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C i ate Resi ience

C rrent scienti c predicti ns s est t at t e reatest b rden f c i ate c an e wi fa n p r and de e pin w r dc ntries. Esti ates ab t t e p tentia i pacts f c i ate c an e fr t e Inter ern enta Pane n C i ateC an e and t e W r d Bank s est t at as c as 75-80 percent f c i ate c an e sses an, s cia andec n ic wi be in t e de e pin w r d.

T ese predicti ns as we as debates ab t t e ca ses f c i ate c an e are a ready beside t e p int in anyp aces w ere t e A a K an De e p ent Netw rk (AKDN) w rks. F r e decades, AKDN as been w rkin witc nities t de e p s stainab e s ti ns t en ir n enta and s cia c a en es: water scarcity, dr t, sa inityin ress, def restati n, irre ar rainfa , seis ic acti ity, din , as we as t er nat ra and an- ade i pacts. Apartic ar f c s as been c asta and i ntain areas, w ere t e expected i pacts f c i ate c an e are ike y tbe astin and se ere.

Acr ss t e f ran e f its w rk, fr r ra de e p ent t ea t , fr icr nance t ydr e ectric ener y,fr disaster preparedness t ind stria de e p ent, AKDN w rks wit ca c nities t red ce nerabi ity,stren t en resi ience and ana e nat ra risks. As t e w r d prepares f r an increase in t e effects f c i ate c an e,AKDN wi c ntin e t ffer assistance t nerab e c nities and t s are t e expertise it as ained er t e ast50 years.

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A g A K h A N D E v E l o P m E N T N E T Wo R K

A a K anF ndati n

A a K an Ed cati n Ser ices

A a K an hea t Ser ices

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A a K an A encyf r micr nance

A a K anuni ersity

uni ersity f Centra Asia

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Ind stria Pr ti nSer ices

A a K an Awardf r Arc itect re

A a K an hist ricCities Pr ra e

Financia Ser ices media Ser ices

A iati n Ser ices

T ris Pr ti nSer ices

A a K an m sic Initiati ein Centra Asia

m se s &Ex ibiti ns

Photo on previous page: His Highness the Aga Khan reviewing plans for the Khorog, Tajikistan campus of the University of Central Asiain 2006. The University will incorporate a landscaped park and forest as part of research encompassing water and dry land management,reforestation, energy substitution and biodiversity.

Photo Credit: AKDN / Gary Otte

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We a e earned w t address partic ar

sy pt s f p erty, b t nf reseen ariab es

a e di ted r i pact. Per aps st

i p rtant y, we a e ften fai ed t predict and t

pre-e pt tra ic de e p ents, s c as fa ines

and ci i c n icts, e en w en t ey a e been

brewin er decades f despair.

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As t e w r d searc es f r practica inn ati ns t at can s ften t e i pact f c i ate c an e, traditi na et ds f

en ir n enta ana e ent can ffer inspirati n. In n rt ern Pakistan, ca pe p e a e been r win , r raftin ,

aciers f r at east 100 years. le end as it t at aciers were r wn in ntain passes as ear y as t e twe ft cent ry

t b ck t e ad ance f gen is K an and t e m n s.

T e ai f t ese acti ities is t r w t e a nt f ice at i a tit des d rin t e winter nt s s t at t ere wi be

increased water f r cr p irri ati n fr e twater d rin t e s er r win seas n. Typica y, a d zen ca en c i b

t s aded areas ab e t e sn w ine in Septe ber and oct ber wit packs f f acia ice (300 k / 660 p nds) andp ts f Ind s Ri er water (120 k / 265 p nds), as we as t er in redients (saw d st, w eat sk, c arc a and sa t).

T ese in redients are p aced in a ca e r depressi n and t en c ered wit s i .

Since 2005, t e A a K an R ra S pp rt Pr ra e as been c nd ctin researc n t e iabi ity f acier raftin at

18 sites in t e gi it-Ba tistan re i n f Pakistan. Beca se acia ice r ws s w y and can be in enced by a n ber

f ariab es, it is t s n t present scienti c pr f f t e s ccess f t e rafts. l ca pe p e s est, we er, t at t etec niq es a e been s ccessf and t at t ey present t e n y s ti n t ate s er water s rta es in t eir i a es.

