International Mountain Day in Baku
International Mountain Day was celebrated at Western Caspian University in Baku
Mountains ADAPT Project meeting with Azerbaijani participants
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus) held online consultations with the government agencies and civil society organisations of Azerbaijan to introduce the Project
Mountains ADAPT Project meeting with Armenian participants
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus) held online consultations with Armenian government agencies and civil society organisations to introduce the Project.
Mountains ADAPT Project meeting with Georgian participants
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus) held online consultations with Georgian government agencies and civil society organisations to introduce the Project.
Azerbaijan National Initiative Group (NIG) Meeting
National Initiative Group (NIG) discussed the Draft Policy Brief prepared by the Sustainable Caucasus Network.
Projects from the South Caucasus awarded at Mountain Innovation Fair 2023
Projects from the South Caucasus were shortlisted and awarded at the Mountain Innovation Fair 2023.
Mountain Innovation Fair 2023
Sustainable Caucasus joins efforts with Mountain Innovation Fair 2023, hosted by the UNEP and the United Nations University through the UNU-EHS Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme to promote innovations for sustainable development of Mountain regions.
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.
