Strengthening the Climate Adaptation Capacities in Georgia

This Climate Change adaptation project aims to ensure that the vulnerability of Georgia’s communities, livelihoods and infrastructure to climate-related natural hazards is reduced through a well-functioning nationwide multi-hazard early warning system and risk-informed local action.

While the project has made significant progress in equipping national and local governments with the necessary skills and tools to ensure better prevention and response to multi-hazard risks, Georgia has still important strategic, policy and programming gaps: it does not have a proper risk-informed development planning. Local capacities and practices for disaster risk management (DRM) are also inadequate. The country needs effective forecasting and early warning systems, as well as comprehensive and up-to-date data on climate risks and hazards. In addition, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) processes and capacities are largely gender-blind and neglect social inclusion.

Outcome  1:  The Georgian  authorities  have enhanced  capacities  in  risk-informed decision-making. 

Outcome 2: Women and  girls have agency and  voice  to  be  resilient  to  disasters and threats. 

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• 3 municipalities adopt spatial development plans based on the newly developed Hazard Zoning Policy
• At least 3 municipalities have and use detailed landslide hazard maps
• 200 women and girls, and 15 women’s CSOs are trained on gender dimension of disasters, women’s resilience to disasters and climate change, and on capacities to recover
  

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

• National multi-hazard mapping and risk assessment methodology was developed for 7 major hazards (i.e. flood, avalanche, landslide, mudflow, windstorm, hailstorm and drought) taking place in Georgia.

• Multi-hazard maps were prepared for 11 river basins of Georgia.

• Municipal preparedness and response plans were elaborated for 11 vulnerable municipalities in Georgia.

• 27 staff members of the National Environmental Agency (NEA) were trained in modelling of flood dam-breach, avalanche and drought hazards; 165 municipal representatives were trained on disaster preparedness and response planning.

• Two study tours of the NEA representatives were organized to Switzerland to learn from the best practices in monitoring, forecasting and management of avalanche, landslide and mudflow risks.