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Quote: His Highness the Aga Khan to the Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development, (Paris, France), March 4, 2010

Partners: Government of Norway (NORFUND)

Photo: According to a number of local and international sources, the glaciers of Pakistan are melting rapidly, contributing to ooding.The Hopper Glacier, in northern Pakistan, in 2006.

Photo credit: AKDN / Gary Otte

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T e Q ran c ands s t be d stewards

f A a s nat ra creati n e en as we e p y

his ifts f ti e and ta ent t s ape r

s rr ndin s. Neit er en ir n enta pr tecti n

n r ec n ic de e p ent can be n

s stained n ess b t bjecti es are pri ritized.

T ey are part f a C n A enda.

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C nity-based C i ate Resi ience

C rrent researc n c i ate adaptati n and resi ience s pp rts t e n ti n t at reater attenti n needs t be i en t

i pr in c i ate resi ience and b i din adapti e capacity at t e community e e , w ere t e p tentia sses frc i ate c an e wi be fe t st ea i y. C i ate resi ient de e p ent strate ies st t eref re b t draw n ca

capacity and inte rate inf r ati n ab t pr bab e i pacts int de e p ent p annin in ways t at are b t speci c t

and re e ant f r ca c nities.

As t e 2010 W r d De e p ent Rep rt n tes, t e ca nat re f adaptati n eans t at sweepin p icies wit ne-

size- ts-a prescripti ns are n t s ited t ser in t e needs f different c nities. AKDNs experience w d a ss est t at, ike t er aspects f de e p ent, c i ate resi ience eff rts st be c nity-based. T e Netw rks

en ir n ent acti ities, w ic are c rdinated by t e Prince Sadr ddin A a K an F nd f r t e En ir n ent, ri inated

wit c nity-based tree p antin , f rest ana e ent and pi neerin w rk n f e -ef cient st es.

T e F nds acti ities n w inc de nat ra res rce ana e ent, r ra de e p ent in fra i e nat ra en ir n ents,

c i ate c an e adaptati n and iti ati n, and re ated pr ra es. T e intenti n f a pr ra es is t assistc nities t at are st t reatened by t eir nat ra s rr ndin s, w i e w rkin t pr tect fra i e ec syste s t at are

nerab e t t e effects f p r y p anned an acti ity.

Quote: His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2007 Award Presentation Ceremony (Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia), September 4, 2007

Partners: Canadian International Development Agency, UK Department for International Development, Ford Foundation

Photo: A weeping tree in a Malaysian rainforest.

Photo credit: Prince Hussain Aga Khan

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N ne can disp te, I t ink, t at a ar e n ber

f t e w r ds recent pr b e s a e been b rn in

t e c ntryside f t e p rest c ntinents... We

wi need t address t ese pr b e s wit a c

str n er sense f r ency. W at we ay a e

been c ntent t ac ie e in 25 years, we st

n w ai t d in 10 years.

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A ric t re in Dr t-stricken Areas

T e pr b e f water s rta es and irre ar rainfa patterns is da ntin in any p aces. In areas t at re y n rain-fed

a ric t re, t ese pr b e s are especia y ac te. In Sa a ie , Syria, i ited water res rces, c bined wit er-p pinand p r water ana e ent, as ed t persistent pr b e s f water scarcity. Arab e far and as decreased fr

40,000 ectares in 1960 t an esti ated 9,000 ectares in 2007. of t e appr xi ate 5,000 r ndwater we s identi ed in

2003, a st 3,500 were dry.

T address t ese c r nic iss es, t e A a K an F ndati ns (AKF) r ra de e p ent pr ra s a e w rked wit

far ers, ca ern ents and c nities t pr te better ana e ent f water res rces and de e p re water-ef cient et ds f a ric t ra pr d cti n. Acti ities inc de t e i pr e ent f irri ati n syste s, especia y t r drip

and sprink er syste s in c binati n wit and se practices t at are en ir n enta y s nd.

AKF a s w rks t brid e t e ap between nati na researc centers and s a far ers by disse inatin dr t-t erant

bar ey arieties, de nstratin t e i p rtance and bene t f water ar estin tec niq es f r rc ards and initiatin

researc n pti a cr ppin patterns t at axi ize pr d cti n per nit f water sed.

