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|a Rapid Assessment of the Rioni and Alazani-Iori River Basins, Republic of Georgia |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Tbilisi, Georgia : |b Florida International University, |c 2011-12. |
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|a 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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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2015. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Florida International University. |
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|a Watershed Assessment; Water Resources Management; Republic of Georgia. |
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|a Global Water for Sustainability Program (Florida International University). |
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