Natural Resources Assessment in the Lower Alazani/Iori Pilot Watershed Republic of Georgia
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Title:
Natural Resources Assessment in the Lower Alazani/Iori Pilot Watershed Republic of Georgia
Abbreviated Title:
Technical Report Number 14
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:
This report is a thorough assessment of the Lower Alazani-Iori Pilot Watershed Area. Based on the general scope of work developed for detailed watershed studies, national experts hired under the INRMW program conducted field studies and obtained information from relevant institutions, following which, the data was compiled and analyzed. Community concerns and local knowledge were incorporated into the detailed assessments. Thematic maps of geoinformative systems, which provide information on natural resources and their use from an environmental protection point of view, were developed for lower courses of the Alazani and Iori rivers. A hydrological model (WEAP) tested for pilot territories used global and regional climate models to analyze surface water flow for the Alazani River and its main tributaries and include forecasted climate change for the next 50 years. During all of the studies, priority issues were identified, assessed and validated, and recommendations for interventions were developed. Identification of priority watershed issues was carried out in three phases: The initial phase was identification and prioritization of issues by representatives of targeted communities and local authorities; the second phase was study and identification of priority issues by a group of Georgian experts hired under the INRMW program; the final phase merged the issues identified by both groups into one list which was validated by local stakeholders.

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Florida International University
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Florida International University
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