Climate Finance for Tajikistan: The Green Climate Fund backed two Tajikistan projects this week: a $30M adaptation push for 73,500 people (climate-resilient agriculture, water management, climate services, and local institutions) and broader GCF approvals that include water and sewage upgrades in Roghun, Dangara, and Khujand plus irrigation rehabilitation. Water Resilience in Central Asia: The EBRD and GCF launched a €160M programme to make Kyrgyz and Tajik water systems tougher against droughts, floods, and shifting rainfall—mixing infrastructure upgrades with utility reforms and long-term adaptation planning. Rogun Hydropower Financing: The World Bank approved a second phase for Tajikistan’s Rogun HPP with $300M, including environmental and social measures, reservoir monitoring, and flood-risk management, aiming to cut winter power shortages and expand clean electricity supply. Heat Impacts on Children: Reporting from Dushanbe highlights how extreme heatwaves and water shortages are hitting 2.5M children in Tajikistan, with summer temperatures above 40°C pushing families toward illness and disruption. Water Stress Warning: A new dataset-based look at global water stress flags how heavily some countries draw beyond renewable supplies—an urgent backdrop for Central Asia’s tightening water reality. Energy Shock Spillover: Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil facilities are rippling into Central Asia via higher fuel prices and aviation fuel shortages, adding pressure to regional energy security.