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Areas covered under climate change adaptation can
be summarised as follows: Azerbaijan and Georgia
place greater emphasis on the increased frequency of
natural disasters as a result of climate change, while
Armenia focuses more on potential shortages of water
resources; one Azerbaijani document addresses climate
change impact both on mountain ecosystems and on
the economy; and one Georgian strategy document
indicates a need for adaptation in coastal zones.
Though there are variations between the countries,
natural disasters are a key aspect of almost all policy
documents analysed and similarities can be found
in the recognition of the distinctiveness of social
protection measures for mountain populations by all
three countries. Some other issues potentially linked
with climate change adaptation are also common to
all of the strategies, such as forest degradation, the
need for sustainable land management; protection of
the agricultural sector from risks of natural hazards
and the reduction of risks from natural events in
general; and the rational use of water resources,
especially in the agricultural sector.
Worth mentioning is that most of the development
strategies address climate change through general
declarations but very few of the strategies point to
concrete adaptation actions. In addition, two of the
development programme
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that contain no references
to climate change adaptation at all include actions
which are in fact climate change related, but are not
referred to in such a context.
Observed
Temperature
Extreme temperature (+)
Precipitation
Extreme precipitation
Ar
Sources : Second National Communication
Communication of Georgia, 2015; ENVSEC
Observed climate
Observed
Temperature
Extreme temperature (+)
Precipitation
Ar
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Yes,
coastal zone management
Yes,
explicitly water sectors
Yes,
explicitly natural disasters
Yes,
explicitly natural disasters
No,
only natural disasters risk
mitigation mechanism
in agriculture
Yes,
explicitly economy
and ecosystems
No
N/A
N/A
State development strategies
Poverty reduction strategies
Regional development strategies
Type of development document
Climate change adaptation covered
References to climate change adaptation in development strategies
(Only strategies in force are covered)
A
M
A
M
A
M
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes*
Yes*
Yes
Yes
Yes*
Yes*
No
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
- Adaptation in development strategies;
- Mountain regions.
A
M
State development strategies
Poverty reduction strategies
Regional development strategies
Type of development document
* Document considers mountain regions and adaptation to climate change in one context
References to mountain regions and adaptation in development strategies
(Only strategies in force are covered)