United n ations d evelopment programme
, Undp partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations
that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that
improves the quality of life for everyone. on the ground in nearly 170
countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to
help empower lives and build resilient nations. www.undp.org
Published by: istanbul regional Hub regional Bureau for europe and the Cis United nations
development programme www.adaptation-undp.org
Disclaimer: the personal views reflected in the stories in this book are those of the
contributors and do not necessarily represent those of the United nations, including Undp,
or their member states.
Authors: the report preparation was led by anna Kaplina, natalia olofinskaya and milena
Kozomara, with Janine twyman mills and saran selenge as lead authors, and with
contributions from ahmet shadurdyev, ala druta, aram terZakaryan, Bellamy Jean-Joseph,
david milton, diana Harutyunyan, eglantina Bruci, Farid abbasov, geletáné varga Éva, ivane
tsiklauri, Keti Chachibaia, Klara tothova, margaretta ayoung, mariam Jorjadze, matthew
savage, nargizakhon Usmanova, natalya agalseva, neimatullo safarov, rano Baykhanova,
stanislav aganov, sultan veysov, Yegor volovik, victoria Baigazina, Yusuke taishi, Zhyldyz
Uzakbaeva, Umberto labate and greg Benchwick.
the publication was reviewed by Undp colleagues andrea egan, daniela Carrington, diana
Harutyunyan, greg Benchwick and pradeep Kurukulasuriya. valuable external expert
review, comments, and suggestions were provided by Yulia dobrolyubova (south pole
group).
Contents
Foreword 8
Executive summary 10
Technical advice and guidance:
pradeep Kurukulasuriya and a rmen g rigoryan
Copy editing: a ndrea egan and g reg Benchwick.
Design: max n ova Creative, Belgrade
Printing: Bigraf plus, Belgrade
Other photographs: a ndrea egan, eltekin o marov, eteri s havladze, Farid
a bassov, n atalia o lofinskaya, v alerii Corcimari, and the U ndp Country t eams
We would like to thank the many people in U ndp country offices around
the world, and in partner institutions, who have assisted with collating
information, drafting sections of text, assisting with sourcing or supply of
photographs, and reviewing draft material. a full list of acknowledgements is
provided on page 17.
We would also like to thank our financing partners, the a daptation Fund ( a F);
the g lobal environment Facility ( ge F) family of funds; the g reen Climate Fund
(g CF), the european Union and its member states; and other partners for their
financial support for the projects; all of which provided opportunity and space
for good ideas to take root and flourish.
Copyright © U ndp 2018
, Box 1: signature solutions of the Undp
strategic plan (2018-2021) 15 Case study 6: Climate-resilient flood and flash
flood management in georgia 68
Figure 7: Flood prevention in rioni river Basin 71
Box 6: scaling-up multi-hazard early warning system and the use
Acknowledgements 17 of climate information in georgia 72
Case study 7: iCt tools for enhanced urban resilience 74
Abbreviations and acronyms 18 Figure 8: the global goals for sustainable development 79
Case study 8: Climate-resilient flood risk management in Bosnia and
Herzegovina 80
Glossary of Commonly Used Terms 19
1. Introduction 21
4. Ecosystem-based adaptation 84
1.1 Regional overview 21
Box 4: Undp Case study 9: Building resilience in altai-sayan ecoregion 86
engagement on
Box 2: turning on the lights: Understanding the link between Case study 10: sustainable pasture management in georgia 90
public-private
climate change mitigation, energy development,
partnerships
and adaption in europe and Central asia 22 Box 7: What is Clima east? 93
32
Case study 11: Conservation and sustainable management of
1.5 An overview Box 3: three subregions of europe and Central asia 24
peatlands in Belarus 94
of current UNDP 1.2 Understanding climate risks 24
programmes
34 Case study 12: Climate resilience of armenian mountain forest
1.3 The economics of climate change adaptation 28 ecosystems 98
Table 1: europe 1.4 Gaps in adaptation finance and need for
and Central asia
climate relevant private sector engagement 30
