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GEORGIA CLIMATE FACTS AND POLICY 16 MILLION tCO2e POLICIES AND PROCESSES 4.4 TONNES PER CAPITA Policy framework Strategy for regional development for 2010-2020 Climate change strategy until 2030 EU-Georgia Association agreement Assistance in mitigation, adaptation, carbon trading, low-carbon technologies, and climate mainstrea- ming 2030 targets and INDC Mitigation Unconditional reduction of GHG emissions by 15 per cent below the business as usual (BAU) scenario for 2030 Conditional reduction of GHG emissions by 25 per cent below BAU for 2030 with international financial support Adaptation priorities Agriculture, forests, costal zones, early warning system for climate-related extreme events GHG inventory of all sectors and gases Third national communication to UNFCCC First biennial update report to UNFCCC National inventory report to UNFCCC 3.7 3,796 MILLION US $ POPULATION PER CAPITA 69% GDP OF TOTAL ENERGY CLIMATE ACTIONS CONSUMPTION FROM FOSSIL FUELS GHG emissions and energy efficiency Low emission development strategy on GHG emission reductions starting in 2020 National energy efficiency action plan under preparation Sources: Third national communication (2015); latest population, energy and economic data from World Development Adaptation initiatives Indicators of World Bank: Assessment of risks and losses, drought and flood response plans, irrigation management, coastal zone http://data.worldbank.org/indicator protection, agriculture, forests NAMAs Sustainable energy in rural areas, low-carbon buildings, urban transport sector Local initiatives Sustainable energy action plans established in 10 cities 13 Georgian cities signatories to Covenant of Mayors CLIMATE FINANCE EU Rehabilitation of the Enguri hydropower plant Sustainable pasture management (ClimaEast project), climate resilience of forest ecosystems EBRD Over US $100 million for Dariali hydropower plant (with carbon offsetting through reforestation) and Gori wind power plant (20 MW) Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) Tbilisi bus project GEF Sustainable transport in Batumi and Ajara cities, renewable energy, climate resilience of agriculture, production and use of biomass fuel USAID Low emission development strategy Institutionalization of climate change adaptation and mitigation at local and national levels Waste management technologies UNDP - Adaptation Fund Climate resiliency and flood management Tuapse Psebay Tuapse Psebay Khabez Ust-Dzheguta Georgiyevsk Kurskaya Khabez Ust-Dzheguta Georgiyevsk Kraynovka Kurskaya TuapseTuapse Pyatigorsk Kraynovka PsebayPsebay Pregradnaya Uchkeken Pregradnaya Pyatigorsk KhabezKhabez Ust-DzhegutaUst-Dzheguta Kislovodsk GeorgiyevskGeorgiyevskNovopavlovsk Uchkeken Novopavlovsk KurskayaKurskaya Kislovodsk Karachayevsk KarachayevskKizlyar KraynovkaKraynovka Kizlyar PregradnayaPregradnaya PyatigorskPyatigorsk Sochi UchkekenUchkeken Prokhladny Mozdok k KislovodskKislovodsk NovopavlovskNovopavlovskSochi re Prokhladny Mozdok k e re T e KarachayevskKarachayevsk KizlyarKizlyar T Mayskiy Mayskiy SochiSochi NalchikProkhladnyProkhladny MozdokMozdok k k Nalchik re re e e T T S MayskiyMayskiy ulak Sula RUSSIANalchikNalchik Grozny Gudermes RUSSIASulak Grozny Gudermes k Sulak A b k h a z i a A b k h a z i a Sula Sula RUSSIARUSSIAGroznyGrozny GudermesGudermes k k SulakSulak Vladikavkaz Makhachkala Vladikavkaz Makhachkala SukhumiA bA kb hk ah za i z a i a Sukhumi VladikavkazVladikavkaz Lentekhi MakhachkalaMakhachkala SukhumiSukhumi Lentekhi Buynaksk Buynaksk LentekhiLentekhi BuynakskBuynaksk Zugdidi Zugdidi Ambrolauri S o u t h Levashi Ambrolauri S o u t h Levashi Gunib ZugdidiZugdidi Senaki Gunib O s s e t i a Senaki O s s e t i a Rio Kutaisi Rion Kutaisi AmbrolauriAmbrolauri S o Su toB h u tl h a c k S e a ni LevashiLevashiTskhinvali B l a c k S e a i Tskhinvali GunibGunib Madzhalis SenakiSenaki O s Os es ts ie a t i a Poti Madzhalis Poti RioniRioni KutaisiKutaisi B Bl a l ca kc k S eS ae a TskhinvaliTskhinvali Zestaponi Khashuri Gori Zestaponi Khashuri Gori MadzhalisMadzhalis PotiPoti Kur Telavi K Telavi a ZestaponiG Zestaponi E KhashuriO Khashuri R u r aGori GGori I A G E O R G I A KuraKura TelaviTelaviBatumi Gurjaani Balakan AkhaltsikheBalakan Tbilisi Batumi AkhaltsikheG G E E O O R R G G Tbilisi I I A A Gurjaani Rustavi Zaqatala Rutul BatumiBatumi GurjaaniGurjaani BalakanBalakan Marneuli A AkhaltsikheAkhaltsikhe TbilisiTbilisi Rustavi Zaqatala Rutul laz Marneuli A Akhalkalaki an Qax laz i Akhalkalaki RustaviRustavi ZaqatalaanZaqatalai Qax RutulRutul Dedoplistsqaro MarneuliMarneuli Ala Ala AkhalkalakiAkhalkalaki Pazar ArtvinDedoplistsqarozan zan Qax Qax Vakfikebir i i Pazar i DedoplistsqaroDedoplistsqaro Ku Shaka Artvin h Ardahan ra k Oguz Vakfikebir Ko Shaka Tashir PazarPazar i Ardahan r ur h ArtvinArtvin 0 50 km o a Qazax k TURKEY Tashir h Lake Childir Oguz VakfikebirVakfikebir o Tonya K K ShakaShaka r i i urC ur 0 50 km o h h ArdahanArdahan Qazaxa a ARMENIA A Z E R B A I J A N TURKEYk k h OguzOguz Tonya o o Lake Childir Map produced by ZOÏTashir EnvironmentTashir Network, November 2016. 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