Sustainable Caucasus Internship Program 2023
The Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus) is excited to announce the Sustainable Caucasus Internship Program 2023.
We seek highly-motivated students and recent graduates interested in the sustainable development of the Caucasus mountain region and offer successful applicants fulfilling work and opportunities.
International Mountain Day
Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus the coordination unit of Scientific Network for Caucasus Mountain Regions) joined hands with its partners and friends, to celebrate International mountain day on December 12, 2022, at Heritage Resource Centre to recognize many of the major contributions made altogether for the benefit of sustainable development of mountain regions and to the global mountain agenda for the year 2022.
Taking Action Together for Resilient Mountain Communities in the South Caucasus
Climate change impacts are felt across the South Caucasus, making regional adaptation dialogue very important!
UNEP and Sustainable Caucasus hosted an interactive regional meeting in Tbilisi on 5-6 December 2022 to support regional collaboration among South Caucasus countries for climate adaptation planning and action.
Third Caucasus Mountain Forum 2023
INVITATION TO THE THIRD CAUCASUS MOUNTAIN FORUM - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Do not miss this opportunity, to join the Caucasus Mountain Forum 2023 to discuss the perspectives and challenges of tourism development in the Caucasus region, share your expertise and submit your abstract by January 15, 2023.
Topic: “Transdisciplinarity for Sustainable Tourism Development: Role of Caucasus Scientists".
Goergian Initaitive Group Fifth Meeting
Georgian Initiative Group's fifth meeting took place on June 3, 2022, bringing together the scientists and practitioners at the Ilia State University.
National Initiative Group of Georgia (NIG Georgia) is an alliance comprised of scientific, civil, and private organizations interested and working among others in the fields of Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), and Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD).
One of the purposes of the meeting was to present and summarize the main work and activities carried out in the field of advocacy and cooperation since the last meeting of the National Initiative Group in Georgia.
Mountains Adapt Solutions from South Caucasus
Mountain Adaptation Solutions: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
To mark the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has published two new booklets, titled Mountains ADAPT. They feature 27 concrete solutions in mountainous areas to adapt to the climate crisis – 18 in East Africa and 9 in the South Caucasus. The material was produced under the Adaptation at Altitude programme, which is financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by UNEP and its partners.
Adaptation at Altitude: Taking Action Together for Resilient Mountain Communities in the South Caucasus
The online regional meeting was held on Tuesday, December 14, where we together with our partners presented the Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) program and its milestones, relevant adaptation policies, and adaptation solutions for mountain communities in the region.
Many interesting issues regarding the adaptation policies and solutions have been presented by various stakeholders particularly representatives from GIZ, CENN, Women in Business, UNDP, MoE Armenia, RED cross Armenia, EWMI and International Organization for Migration presented testimonies by the solutions, MRI and Sustainable Caucasus contributed on Data, Information, and Monitoring for climate change adaptation in the South Caucasus.
National Initiative Group Fourth Meeting
On the 29th of November, 2021 the fourth online meeting of the National Initiative Group of Georgia (NIG Georgia) took place.
The purpose of the meeting was to present the main work and activities carried out in the field of advocacy and cooperation after the third meeting of the National Initiative Group and revision of the policy brief developed by the Sustainable Caucasus on the necessity of introducing sustainable pasture management in Georgia.
The Second Workshop on the Caucasus Environmental Outlook
On the 10th of November when the world celebrates International Science Day, the second workshop on the Caucasus Environmental Outlook has taken place with the participation of national and international scientists and practitioners from around the world.
Teacher Coaching Programme Workshop #1: Learning-Centered Teaching
Colleagues from the University of Geneva together with Sustainable Caucasus hold a second regional workshop on teaching-learning practice improvement to respond to the growing demand for qualified teaching in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and hazard mapping (DRM-HM) and to contribute to capacity building for instructors in higher education institutions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia within the project Strengthening the Climate Adaptation Capacities in the South Caucasus: Enhancing regional cooperative action for the benefit of the Caucasus mountain region (SCAC), financially supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Second Caucasus Summer School 2021
We are excited to announce the opening of the Second Caucasus Summer School (CSS) which unites young researchers (masters, graduate, or doctoral students) from the countries of the Caucasus as well as worldwide. CSS encourages global, regional, and national knowledge exchanges, the identification of suitable models, and the improvement of higher education teaching and learning practices in the Caucasus.
ICOMOS Georgia and Sustainable Caucasus join hands to start discussions to better protect heritage from climate impacts.
ICOMOS Georgia together with Sustainable Caucasus, initiated the first webinar on the topic: “Climate Change and Cultural Heritage in Georgia” on the 21st of September, 2021. National experts, representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, as well local NGOs with wide experience in this area attended the webinar.
SCAC Small Research Top-up Grant 2021
Sustainable Caucasus congratulates two talented researchers Mariam Tsitsagi and Emil Jabrayilov with the reception of the SCAC Small Research Top-up Grant 2021.
On 19th September 2021, the grant contract has been officially signed by both sides.
Sustainable Caucasus in terms of the ongoing project Strengthening the Climate Adaptation Capacities in the South Caucasus (SCAC) announced the SCAC Small Research Top-up Grant 2021 program to support Georgian and Azerbaijani young researchers through encouraging the publication of applied, sound research outcomes in peer-reviewed international journals and support the evidence-based decision-making for sustainable development of the Caucasus region.
Sustainable Caucasus team members visit Tusheti Protected Areas to collect the best climate adaptation solutions
Sustainable Caucasus team members visit Tusheti Protected Areas to collect the best climate adaptation solutions.
In partnership with UNEP Sustainable Caucasus is implementing SDC's funded global programme "Adaptation at Altitude: Taking Action in the Mountains" in the South Caucasus region. The program's overall objective is to increase knowledge on climate change and appropriate adaptation solutions in the mountains and feed it into science-policy platforms for informed decision-making in national, regional, and global policy processes that will increase mountain communities' and ecosystems' resilience to climate change.
Call for Proposals to Support Organisational Development of the Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions
The Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus) in terms of the ongoing project Strengthening the Climate Adaptation Capacities in the South Caucasus (SCAC) is pleased to announce the call for proposals — to Support Organisational Development of the Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus).
