Community Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan for the Jokolo Community of Akhmeta Municipality, Upper Alazani Watershed (Republic of Georgia)
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Title:
Community Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan for the Jokolo Community of Akhmeta Municipality, Upper Alazani Watershed (Republic of Georgia)
Creator:
Global Water for Sustainability Program (Florida International University)
Place of Publication:
Miami, Florida
Publisher:
Florida International University
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Language:
English
Physical Description:
52 pages

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Subjects / Keywords:
Climate change
Disaster risk reduction
Spatial Coverage:
Georgia (Republic)
Alazani River Watershed (Georgia and Azerbaijan)

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Summary:
The present report contains the community based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction plan developed for the Jokolo community of Akhmeta municipality (Upper Alazani pilot watershed area). The geography of the program covers the following watersheds of Georgia: the Rioni River basin in West Georgia, and the Iori River and Alazani River basins in East Georgia. The following pilot watershed areas were selected for the implementation of the pilot program: • Upper Rioni pilot watershed area – Municipalities of Oni and Ambrolauri • Lower Rioni pilot watershed area – Municipalities of Khobi and Senaki • Upper Alazani pilot watershed area – Municipalities of Akhmeta and Telavi • Lower Alazani Iori pilot watershed area – Municipality of Dedoplistskaro The program considers the development of a community based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction plan for one community in each targeted municipality. ( ,,,,, )
Content Advice:
Funding for this publication was provided by the people of the United States of America through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under Agreement No.CA # AID-114-LA-10-00004, as a component of the Integrated Natural Resources Management for the Republic of Georgia Program. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Agency for International Development of the United States Government or Florida International University.
Scope and Content:
Contents. Preface p.2, 1. Methodology p.3, 2. General characteristics of the community p.9, 3. Units of analysis of the Jokolo Community p.11, 3.1 Agriculture and agricultural lands p.12, 3.2 Forest p.12, 3.3 Rivers flowing on the territory of the community p.13, 3.4 Infrastructure p.15, 4. Problems / challenges faced by the Jokolo community p.18, 5. Climate change and its consequences p.30, 6. Combined impacts in the Jokolo community p.31, 7. Adaptation and disaster risk reduction activities p.33
Citation/Reference:
GLOWS-FIU. 2014. Community based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction action plan for the Jokolo community of Akhmeta Municipality, Upper Alazani Watershed, Republic of Georgia

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