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2nd Resilience Forum



Safe Environment, Strong Communities, Sustainable Businesses in Adjara



Second Resiliece Forum for Policy Makers, Expers, NGOs, Media, Private
Sector, Local Governments and Civil Society Representatives



On February 28th from 9am to 5:00pm, in Batumi at “Sheraton” hotel Oxfam
together with its implementing partner organizations: Bridge Innovation and
Development (BRIDGE) and Black Sea Eco- Academy (BSEA) will host the second
Resilience Forum organized within the framework of DG European Civil
Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Funded “Supporting Community
Resilience in the South Caucasus” programme. The forum is supported by
Batumi City Hall and Sheraton Batumi hotel.



The forum will bring together policy makers, civil society organisations and
key stakeholders to present the new National Disaster Risk Reduction
Strategy endorsed by the State Security and Crisis Management Council in
January 2017 and to discuss its synergies with the work and plans of
regional and municipal governments in Adjara as well as the opportunities
for engagement of other sector partners: private sector, media and academia
with a focus on the key Strategy priorities: local level risk management,
gender, inclusiveness, and multi-sectoral involvement.



The series of events aim to facilitate a regional multi-sectoral and
multi-stakeholder dialogue on challenges and best practices in policy and
practice work to support rural and urban resilience in Adjara. The
initiative contributes towards intensifying the know-how transfer and
communication on the key country and regional strategies, like Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and other frameworks and
plans at all governance levels related to climate change adaptation,
disaster risk reduction, livelihoods, environmental protection and synergies
among them.




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

593 16 78 38



Nino Gvianishvili -Communications Officer at Oxfam

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

591119192



Gulnaz Surmanidze -Project  Manager  at Black Sea Eco Academy
s_g...@yahoo.com <mailto:s_g...@yahoo.com>

593585628


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