Water Management in the South Caucasus

Organization USDAID- from the American People

Geographical coverage: Transboundary

Source: USDAID- from the American People

Start Date: 2000-01-01

End Date: 2004-01-01

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Description

Three specific activity areas of the project included:

§Monitoring and Data Exchange among Southern Caucasus countries
§Integrated River Basin Planning for two trans-boundary pilot sub-basins
§Institutional Framework for addressing national legislative and water policy issues

Specific Objectives

§To strengthen the institutional framework and capacity for transboundary basin management and increase technical understanding on key topics;
§To develop the scientific and analytical capacity needed to turn data into information, and promote its use for management;
§To strengthen civil society participation to achieve stewardship and measurable social, economic, and environmental results;
§To promote regional, international discussion and cooperation amongst Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia on the issues surrounding regional water management, that is critical in the context of the Southern Caucasus.

Participants