KEY MESSAGES Temperatures in Azerbaijan are projected to rise at a faster rate than the global average, with potential warming of 4.7°C by the 2090s over the 1986–2005 baseline, under the highest...
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Undoing Decades of Environmental Harm in Azerbaijan
Baku – A part of the Soviet Union until 1991, Azerbaijan has since independence experienced rapid economic growth. The new wealth has come with an environmental cost, adding to decades of pollution...
EU, UNDP and Government launch groundbreaking new programme to fight climate change in Azerbaijan
Baku, 15 April 2019 – A new regional EU4Climate project financed by the European Union kicked off in Baku today putting multistakeholder partnerships at the forefront of effective climate change...
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MPFD Working Paper on Water Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus – A Key to Peace and Sustainable Development
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of new states in Central Asia and the Caucasus created new political and security dynamics in these sub-regions. While the Caucasus was affected...
Azerbaijan: Community preparedness for water related stress would enable them to participate at risk mitigation processes
Gabala, Azerbaijan: A workshop on flood forecasting and early warning system has kicked of today in Gabala city of Azerbaijan where UNDP and GEF are implementing a joint project in close...
Managing droughts and floods in Azerbaijan
Highlights Climate change-related droughts will likely reduce water supply by 23% during the next 3 decades in Azerbaijan. Funded by GEF, UNDP core funds and the government, the project improves...
Azerbaijan, UNDP mull water scarcity, flood threats
By Sara Rajabova Azerbaijan's Emergency Situations Ministry and UNDP has discussed the climate change risks into water and flood management in the Greater Caucasus Region. The United Nations...