Rapid Assessment of the Rioni and Alazani-Iori River Basins, Republic of Georgia
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Title:
Rapid Assessment of the Rioni and Alazani-Iori River Basins, Republic of Georgia
Abbreviated Title:
Technical Report 2
Creator:
Global Water for Sustainability Program (Florida International University)
Place of Publication:
Tbilisi, Georgia
Publisher:
Florida International University
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Language:
English

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Abstract:
Georgia is a country rich in natural resources with many picturesque and pristine ecosystems, but in the presence of unclear environmental legislation and the weak law enforcement the condition of the country’s environment has suffered for many years. Many surface and ground waters are severely polluted due to waste dumping and untreated wastewater discharges, large areas of forests are cleared due to illegal logging that was very intensive after the break-up of the Soviet Union, populations of a number of valuable and unique fish and wildlife species are reduced due to poaching, and many grasslands are overgrazed. Inappropriate irrigation and agricultural practices have degraded large areas of arable land through soil erosion and salinization. The combined effects of these widespread practices in a synergy with adverse impacts of natural disasters and climate change undermine the natural resource base and ecosystem services that Georgia depends upon for sustainable development. In order to address above issues, in September 2010 USAID-Caucasus launched a multi-year project: “Integrated Natural Resources Management in Watersheds of Georgia” (hereafter INRMW). The project is implemented within the framework of an umbrella program “Global Water for Sustainability” (GLOWS) by a consortium of international and national organizations under leadership of Florida International University (FIU) in a partnership with Care International, Winrock International, UNESCO-IHE and Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN).

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Florida International University
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Florida International University
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