Impacts of Climate Change on Georgia’s Coastal Zone : Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Options
The higher-level purpose of this study is to provide information to be used to raise the ambition of Georgia’s nationally determined contribution (NDCs) and to consider adaptation targets for the Black Sea coast of Georgia. The study also aims to h...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/669221606810590559/Impacts-of-Climate-Change-on-Georgia-s-Coastal-Zone-Vulnerability-Assessment-and-Adaptation-Options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34886 |
| Summary: | The higher-level purpose of this study
is to provide information to be used to raise the ambition
of Georgia’s nationally determined contribution (NDCs) and
to consider adaptation targets for the Black Sea coast of
Georgia. The study also aims to highlight how supporting a
blue economy can accelerate the implementation of adaptation
measures required to reduce climate risks and contribute
towards the region’s socioeconomic development and
environmental conservation. The methodology used in the
present study consists of five main steps: define the
geographic scope; review available climate change
projections; identify key climate risks and vulnerabilities
for coastal Georgia; assess the impact of climate change on
economic sectors and infrastructure, and possible adaptation
options; and prioritize initial recommendations and key
climate adaptation actions. The approach used to evaluate
the various impacts on coastal Georgia consisted of a
qualitative analysis and expert input from international and
local teams. This included an assessment of feasible
adaptation options. Discussions with local experts and
government agencies were also carried out in order to gain
further details of vulnerable areas and evaluate both the
potential for specific adaptation measures to yield economic
benefits as well as the feasibility and acceptability of
these options. The report is organized in six chapters.
Chapter one introduces the purpose, objectives, methodology,
and limitations for the study. Chapter two provides an
overview of Georgia’s coastal zone economic sectors, while
chapter three provides an overview of Georgia’s coastal
climate and climate change impacts. Chapter four presents
the priority risks for coastal Georgia, based on the
existing cost of environmental degradation estimates and
climate change projections. Chapter five discusses the
impacts of climate change on Georgian coastal economic
sectors, health and infrastructure, through the prism of the
priority risks described in the previous chapter and
presents a menu of adaptation options. Chapter six discusses
the conclusions of the study and makes initial information,
institutional, and investment recommendations, and key
actions, including key actions required to implement climate
adaptation on the ground. |
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