Paper abstract:

The working paper provided the analysis of the technical and financial support rendered by Korea International Cooperation Agency to the Central Asian partner countries in order to overcome the difficulties and risks caused by climate change. Overall, ones of the KOICA's main project objectives are to reduce poverty and support sustainable socio-economic growth of the partner countries in Central Asia. Due to climate change that have increased the negative impact of global warming on socio-economic development of Central Asia, the KOICA's strategies have been also changed. So, at present the KOICA is focusing on financing the environmental related projects such as development of forestry to prevent desertification, to promote creation of a complex of clean ecological raw materials and to cope with other ecological related issues. In this paper approximately from 50 to 75 projects on environmental issues will be analyzed and compared within the countries of Central Asia. The findings demonstrate that the rural development projects concentrating on environmental issues with active engagement of local community are more productive and sustainable than projects without communities' participation. Moreover, the awareness increasing and educational activities on climate change issues among women and young people at age of 18-26 years have led to change in behavioral relations towards organic farming, rational water and land use and food recycling methods in rural areas.