Quote: His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Philanthropy Forum (Washington DC, USA),April 23, 2009

Partners: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Photo: A drip irrigation system is installed to water crops being grown under plastic in Salamieh, Syria. AKDNs initiatives in rural

development include programs to increase agricultural productivity, reduce water consumption, diversify income sources and improverural livelihoods.

Photo credit: AKDN / Naoura Al-Azmeh

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E eryw ere in t e w r d t day, pe p e are

searc in f r ways t red ce t e t reat f

ba war in b t by i itin reen se

as e issi ns and by tin t e b i t f

def restati n...We fee deep y t at en ir n enta

a s and de e p ent a s st be part f a

c p e entary a enda. We can ser e ne set f

a s n y if we a s ser e t e t er.

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Ener y-efficient Pr d cts and Tec n ies

Ener y sec rity is a s a aj r c p nent f c i ate adaptati n and resi ience. Ens rin a c ean and re iab e s pp y,

i pr in ener y ef ciency, increasin renewab e ener y sa e and in estin in di erse ener y p rtf i s are keyc p nents f iti atin risk and b i din c i ate resi ient s cieties.

In any parts f t e de e pin w r d, we er, t e st ener y-insec re c nities are a s t e nes experiencin

t e reatest press re n nat ra res rces, w ic are bein c ns ed at an a ar in rate, ca sin def restati n,

and de radati n and s i destabi izati n and di inis in ec n ic pp rt nities. In any areas, t e ain ca se f

def restati n and and de radati n is t e se f w d f r f e .

T nd s ti ns t t is pr b e , AKDNs B i din and C nstr cti n I pr e ent Pr ra e (BACIP) was set p as a

researc and desi n pr ra . It as intr d ced er 70 pr d cts and tec n ies t at red ce bi ass c ns pti n,

i pr e en ir n enta c nditi ns in es and pr ide inc e- eneratin pp rt nities. S e f t ese pr d cts

inc de: r f atc wind ws f r better enti ati n, d b e azed wind ws w ic a w f r re i t w i e c nser in

eat; f e -ef cient st es wit water war in faci ities attac ed t at se t e sa e f e ; r ins ati n, wa ins ati nand r f treat ent tec niq es f r t er a ef ciency; s ar c kers and s ar water eaters f r f e c nser ati n; and

se d- e e bi as p ants f r a ternati e ener y s rces f r c kin and water eatin .

Quote: His Highness the Aga Khan at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Bujagali Hydropower Project (Kampala, Uganda), August 21, 2007

Partners: Environmental Protection Agency, Finland Embassy Pakistan, HOPE87, United Nations Global Environment Facility, World Bank

Photo: In northern Pakistan, BACIP has stimulated the development of small enterprises that build energy-ef cient products which conservenatural resources and improve livelihoods.

Photo credit: AKDN / Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (Pakistan)

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C i ate c an e is affectin t ese areas se ere y,

wit t eir partic ar y fra i e s i s and s rinkin

aciers... It is essentia t at t e internati na

c nity pay s f cient attenti n t t is part

f Asia: a fai re t d s wi a st certain y

destabi ize t e r wt and i it t e era

de e p ent f t e see in y re f rt nate

c ntries t at s rr nd Centra Asia.

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F d Sec rity

Acc rdin t t e uN h an De e p ent Rep rt, a ric t ra pr d cti n wi be se ere y c pr ised by c i ate ariabi ity

and c an e. In s e c ntries, cr p pr d cti n fr rain-fed a ric t re c d be red ced by as c as 50 percent by 2020.De radati n f a ric t ra ands wi a e additi na spin- ff effects as we , increasin i est ck deat s, t e risk f wi d res, s i

er si n and t e dis cati n f ca p p ati ns.

A si i ar series f e ents as a ready taken p ace in eastern Tajikistan er t e ast tw decades. W en t e S iet uni n

c apsed and its f d s bsidies ended, t e pe p e f t e ntain s g rn -Badak s an re i n f Tajikistan be an t star e.

under t e centra y p anned ec n y, Tajikistan b i t a ariety f ds ran in fr s es t r cket parts, b t did n t pr d cec f d. F d insec rity was c p nded by t e re a f f e s bsidies, w ic ed t t e b rnin f w d, inc din fr it

trees, t s r i e t e winter. By s e esti ates, 80 percent f t e f rest c er in t e pr ince was c ns ed f r f e . AKDNs

a encies rst pr ided anitarian re ief, and t en be an t e task f reb i din t e n -ter f d sec rity f t e re i n.

o er t e f win 10 years, t e m ntain S cieties De e p ent S pp rt Pr ra e (mSDSP), an Ngo set p and

s pp rted by t e A a K an F ndati n, be an t w rk wit Tajik c nities t increase far yie ds and i pr e cr parieties. Fr 15 percent in t e ear y 1990s, f d sec rity rad a y increased t 70 percent er a 10-year peri d. T e

c nities AKDN s pp rted ac ie ed t ese dra atic ains ar e y beca se de e p ent eff rts were c nity-based and

dri en. T at de as been expanded t er 1,150 i a e r anizati ns and 60 i a e r anizati n ni ns, wit a t ta f

er 132,700 i a e e bers, f w ic 47 percent are w en. AKDN a s c p eted a n ber f re ated pr ra s, inc din

ref restati n eff rts and t e c p eti n f t e Pa ir 1 ydr e ectric p ant.

Quote: Statement by Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the 10 th German World Bank Forum The Asian Century: Challenges in the Economic Crisis (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), November 20, 2008

Partners: Canadian International Development Agency, Christenson Fund, European Commission, HOPE87, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Inwent Capacity Building Germany, Master Card Foundation, Netherlands Organisation for International Development Cooperation, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rosey MicroFinance Fund, Swedish International Development Agency, United NationsUniversity, World Bank

Photo: In the mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, AKDNs agencies rst provided humanitarian relief, and then began the task of rebuilding the long-term food security of the region.

Photo credit: AKDN / Jean-Luc Ray

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Eac enerati n st ea e f r

its s ccess rs an en anced

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and p ysica en ir n ent.

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Ref restati n and land Rec a ati n

In an era f rapid y ad ancin c i ate c an e, red cin def restati n and ndertakin critica ref restati n eff rts as

bec e a key a f b t t e internati na c nity and any nati na ern ents. As t e Pr p et m a ad(peace be p n i ) r ed is f wers: W en t e ast day c es, if s e ne as a pa s t in is and, e s d

p ant it.

AKDN as p anted er 100 i i n trees as part f acti ities t at inc de and rec a ati n in arid and desp i ed ands.

Trees ser e t seq ester carb n, w ic iti ates c i ate c an e and c ntrib tes t bi di ersity w i e pr idin far ers

wit n -ter assets f r f d, f dder, f e and c nstr cti n ateria s. AKDNs eff rts a e been s ccessf y ndertakenin a ariety f en ir n ents, ran in fr t e c asta p ains f Kenya w ere dr ts a e p sed extra rdinary

c a en es t t e i ntain z nes f n rt ern Pakistan, Af anistan and Tajikistan. T ese acti ities inc de

c nstr cti n r repair f irri ati n syste s and t e creati n f c eck da s, rec ar e we s and re ated c nser ati n

eas res, inc din rainwater ar estin syste s and drip and sprink er irri ati n syste s. In an era f di inis ed

riz ns and d sday scenari s, pr jects s c as t ese re ind s t at t ere are s ti ns t at e ery ne can, and

per aps s d, p ant a tree.

Quote: Address by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Ninth Award Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (New Delhi, India),November 27, 2004

Partners: Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau (KfW), Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslandeen N.V. (FMO),Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), Socit de Promotion et de Participation pour la CooprationEconomique (PROPARCO), The World Bank

Photo: Employees of the Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge plant trees in the Mau forest in Kenya as part of a program that is planting 10 million trees in Kenya alone.

Photo credit: Serena Hotels / Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development

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a ways w rked in areas f t e w r d s sceptib e

t nat ra disasters... We a e seen and

fe t t e an, p ysica and nancia c st

f catastr p es. h we er, t ese dif c t

experiences a e a s ta t s t e a e f

in estin in disaster preparedness,

iti ati n and resp nse.

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mana in Risk in Disaster-Pr ne Areas

By near y a indicat rs, t e n ber and se erity f nat ra disasters is increasin rapid y. T e i pacts f nat ra disasters are,

we er, n t s ared eq itab y. Acc rdin t t e 2007/2008 h an De e p ent Rep rt, f t e 262 i i n pe p e w wereaffected by nat ra disasters between 2000 and 2004, 98 percent f t e were in t e de e pin w r d. many bser ers fear

t at c i ate c an e wi increase t e incidence f se ere weat er.

