Institutional Analysis of the Current National System and Processes Related to Climate Change in Turkmenistan

The report assesses Turkmenistan's institutional capacity for climate change adaptation, highlighting the critical vulnerability of the water and agriculture sectors. It identifies the Inter-Sectoral Commission on environmental protection as a key driver for the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process and recommends formalizing institutional frameworks, harmonizing legislation, and improving cross-sectoral data exchange to mainstream adaptation into national planning.

• Turkmenistan faces significant climate risks, including temperature increases of up to 6–7°C by 2100 and precipitation decreases of up to 22 mm by 2100, which threaten the land-use sector, particularly water and agriculture.
• While progress has been made since the 2012 National Climate Change Strategy, Turkmenistan currently lacks a legal and institutional framework to ensure the systematic mainstreaming of adaptation into sectoral plans.
• The Inter-Sectoral Commission on environmental protection is identified as the primary body to initiate and drive the NAP process, though it requires a permanent secretariat for technical support.
• To fund the National Strategy of Turkmenistan on Climate Change (NSTCC), the government intends to establish a National Clean Climate Fund utilizing national and external sources, including the private sector and international development banks.
• Three specific entry points are proposed for mainstreaming adaptation in water and agriculture: using the NAP to outline roles, utilizing the Inter-Sectoral Commission for coordination, and developing sectoral adaptation action plans or applying a 'climate lens' to existing plans.
• Successful sectoral integration of adaptation depends on four enabling factors: high-level political support, information sharing, capacity development, and the securing of financial resources.
• There is a critical need for capacity building for technical experts to conduct vulnerability assessments and develop climate impact chains, as well as for decision-makers to understand adaptation planning trends.
• The report recommends the development of a Law of Turkmenistan "On Climate Change" to regulate coordination between ministries and agencies and define their responsibilities.

APA

Mislimshoeva, B., Abdurasulova, G., Walsh, J., & Statz, J. (2021). Institutional Analysis of the Current National System and Processes Related to Climate Change in Turkmenistan. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/napgn_en_2021_institutional-analysis-of-the-current-national-system-and-processes-related-to-climate-change-in-turkmenistan.pdf

Chicago

Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha, Gulbahar Abdurasulova, Jonathan Walsh, and Jochen Statz. Institutional Analysis of the Current National System and Processes Related to Climate Change in Turkmenistan. NAP Global Network, 2021. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/napgn_en_2021_institutional-analysis-of-the-current-national-system-and-processes-related-to-climate-change-in-turkmenistan.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mislimshoeva2021institutional, author = {Mislimshoeva, Bunafsha and Abdurasulova, Gulbahar and Walsh, Jonathan and Statz, Jochen}, title = {{Institutional Analysis of the Current National System and Processes Related to Climate Change in Turkmenistan}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/napgn_en_2021_institutional-analysis-of-the-current-national-system-and-processes-related-to-climate-change-in-turkmenistan.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }