NAME: DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES OF THE PYANJ BASIN ZONE FOUNDER: MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN DATE ESTABLISHMENT: Order

Upper Pyanj The mountain forest is highly dissected landscape in combination with steppes and alpine meadows. Practically occupies up to 40% of the country’s territory

Topography and Geography. The Pyanj River forms the 1,200 km long southern border of Tajikistan with Afghanistan and flows in the Amu Darya River downstream

1.1       Natural Environmental Conditions The Pyanj River Basin is a substantially pristine natural environment, preserved because of its remote location and sparse density of population.

Population According to the Tajikistan Statistical Agency, the total population of the Basin as of January 1, 2018 was 1,751,500 people. The urban population is

Gender and social assessments were prepared to review and evaluate the social and gender issues related to agriculture, water management and climate change, and to