Rec nizin t at t ese disasters represent b t anitarian and de e p enta c a en es, AKDN is a ready w rkin t

pr tect nerab e c nities fr nat ra disasters t r pr ra s ran in fr disaster ana e ent trainin t t e

c nstr cti n f a a anc e barriers and cyc ne-resistant r fs. In Tajikistan, f r exa p e, a Sc Safety Initiati e Pr ject r nby FoCuS, an AKDN af iate, enc passes str ct ra di cati ns, n n-str ct ra iti ati n eas res and eart q ake risk

awareness and preparedness trainin s in sc s. An t er pr ject enc passed t e insta ati n f i freq ency CoDAN

radi s and t e trainin f c nity e bers t perate t e in areas d wn ri er fr p tentia din fr acia akes.

FoCuS a s ses e rap ic inf r ati n syste s and risk de in t e p c nities bec e aware f ca azards and

create p ans t a ert s c disasters.

In Kas ir, AKDN c issi ned icr -z nin and e -tec nica st dies t e a ate t e safety f t e ri ina cati ns f ea t

faci ities t at ad been destr yed by t e recent eart q ake and t identify safer sites w en necessary. A new AKDN b i din s

are b i t t wit stand t e seis ic risk f t eir indi id a cati ns t C de +2 w ic exceeds req ired safety standards.

Disaster ana e ent trainin is a s desi ned t i pr e c rdinati n wit re ief and resc e eff rts f t e ern ent and

anitarian a encies t a id t e c n is ana e ent t at ften a pers re ief perati ns f win nat ra disasters.

Quote: Speech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Head of the Social Welfare Department of the Aga Khan Development Network, at the launch of the United Nations World Disaster Reduction Campaign 2008-2009 Hospitals safe from disasters (Davos, Switzerland), January 25, 2008

Partners: Canadian International Development Agency, DFID, Disaster Preparedness in European Commissions Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, United States Agency for International Development, US Department of Agriculture

Photo: The landslide which led to the ooding in Hunza, Pakistan.

Photo credit: Furnished by Richard Hughes, ARUP

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We enc ra e, in b t r ind stria and

eis re initiati es, en ir n enta y friend y

acti ns, t . g ests in r te s are in ited t

p ant trees, f r instance. In ne s a d e in

Kenya, er 200,000 trees were t s p anted

in t e first year f t is initiati e. En ir n enta

I pact Assess ent st dies are an inte ra and

essentia part f a r new pr jects, be t ey

c t ra , ind stria , t ristic r infrastr ct ra .

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En ir n enta y Friend y T ris Infrastr ct re

Acc rdin t s e predicti ns, an increase in ba edian te perat res f 3-4 de rees Ce si s c d res t in

t e ss f 20-30 percent f existin p ant and ani a species. T r and de radati n, def restati n, war inte perat res, ss f c ra reefs and cean acidi cati n, c f t e w r ds bi di ersity is in fact a ready t reatened.

In resp nse, AKDN enc ra es t e de e p ent f speci c f r s f t ris t at i i t en ir n enta and c t ra

assets w i e pr idin ca pe p e wit a ternati es t t e de radati n f t ese assets. W et er it is nascent t ris

pr ra s in Af anistans Wak an C rrid r r d es in African a e parks, AKDNs appr ac as se era de nin

attrib tes: rec niti n f t e s rr ndin en ir n ent as an asset t at is t e princip e draw f r isit rs; a n -ter in est ent t at ass res a s stained interest in preser in t e en ir n ent; and a c it ent t s stainab e

en ir n enta practices t at red ce t e ec ica f tprint f a t ris pr perty.

In East Africa, te s wned by t e A a K an F nd f r Ec n ic De e p ent (AKFED) are ren wned f r pr idin

en ir n enta y friend y t ris faci ities. In Tanzania, f r exa p e, pri r t t e creati n f new faci ities in t e

c ntrys nati na parks, f r en ir n enta i pact st dies were carried t. Indi en s p ants are preser ed andpr pa ated n a sites. Specia eq ip ent incinerates waste t red ce arba e and pr ide a s rce f ener y f r

t e te . Ref restati n ca pai ns a e n w p anted i i ns f trees. T ese and t er eas res a e earned t e

Serena te s n er s en ir n enta awards.

