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SNC-mt Planning Workshop

Nov 2017

On 6-7 November SNC-mt Planning Workshop was held under the “Sustainable Caucasus Project”.

Lessons Learned Workshop under the "Sustainable Caucasus Project"

Jun 2017

Under the SCOPES project “Supporting Sustainable Mountain Development in the Caucasus (Sustainable Caucasus)” a Lessons Learned Workshop was held on 20-21 June in Borjomi, Georgia.

Caucasus Mountain Forum 2016 - Proceedings

Apr 2017

On 28-30 November 2016, the First Caucasus Mountain Forum (CMF) was held in Tbilisi, Georgia. The CMF served as an important opportunity for scientists, governmental experts, and practitioners to meet and exchange views on opportunities and challenges, and thereby seek to enhance (sub)-regional dialogue and contribute to the better coordination of sustainable development of the Caucasus region. The abstracts of the CMF participants are published as Forum Proceedings

Development of Spatial Data Infrastructure for Caucasus

Mar 2017

In the framework of the project «Supporting Sustainable Mountain Development in the Caucasus (Sustainable Caucasus)», geospatial data has been designated as a key element to support the process towards sustainable mountain development. In order to ensure the best access to and use of geospatial data for visuali­zing, monitoring and modeling specific issues, an open source geospatial data sharing platform has been set up using the Geonode application

First Caucasus Mountain Forum

Dec 2016

On 28-30 November 2016, the First Caucasus Mountain Forum (CMF) was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, gathering over 150 participants from around the world

International Summer School "Research For Development"

Sep 2016

International Summer School "Research for Development" was held within the framework of the SCOPES program «Sustainable Mountain Development in the Caucasus (Sustainable Caucasus)» funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

Regional stakeholder meeting “Towards a Strategic Agenda on Climate Change and Adaptation in the South Caucasus Mountains”

Aug 2016

On 4-5 August, 2016 Sustainable Caucasus together with UNEP and NALAG hosted the regional stakeholder meeting “Towards a Strategic Agenda of Climate Change and Adaptation in the South Caucasus Mountains”

Caucasus Spatial Data Infrastructure Workshop under the Sustainable Caucasus Project

Jun 2016

On 6-7 June 2016 scientists from the Caucasus met at the workshop “Caucasus Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)” in Tbilisi, Georgia

Research Agenda Workshop under the Sustainable Caucasus Project

Mar 2016

On 18-19 February 2016 scientists from the Caucasus met at the workshop “Towards a Regional Research Agenda” in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD) Curriculum Workshop under Sustainable Caucasus Project

Jan 2016

On 27-28 November, 2015 the Curriculum Workshop of the Work Package 2 under the Sustainable Caucasus Project was held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Regional Meeting of Stakeholders

Jan 2016

On September 29-30, 2015 the Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions hosted a regional meeting of stakeholders in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the South Caucasus Mountains

Jan 2016

On December 11, 2015 Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the South Caucasus Mountains was published.

Kick-off Meeting of the Sustainable Caucasus Project

Jan 2016

On July 2-3, 2015 a kickoff meeting of the project “Supporting Sustainable Mountain Development in the Caucasus (Sustainable Caucasus)” was held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions was established

Aug 2014

The Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus) was established.

Memorandum of Understanding on the Scientific Network for the Caucasus Mountain Region

Jul 2014

Memorandum of Understanding on the Scientific Network for the Caucasus Mountain Region (SNC-mt) signed