Summary of the results of study visits to Switzerland
Geology
First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Nino Tandilashvili took part in the working meeting held within the project «Strengthening the ability to adapt to climate change in Georgia».
The ongoing project «Strengthening Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Georgia» with the support of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
I would like to thank the team of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for their support and for the project in which many important things have already been done in Georgia, including the creation of hazard maps. We are fully aware of the importance of developing capacity at the national level to ensure that all measures implemented by the project are effective. I am also very grateful to the Government of Switzerland, because our specialists were given the opportunity to participate in the study tours to Switzerland, to learn about the problems of disaster risk management and to discuss ways to address them", said the First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Nino Tandilashvili.
The transfer of the Swiss experience and its adaptation to the realities of Georgia can be a good start for the country affected by the severe consequences of the Shova disaster. We will continue to support and strengthen the National Environmental Agency. I would also like to thank international experts for organizing interesting programs and meetings for study visits. I welcome the existing cooperation between the countries and am glad that this support will continue», - said Barbara Bioni, Head of the Regional Cooperation Department of the Embassy of Switzerland.
The participants summed up the results of the study visits to Switzerland within the framework of the project. The purpose of the study tours was to exchange knowledge and practices in Switzerland in the field of natural hazards management and early warning systems. The possibility of introducing the Swiss experience in Georgia in the framework of future cooperation in improving monitoring systems, regulations and standards for zoning of natural hazards, as well as early warning systems, was emphasized.
It is worth noting that within the framework of a project supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), this year specialists of the Department of Geology and Hydrometeorology of the agency in Switzerland acquainted themselves with the best practices in combating natural hazards and risks. management in different regions, including modern systems for monitoring and preventing landslides, mudflows and avalanches.
The meeting was part of an ambitious United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) climate programme supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) of Sweden and Switzerland.
