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Developing Climate Resilient Flood and Flash Flood Management Practices to Protect Vulnerable Communities of Georgia
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
UNDP, Ministry of Environment through the National Environment AgencySummary:
The project aims to develop resilience of highly vulnerable communities and regions to climate related hazards, such as floods, and flash floods. The project takes an integrated and comprehensive approach by addressing critical gaps in land use policy and regulatory framework, fundamental to climate resilient flood management. The project will implement the Georgian Government‟s priorities for effective and long term measures for flood prevention and management by direct involvement of local municipalities and populations residing in the highly exposed locations.
Project Components:
The project objective is to improve resilience of highly exposed regions of Georgia to hydrometeorological threats that are increasing in frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. The project will help the governments and the population of the target region of Rioni Basin to develop adaptive capacity and embark on climate resilient economic development. The project is comprised of three main components:
- Floodplain development policy introduced to incentivize long term resilience to flood / flash flood risks;
- Climate resilient practices of flood management developed and implemented to reduce vulnerability of highly exposed communities;
- Early warning system in place to improve preparedness and adaptive capacity of population.
As detailed in the Adaptation Fund Proposal - Georgia, 2011.
Expected Outputs:
1.1. Hazard and inundation maps produced;
1.2. Review and change land use regulations (land use planning, including zonings and development controls, e.g. on protection / buffer zones, settlement expansion; economic development categories etc) to internalize climate change risks into floodplain management and spatial planning.
1.3. New building codes reviewed and streamlined for the housing rehabilitation schemes to flood proof new buildings (e.g. material standards, traditional house raising etc) taking into account alternative climate change scenarios;
1.4. Targeted training of national and local authorities responsible for climate risk management in advanced methods of forward looking climate risk management planning and flood prevention measures;
1.5. Community-based flood insurance scheme designed and implemented covering highly exposed villages under 6 municipalities.
2.1. Direct measures of long term flood prevention and risk mitigation designed with participation of local governments and population in 6 municipalities (Lentekhi, Oni, Ambrolauri, Tskaltubo, Samtredia, Tsageri);
2.2. Community-based adaptation measures, such as bank terracing, vegetative buffers, bundles and tree revetments implemented building on an existing municipal employment guarantee scheme;
2.3. Flood plain seasonal productive systems (e.g. short season annual cropping, cattle rearing plots or seasonal pastures, agro-forestry) benefit 200,000 people and improve resilience to flood threat;
2.4. Lessons learned and best practices documented and disseminated to raise awareness of effective climate risk management options for further upscaling;
3.1. Long term historical observation data digitised and used in policy formulation and risk management practices;
3.2. Multi hazard risk assessment for the Rioni river basin (floods, flash floods, associated mudflows and landslides, linked with climatic alterations under alternative scenarios);
3.3. Series of targeted training delivered for the NEA staff and partner organisations in the advanced methods of climate change risk assessment and forecasting;
3.4. Essential equipment to increase monitoring and forecasting capabilities in the target basin procured and installed;
3.5. Systems established at the national and subnational level led by the NEA for long and short term flood forecasting of hydrological risks; including dissemination and communication of forecasts.
Contacts:
Project Contact Person
- Adriana Dinu (Green-LECRDS)
- Tel: +421 259337 332
- Email: adriana.dinu@undp.org
Project Status:
SOF Approval/Endorsement (as of 2 February 2012)
Tanzania - National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2009-06-23 00:32
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Summary:
National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change – those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage. The following summarizes the NAPA for Tanzania.
Project Components:
The objective of the proposed NAPA project for Tanzania is to develop a country-wide programme of immediate and urgent project-based adaptation activities that address the current and anticipated adverse effects of climate change, including extreme events.
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GEF operational focal point: Permanent Secretary Vice President’s Office Climate change focal point: Division of Environment Vice-President’s Office
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Sudan - National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2009-06-23 00:29
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Summary:
National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change – those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage. The following summarizes the NAPA for Sudan.
Project Components:
The NAPA process will consist of the following major types of activities: * Scoping activities, through which available and pertinent information related to vulnerability and adaptation options will be collected, reviewed and synthesized; * Consultation activities, through which “front-line” perspectives on pressing vulnerabilities and promising adaptation options will be conveyed; and * Prioritization activities, through which country-driven criteria will be applied to prioritize adaptation action.
Expected Outputs:
To achieve its goal, the following specific objectives will be pursued: * Ensure adequate stakeholder representation in the development of the NAPA document; * Identify a comprehensive range climate change adaptation strategies; * Establish country-driven criteria by which to evaluate and prioritize adaptation measures; * Make consensus-based recommendations for adaptation activities; and * As needed, recommend capacity building, and policy, programme, and institutional integration, as part of adaptation priority activities.
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GEF operational focal point: Nadir M. Awad Secretary-General Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources (HCENR) Climate change focal point: Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources (HCENR)
Bangladesh - National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
Submitted by jbaumwoll on Fri, 2009-06-05 22:45
Summary:
National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change – those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage. The following summarizes the NAPA for Bangladesh.
