Building capacity to advance the National Adaptation Plan Process in Georgia

The proposal seeks USD 2,726,404 over 36 months to overcome five primary barriers to climate change adaptation (CCA) in Georgia: limited national and regional coordination, insufficient mainstreaming of CCA in policies, low awareness among decision-makers, limited funding, and the lack of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. The project, implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA), will establish thematic working groups, conduct climate risk assessments in four representative regions, develop six sectoral adaptation plans, and create a private sector engagement strategy. A central goal is the formulation and submission of a costed National Adaptation Plan to the UNFCCC, supported by a new M&E framework and a targeted adaptation finance action plan.

• Georgia faces significant climate vulnerabilities, with observed increases in annual average air temperatures and total annual precipitation, particularly in the coastal zone of West Georgia.
• Climate change is negatively impacting agricultural productivity and increasing the frequency of hazards such as landslides, mudflows, erosion, avalanches, floods, flash floods, drought, and strong winds.
• Hydropower, which provides over 80% of Georgia's electricity, is highly vulnerable to climate change; glacial runoff in the Greater Caucasus Mountains is projected to decrease by 13% by 2100.
• The tourism sector is heavily climate-dependent, with shorter winter seasons affecting alpine resorts like Bakuriani and Gudauri, and mudslides disrupting services in Ajara.
• Five critical barriers hinder the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process: limited coordination at national/regional levels, poor mainstreaming in policies, low awareness among decision-makers, insufficient funding, and the absence of a comprehensive M&E system.
• The proposal aims to establish three cross-cutting thematic working groups focusing on: 1) water resources, biodiversity, forestry and agriculture; 2) energy, strategic infrastructure and tourism; and 3) health.
• The project will identify funding gaps and develop an adaptation finance action plan to mobilize resources from multilateral, bilateral, private, and blended sources.
• A new M&E framework for the NAP process will be integrated into Georgia's unified electronic M&E system, which is currently under development via the Public Administration Reform Action Plan (2019–2020).
• The project sets a target of 30% female participation in workshops, stakeholder engagements, and NAP working groups, with a minimum threshold of 15%.

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Green Climate Fund (2023). Building capacity to advance the National Adaptation Plan Process in Georgia. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/geo004.pdf

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023building, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Building capacity to advance the National Adaptation Plan Process in Georgia}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/geo004.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }