InForMA
Informing the Climate sensitive Land and Forest Management
Policies in Central Asia – InForMa
June 2016 – May 2017
Coordinators, researchers and partners:
Prof Klaus Eisenack, Dr Dimtrtios Zikos and Dr Ulan Kasymov
Close cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Central Asia
Description:
InForMA project evaluates the dynamics of institutional change in forest use and the effects of the Joint Forest Management policies implemented in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. For the institutional analysis the project team develops a research methodology where an economic experiment is combined with a qualitative case study. The field experiment (forestry game) has objectives to investigate the decision making process in forest use and study the role of institutions. The research findings will inform policies on climate sensitive land and forest management in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Furthermore, the research results will offer broader insights regarding the priorities for the climate change adaptation policies in Central Asia.
Funding:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Events and activities:
Project kickoff meeting at RESS on 25 August 2016
Field work was conducted by Ulan Kasymov during October – December 2016