Quote: Statement by Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the 10th German World Bank Forum The Asian Century: Challenges in theEconomic Crisis (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), November 20, 2008

Partners: Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau (KfW), Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslandeen N.V. (FMO),Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), Socit de Promotion et de Participation pour la CooprationEconomique (PROPARCO), The World Bank

Photo: The Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, part of the Serena Hotels group, a project company of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.

Photo credit: Aga Khan Fund for Economic Dev elopment

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wi req ire a ti-faceted resp nse, inc din

b d inn ati ns in t e way we b t pr d ceand c ns e ener y... hydr e ectric p wer

f fi s t at a . It is c ean ener y ad ancin

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hydr -p wer f r Re te C nities

Acc rdin t t e 2008 uN h an De e p ent Rep rt, 1.6 bi i n pe p e, st f w i e in Africa and S t Asia,

ack access t e ectricity res rces. T ta ba ener y de and is expected t d b e by 2050, and as press re tred ce e issi ns in b t t e de e ped and de e pin w r d increases, access t c ean, re iab e ener y wi bec e

n t n y an iss e f tec n y, b t f eq ity and fairness.

In t e q est f r s stainab e ener y s rces, re te c nities in de e pin c ntries p se specia c a en es. In

t e ntain s re i ns f Centra Asia and n rt ern Pakistan, i a es are ften is ated, and far re ed fr any

f ncti nin e ectricity rid. one s ti n, rst pi neered by t e A a K an F ndati n in Pakistan, in es di in anarr w c anne a n a i side t di ert water int a pipe. T e press re created by t e water win t r t e pipe

is en t t rn a t rbine and pr d ce 20-100 kw f p wer. T ese icr - ydr e ectric p ants enerate en p wer

t i t a i a e r e en se era c nities.

un ike da s, w ic ay ca se ad erse effects n ec ica syste s, t ese ini- ydr e ectric p ants ere y di ert,

rat er t an da , t e water. o er 180 icr - yde nits, s pp yin e ectricity t 50 percent f t e p p ati n f

C itra , Pakistan, a e been b i t, and t e pr jects are i p e ented, aintained and ana ed by t e c nities

t e se es. Se era d zen t er s c p ants are in perati n in Tajikistan and Af anistan. AKDN a s perates

ar er-sca e ydr e ectric p wer p ants in Tajikistan and u anda, brin in aff rdab e, c ean and re iab e ener y

res rces t c nities and pe p e in s e f t e st ener y p r re i ns f t e w r d.

Quote: His Highness the Aga Khan at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Bujagali Hydropower Project (Kampala, Uganda), August 21, 2007

Partners: Canadian International Development Agency, Christenson Fund, European Commission, HOPE87, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Inwent Capacity Building Germany, Master Card Foundation, Netherlands Organisation for International Development Cooperation, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rosey MicroFinance Fund, Swedish International Development Agency, United NationsUniversity, World Bank

Photo: A water-powered our mill in Darootkorgon, Chon Alai, Kyrgyz Republic.

Photo credit: AKDN / Thomas Kelly

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Water mana e ent

A r win b dy f scienti c e idence s ests t at ydr ica cyc es are bein disr pted ar nd t e w r d, w ic c d ead

t a i er incidence f dr t and sses f arab e and. T e Inter ern enta Pane n C i ate C an e predicts t at by2020 re t an 1.2 bi i n pe p e c d experience fres water scarcity.

In AKDN pr ra areas, access t water as been an i p rtant iss e f r decades. A ack f p tab e water as ad a wide

ran e f i pacts, fr t e s itabi ity f bride r s t t e i rati n t cities. In g jarat, India, t e pr b e f water scarcity

is ar e y an ade. Beca se f er-p pin f r irri ati n, sa t water as encr ac ed n fres water res rces as far as 12

ki eters (7 i es) in and, ca sin per anent c nta inati n. T e reperc ssi ns f water sa inity are any: inabi ity t r wtraditi na cr ps, s c as an es and c riander, and t e st ntin f t er cr ps, s c as c c n ts; t e red cti n f i k

pr d cti n fr c ws and ats; t e need f r w en t tra e as far as 12 ki eters (7 i es) t fetc water; t e expense

f dri in new we s beca se f t e dep eti n f aq ifers; and s bseq ent tensi n er t e s arin f t e res rce. T e s i

re ains s e f t e st ferti e in India, yet re and re f it is bein aband ned beca se f sa inity.

