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).
New Publications July 2021
Check out our list of new publications, updated for you every two weeks. Lots to catch up on from the online platform of SNC-mt, which is constantly updated with scientific publications, articles, chapters, books, relevant to the Caucasus Region.
The First Regional Initiative Group Meeting
On the 28th of June 2021, an important first gathering of the Regional Initiative Group (RIG) has taken place. RIG is formed based on national alliances in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (National Initiative Groups — NIGs) comprised of scientific, civil, and private organisations interested and working in the fields of Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD), and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA).
Beginning of the Cooperation between the Science of the Carpathians Network (S4C) and the Scientific Network for the Caucasus Mountain Region (SNC-mt)
On the 25th of February Scientific Steering Group of the Scientific Network for Caucasus Mountain Region and colleagues from the Science for the Carpathians met to discuss the joint plans in light of the signing of MoU for the following years.
The Science for the Carpathians Network (S4C) and the Scientific Network for the Caucasus Mountain Region (SNC-mt) constitute networks of researchers working on mountainous regions with similar aims. The research agendas of both S4C and SCN-mt contain many similar focus areas aimed at understanding the socio-ecological systems of the respective mountain regions and their transitions. Both networks are supported by and cooperate with the UNEP Office in Vienna, Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, which works on international mountain ecosystems. The aforementioned organizations are partners and have invested time and resources in the promotion of both networks
The Scientific Steering Group of the Scientific Network for Caucasus Mountain Regions gather to discuss the upcoming third Caucasus Mountain Forum
The Scientific Steering Group of the Scientific Network for Caucasus Mountain Regions gathered to discuss the upcoming third Caucasus Mountain Forum. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Scientific Steering Group members from the six countries (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey) as well as by the colleagues from the GiZ Caucasus Biodiversity Program willing to cooperate under the CMF3 and Carolina Adler, the Executive Director of the Mountain Research Initiative and Co-chair of Scientific Committee of the third Caucasus Mountain Forum.
A New Partnership Initiative to Support Distance Learning Module (DLM) Implementation in Armenia
On January 21, 2021, at the office of GeoRisk Scientific Research Company was held a meeting with the participation of scientists and practitioners, particularly representatives of the Institute of Geological Sciences NAS, Armenian State Pedagogical University, and Crisis Management State Academy MES, freelance expert and country representative of the Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus). The meeting aimed at the introduction and implementation of the Distance Learning Module (DLM) for DRR and Disaster Risk Mapping in Armenian Higher Education Institutions.
Third National Initiative Group Meeting in Georgia
On December 25th, 2020, the third online Meeting of the National Initiative Group of Georgia (NIG Georgia) took place. The meeting's primary purpose was to agree on cooperation mechanisms and joint systemic actions to strengthen collaboration between the academics and practitioners to eliminate existing problems for sustainable development of mountainous regions, including effective management of natural disasters and climate change adaptation.
World Science Day - Academia joined hands with the Government to fight climate disasters
10th of November is World Science Day for Peace and Development, therefore it is symbolic that on World Science Day Academia joined hands with the Government to fight climate disasters. National Environment Agency (NEA) and Ilia State University (IIiaUni) signed a memorandum of understanding, to stress the critical importance of education and science in addressing global challenges like climate change and pandemic with support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and Scientific Network for Caucasus Mountain Regions (its secretariat Sustainable Caucasus) within the framework of the project "Strengthening the Climate Adaptation Capacities in Georgia".
