Lead country
Regional - Europe and CIS
Participating countries
Georgia, Azerbaijan
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From August 23, 2016 to May 31, 2021
Project ID: 5325
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Technical team
- Oceans and Water Programme
Technical area(s)
- Protection of transboundary surface & groundwater resources in a changing climate
- Cross cutting governance and learning
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
- FreshWaters
Sub-landscape(s)
- Industrial site
- General
Transformed sector(s)
- Agriculture
- Energy
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Data collection and analysis
Strategy
- Governance
- Capacity building
- Technology innovation
Sub-strategy
- Institutional framework
- Partnerships
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Technical capacity building
- Institutional capacity building
- Innovations in techniques/ approaches
- Knowledge/Data management
Social inclusion
- Women
Gender equality
- Awareness raising (on gender)
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender targeted
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
SDG target(s)
- 6.3 Reduce water pollution, minimizing hazardous chemical releases
- 6.5 Implement integrated water resources management
Conventions and protocols
- Strategic Action Programme
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- Public-private partnership
- Food and agricultural commodities strategy
Project description
The Kura II Project will address the priority needs in the ministerially endorsed Strategic Action Plan (SAP) through implementation of the SAP and national Integrated Water Resources Management Plans to strengthen and harmonize coordinated conjunctive transboundary ground and surface water management. The five components are: Support for institutional governance protocols; professional development and capacity building for water managers across sectors; stress reduction measures in critical areas; stakeholder education and empowerment; and, enhanced science for governance. The project has strong, multisectoral support in both countries and will support pending bilateral legal agreements.
USD $5,479,452
Grant amount
USD $194,881,670
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($5,479,452)
Implementing partner(s)
- Regional Centre - Istanbul
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