data 2017
35
5. Fostering resilience for food security 102
Case study 13: addressing climate risks to farming systems in
Figure 1: Climate change in europe and Central asia 36
Figure 2: Financing of the Undp climate change adaptation and resilience
portfolio in europe and Central asia (2005 -2018) 36
Box 5: Undp Climate Change adaptation 37
2. Supporting integrated climate change
strategies 38
Box 6: Why national adaptation plans are
important to europe and Central asia 40
Case study 1: Capacity development for
climate risk management 42
Case study 2: Climate risk management in Central asia 46
Figure 4: drought early Warning system (deWs) in Uzbekistan 48
Case study 3: moldova national adaptation planning 52
Figure 5: moldova project interlinkages 54
Figure 6: moldova project theory of change 55
3. Advancing cross-sectoral climate-
resilient livelihoods 59
Case study 4: local development planning for resilient rural
communities in armenia 60
Case study 5: Climate resilience of farming communities in
drought-prone regions of Uzbekistan 64
, turkmenistan 106 table 2: adaptation measures in pilot regions 109 Case Case study 18: Climate resilient water and flood management in
azerbaijan 126
©r obert Kay/U ndp a lbania ©Undp a rmenia/2017 ©Undp a rmenia/2017
study 14: resilience of georgia’s agricultural biodiversity 111
Case study 19: transboundary cooperation on adaptation to
climate change in Chu and talas river basins in Kazakhstan
Case study 15: sustaining agricultural biodiversity in the face of
climate change in tajikistan 114 and
Kyrgyzstan 130
Case study 16: Climate resilience of Kazakhstan wheat and food
security 118
Conclusion 134
Annex 1. list of selected climate change adaptation projects in
europe and Central asia 138
6. Climate-resilient integrated water
resource management 121
Case study 17: adaptation to climate change in the drini-mati
river deltas in albania 122 References 140
, Undp partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations
that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that
improves the quality of life for everyone. on the ground in nearly 170
countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to
help empower lives and build resilient nations. www.undp.org
Published by: istanbul regional Hub regional Bureau for europe and the Cis United nations
development programme www.adaptation-undp.org
Disclaimer: the personal views reflected in the stories in this book are those of the
contributors and do not necessarily represent those of the United nations, including Undp,
or their member states.
Authors: the report preparation was led by anna Kaplina, natalia olofinskaya and milena
Kozomara, with Janine twyman mills and saran selenge as lead authors, and with
contributions from ahmet shadurdyev, ala druta, aram terZakaryan, Bellamy Jean-Joseph,
david milton, diana Harutyunyan, eglantina Bruci, Farid abbasov, geletáné varga Éva, ivane
tsiklauri, Keti Chachibaia, Klara tothova, margaretta ayoung, mariam Jorjadze, matthew
savage, nargizakhon Usmanova, natalya agalseva, neimatullo safarov, rano Baykhanova,
stanislav aganov, sultan veysov, Yegor volovik, victoria Baigazina, Yusuke taishi, Zhyldyz
Uzakbaeva, Umberto labate and greg Benchwick.
the publication was reviewed by Undp colleagues andrea egan, daniela Carrington, diana
Harutyunyan, greg Benchwick and pradeep Kurukulasuriya. valuable external expert
review, comments, and suggestions were provided by Yulia dobrolyubova (south pole
group).
Contents
Foreword 8
Executive summary 10
Technical advice and guidance:
pradeep Kurukulasuriya and a rmen g rigoryan
Copy editing: a ndrea egan and g reg Benchwick.
Design: max n ova Creative, Belgrade
Printing: Bigraf plus, Belgrade
Other photographs: a ndrea egan, eltekin o marov, eteri s havladze, Farid
a bassov, n atalia o lofinskaya, v alerii Corcimari, and the U ndp Country t eams
We would like to thank the many people in U ndp country offices around
the world, and in partner institutions, who have assisted with collating
information, drafting sections of text, assisting with sourcing or supply of
photographs, and reviewing draft material. a full list of acknowledgements is
provided on page 17.
