Climate Change and Land / Pasture Degradation

June 5 is World Environment Day. To commemorate this day, from 27th of May to 4th of June, within the format of FAO Georgia’s project “Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality Targets of Georgia through Restoration and Sustainable Management of Degraded Pasturelands” and Georgia Climate Action Project (GEO-CAP), CENN conducted an intensive online training courses on "Climate Change and Land / Pasture Degradation".

The training courses was interactive, attended by 90 people from different municipalities of Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Imereti, Guria and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti regions.

The training courses were dedicated to building participant’s capacity on climate change, promoting the introduction of sustainable pasture management practices and, in general, creating opportunities at the local level.

The Project “Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality Targets of Georgia through Restoration and Sustainable Management of Degraded Pasturelands” is initiated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and is financed by Global Environment Facility (GEF). The project is implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization. An executive organization is the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus). Project partner - Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN)

The Georgia Climate Action Project (GEO-CAP), financially supported by the EU, is implemented by CENN, in cooperation with KRDF, ACU, YPU and RLS-ADA. The project aims to strengthen the civil society of Georgia and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms, with a particular focus on the rights to water and a healthy environment.