*[Enwl-eng] [cenn] Resilience Forum - Safe Environment,Strong Communities, Sustainable Businesses in Adjara

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Resilience Forum



Safe Environment, Strong Communities, Sustainable Businesses in Adjara




First Resilience Forum for Policy Makers, Experts, NGOs, Media, Private
Sector and Local Governments



On October 27th from 9 am to 5:30pm, in Batumi, at “Hilton” hotel, Oxfam,
together with its implementing partner Organizations, Bridge Innovation and
Development (BRIDGE) and Black Sea Eco- Academy, with the support of Batumi
City Hall will host the first Resilience Forum in Georgia. The forum is
organized within the framework of DG European Civil Protection and
Humanitarian Aid Operations Funded “Supporting Community Resilience in the
South Caucasus” programme.



The event will bring together policy makers, civil society organisations and
key stakeholders to discuss the current issues about climate change
adaptation, disaster risk reduction, livelihoods, environmental protection
and other related disciplines in order to facilitate the exchange of the
know-how and the best practice in Adjara and seek for synergies and
opportunities of collaboration to strengthen the resilience of communities,
authorities, environment and businesses



The one-day event will highlight challenges and best practices in policy
development, implementation and monitoring to strengthen the support and
commitment of civil society, policy makers and key stakeholders in
supporting community resilience. The  initiative  aims at contributing
towards the implementation of the key country and regional strategies –
including the Adjara Climate Change Strategy and the DRR National Strategy –
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, to raise awareness on global resilience goals
when bringing them to the local and regional level and to advocate for and
support to institutionalization and replication of the durable solutions and
models developed so far.





Background:

Oxfam’s “Supporting Community Resilience in the South Caucasus” is a
Regional Programme implemented with local partners in Georgia (by “Bridge –
Innovation and Development” “Black Sea Eco Academy”) and in Armenia (by
“Oxygen” –and “Bridge of Hope”) aims at protecting people and their
livelihoods from impacts of natural disasters and climate change. Oxfam and
partner organizations work in 43 communities of Adjara, Mtskheta-Mtianeti
and Kakheti (Georgia) and Tavush (Armenia) to invest in and prepare for
local communities and governments on how to act before, during and after
natural disasters with a focus on involvement of diverse groups and
individuals: men and women, children, youth and elder, governments,
community lobbyists and initiatives groups, volunteers, as well as people
with disabilities





For press and media inquiries please contact:



Nino Markozashvili

DRR Project Coordinator

BRIDGE

nmarkoz...@bridge.org.ge <mailto:nmarkoz...@bridge.org.ge>

593 16 78 38



Nino Gvianishvili

Communications Officer

Oxfam

ngvian...@oxfam.org.uk <mailto:ngvian...@oxfam.org.uk>

591119192



Gulnaz Surmanidze

Project  Manager

Black Sea Eco Academy

s_g...@yahoo.com <mailto:s_g...@yahoo.com>

593585628










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