T address t ese pr b e s, t e A a K an R ra S pp rt Pr ra e as been intr d cin drip and sprink er irri ati n et ds

t at are 50 percent re ef cient. It is a s w rkin wit c nities t c nstr ct si p e rainwater ar estin ec anis s

t c anne ns n rains fr r fs int c ered cisterns. It is b i din r re abi itatin c eck da s t capt re rainwater s

as t reb i d aq ifers, identifyin new water res rces and c nstr ctin s a w rec ar e we s and perc ati n tanks in

specia e ica f r ati ns t at are resistant t sa t water encr ac ent. It as a s intr d ced cr ps s c as c icck , bete

and cast r t at can r w in sa ine water en ir n ents. It assists i a e r anizati ns t set p r p ana e ent f water

res rces. It a s a erts i a ers, t r street t eatre and p b icati ns, t t e dan ers f sa inity and t e need t w rk t et er

t c nser e t is dwind in res rce.

Quote: His Highness the Aga Khan at the Dushanbe Fresh Water Forum (Dushanbe, Tajikistan), August 30, 2003

Partners: Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO), Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell (CSPC)

Photo: Afghans collect water at a communal pump installed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Kabul.

Photo credit: AKDN / Aga Khan Cultural Services (Afghanistan)

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pe p e fr different c asses, c t res, anddiscip ines, and we c in partners w i e

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C i ate-appr priate B i din s

C i ate c an e is expected t a e se ere and n -ter i pacts n ea t . An increase in ba te perat res

is expected t ead t an increased risk f eat-re ated rta ity, especia y f r t e e der y, t e c r nica y sick, t ey n , t e s cia y ar ina ized and t e disp aced.

up t a f f t e w r ds p p ati n i es in d-brick arc itect re, b t t e ski s and kn w ed e be ind t eir

c nstr cti n a e dec ined as t er ateria s a e been intr d ced. In any p r c ntexts, we er, we -b i t d-

brick arc itect re is n t n y ess expensi e t b i d, b t ften better s ited t t e ca c i ate. Yet in s e p aces,

inc din ma i, t ese traditi na c i ate-appr priate b i din et ds and tec n ies, s c as t e se f banco , aix f d and rice c aff, were bein st.

T re i e t ese traditi na tec niq es and re ated trades, t e A a K an Tr st f r C t re rst identi ed asters f

t e pr cess, t en set p trainin f r y n er as ns. T is trainin was e ent a y expanded t brick an fact rin ,

c nstr cti n, sewa e and p bin insta ati ns, as we as t p rap ic s r eyin , in m pti, Djenne and Ti b kt .

T a e br ad, p siti e i pacts n q a ity f ife, t ese pr jects are c rdinated wit initiati es in ed cati n, ea t ,

ci i s ciety stren t enin and icr nance, as we as ec n ic de e p ent pr jects t at inc de in est ents in

water, e ectricity enerati n, a iati n and a ric t ra packa in . In m pti, f r exa p e, AKDN as instit ted a water

s pp y and sanitati n pr ra t at is ai ed at i pr in en ir n enta ea t . It inc des t e insta ati n f a sewa e

netw rk t at c nnects nei b r ds se d waste water t sedi entati n and trati n basin and t e insta ati n

and perati n f a an fact rin faci ity t pr d ce street pa in b cks ade f recyc ed p astic ba s and sand.

Quote: His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Philanthropy Forum (Washington DC, USA), April 23, 2009

Partners: Canadian International Development Agency

Photo: Once a year, the men of Djenne, Mali, converge on the Great Mosque to help in the re-plastering of its facade.

Photo credit: AKDN / Anne-Hlne Decaux

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traf ckin , an insec re f d s pp y, eart q akes,water s rta es... B t erc in t ese pr b e s wi

req ire a searc in re-exa inati n f w at p erty

rea y eans. I a increasin y inc ined t de ne

p erty n t n y as a atter f inc e, b t rat er as a

state f ar ina izati n in a f t se c nditi ns w ic

c ntrib te t t e q a ity f an ife.

