
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