Integrating Climate Change Risks into

Water & Flood Management by

Vulnerable Mountainous

Communities in the Greater Caucasus

Region

3 Major Outcomes as Project Objectives……

Major Outcomes Expected….1

Water & Flood Management Policy & Regulatory Frameworks to Respond to Climate Change Risks

• Legislative review (completed)

• Institutional Review (to be finalised shortly)

• Draft Institutional construct to be presented by June

• Consultations to follow

• Outline Normative Laws to be prepared

• Consultations to follow

• Wider Consultations on IWRM Laws and Policy to take place by year end.

• Ongoing contributions to LWG on WR Policy

Major Outcomes Expected…1

Water & Flood Management Policy & Regulatory Frameworks to Respond to Climate Change Risks

• Develop Conjunctive Water Management Model

• Review of Existing Software Available

• Initiate Hydrologic and Hydrogeological Studies

• Carry out Well Drilling Programme mid-2014 (Initiate asap)

• Build CWM Model late 2014 (after results of well drilling)

• Deliver Training in CWM and produce Guidelines

Major Outcomes Expected…2

Key Institutions Have Capacities, Technical Skills, Tools & Methods to Apply Advanced Climate Risk Management Practices for Water Stress & Mitigation Training Programme

Institutional Review undertaken Institutional Capacity Development Plans to be

prepared Prepare and implement training in IWRM Practice Watershed level resource utilisation modelling Flood Risk Mapping Hydromet Monitoring Strengthened Community-Based EWS (Dissemination & Response)

Major Outcomes Expected…3

Community Resilience to Floods & Water Stress Enhanced WUA Strengthened Local Multi-Stakeholder Committees Established

Decide on mix of options (Structural & Non-structural) Evaluate existing structures Prepare options for consultation Water resources assessment (surface & groundwater) Conjunctive Water Management IWRM Plans for 3 Pilot Basins

Implementation of Plans in 3 Pilot basins………..