We would also like to thank our financing partners, the a daptation Fund ( a F);
the g lobal environment Facility ( ge F) family of funds; the g reen Climate Fund
(g CF), the european Union and its member states; and other partners for their
financial support for the projects; all of which provided opportunity and space
for good ideas to take root and flourish.
Copyright © U ndp 2018
, Box 1: signature solutions of the Undp
strategic plan (2018-2021) 15 Case study 6: Climate-resilient flood and flash
flood management in georgia 68
Figure 7: Flood prevention in rioni river Basin 71
Box 6: scaling-up multi-hazard early warning system and the use
Acknowledgements 17 of climate information in georgia 72
Case study 7: iCt tools for enhanced urban resilience 74
Abbreviations and acronyms 18 Figure 8: the global goals for sustainable development 79
Case study 8: Climate-resilient flood risk management in Bosnia and
Herzegovina 80
Glossary of Commonly Used Terms 19
1. Introduction 21
4. Ecosystem-based adaptation 84
1.1 Regional overview 21
Box 4: Undp Case study 9: Building resilience in altai-sayan ecoregion 86
engagement on
Box 2: turning on the lights: Understanding the link between Case study 10: sustainable pasture management in georgia 90
public-private
climate change mitigation, energy development,
partnerships
and adaption in europe and Central asia 22 Box 7: What is Clima east? 93
32
Case study 11: Conservation and sustainable management of
1.5 An overview Box 3: three subregions of europe and Central asia 24
peatlands in Belarus 94
of current UNDP 1.2 Understanding climate risks 24
programmes
34 Case study 12: Climate resilience of armenian mountain forest
1.3 The economics of climate change adaptation 28 ecosystems 98
Table 1: europe 1.4 Gaps in adaptation finance and need for
and Central asia
climate relevant private sector engagement 30
data 2017
35
5. Fostering resilience for food security 102
Case study 13: addressing climate risks to farming systems in
Figure 1: Climate change in europe and Central asia 36
Figure 2: Financing of the Undp climate change adaptation and resilience
portfolio in europe and Central asia (2005 -2018) 36
Box 5: Undp Climate Change adaptation 37
2. Supporting integrated climate change
strategies 38
Box 6: Why national adaptation plans are
important to europe and Central asia 40
Case study 1: Capacity development for
climate risk management 42
Case study 2: Climate risk management in Central asia 46
Figure 4: drought early Warning system (deWs) in Uzbekistan 48
Case study 3: moldova national adaptation planning 52
Figure 5: moldova project interlinkages 54
Figure 6: moldova project theory of change 55
3. Advancing cross-sectoral climate-
resilient livelihoods 59
Case study 4: local development planning for resilient rural
communities in armenia 60
Case study 5: Climate resilience of farming communities in
drought-prone regions of Uzbekistan 64
, turkmenistan 106 table 2: adaptation measures in pilot regions 109 Case Case study 18: Climate resilient water and flood management in
azerbaijan 126
©r obert Kay/U ndp a lbania ©Undp a rmenia/2017 ©Undp a rmenia/2017
study 14: resilience of georgia’s agricultural biodiversity 111
Case study 19: transboundary cooperation on adaptation to
climate change in Chu and talas river basins in Kazakhstan
Case study 15: sustaining agricultural biodiversity in the face of
climate change in tajikistan 114 and
Kyrgyzstan 130
Case study 16: Climate resilience of Kazakhstan wheat and food
security 118
Conclusion 134
Annex 1. list of selected climate change adaptation projects in
europe and Central asia 138
6. Climate-resilient integrated water
resource management 121
Case study 17: adaptation to climate change in the drini-mati
river deltas in albania 122 References 140