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C a en es f m ntain S cieties

Centra Asian c ntries are i y nerab e t de e p ent c a en es br t n by c i ate c an e. Tw -t irds f

t e p p ati n f Centra Asia i es in r ra areas, wit r ra p erty rates as i as 94 percent t r t t e re i n,acc rdin t t e W r d Bank. S e esti ates s est t at e en best-case c i ate scenari s wi res t in a ss f 4-5

percent f gDP in Centra and S t Asia.

En ir n enta c nditi ns in Centra Asia are a ready c ntrib tin t an increase in i rati n t rban areas. In Kazak stan,

f r exa p e, 66 percent f t e and ass is affected by deserti cati n. In t e Kyr yz Rep b ic, ands ides and d ws

affect 2.3 i i n ectares f and (5.5 i i n acres). In Tajikistan, er 95 percent f t e and is cate rized as er ded

r de raded. h we er, t ese ntain s areas a s present pp rt nities. T ey pr ide st f t e w r ds fres water

and c f its inera wea t ; p ssess ast if atent ydr p wer; and a e additi na p tentia in areas as di erse as

a ric t re and t ris .

An nderstandin f t ese c p ex and e rap y-speci c c a en es and pp rt nities ed his hi ness t e A a K an

t pr p se t e creati n f t e uni ersity f Centra Asia in 1994. Estab is ed in 2001, wit t ree ca p ses in Kazak stan,

Kyr yzstan and Tajikistan, a centra issi n f t e uni ersity f Centra Asia is t pr te s stainab e ec n ic and s cia

de e p ent wit in ntain c nities. A n t e six rad ate sc s t at wi be created, t ree wi be re ated t

en ir n enta iss es: En ir n ent and Nat ra Res rce mana e ent, R ra De e p ent and T ris and leis re. In

additi n, uCA is c rrent y de e pin a new m ntain S cieties Researc Centre t f c s acade ic and p icy researc

n en ir n ent and nat ra res rce ana e ent, s cia and ec n ic de e p ent, and t e preser ati n f c t ra

erita e in ntain s cieties.

Quote: Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Conference on Central Asia and Europe: A New Economic Partnership for the 21st Century (Berlin, Germany), November 13, 2007

Partners: Christensen Fund, Government of Norway, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Photo: Artists rendition of the Naryn campus of the University of Central Asia. The University of Central Asia campuses areincorporating environmental parks which will function not only as environment resources for local communities, but as dynamic laboratories for research and education in a variety of disciplines, including water and dry land management, reforestation, energy substitution and biodiversity.

Photo credit: Arata Isozaki & Associates

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T e A a K an De e p ent Netw rk is a r p f pri ate, n n-den inati na , internati na de e p ent a encies

created by his hi ness t e A a K an, t e 49t ereditary I a f t e S ia Is ai i m s i s. It is a c nte p rary

endea r f t e Is ai i I a at t rea ize t e s cia c nscience f Is a t r instit ti na acti n. P i s p ica y, t e

Netw rk is r nded in Is a s et ics f inc si eness, c passi n, s arin , se f-re iance, respect f r ea t and ife, t e

c ti ati n f a s nd and en i tened ind, and ankinds c ecti e resp nsibi ity f r a s stainab e p ysica , s cia and

c t ra en ir n ent.

T e a encies f t e Netw rk a e c p e entary andates, w rkin t i pr e t e we fare and pr spects f pe p e

in c ntries f t e de e pin w r d, partic ar y in Asia and Africa. In t e c ntries in w ic t ey perate, t e a encies

address pr b e s experienced by a citizens, irrespecti e f race, et nicity, ender r re i i n. W i e eac a ency

p rs es its wn andate, a f t e w rk t et er wit in t e erarc in fra ew rk f t e Netw rk s t at t eir

different p rs its can interact and reinf rce ne an t er. T eir c n a is t e p t e p r ac ie e a e e f se f-

re iance w ereby t ey are ab e t p an t eir wn i e i ds and e p t se e en re needy t an t e se es.

AKDN as a ree ents wit t e f win c ntries and r anizati ns: Af anistan, Ban ades , Canada, Cte dI ire,

E r pean C issi n, France, ger any, India, Kazak stan, Kenya, t e Kyr yz Rep b ic, ma i, m za biq e, N rway,

Pakistan, P rt a , R ssia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, u anda, t e united Kin d and t e united Nati ns. Indi id a

a encies a s w rk c se y wit ca , state and nati na ern ents in eac c ntry in w ic t ey are acti e.

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