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Welcome to USAID South Caucasus Water Program
The Program is implemented by PA Government Services Inc.
Successful management of the shared water resources of the South Caucasus is critical to the social, economic, and ecological prosperity of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – and an essential precursor to regional peace and cooperation. Bridge-building activities initiated between these nations will be further expanded and lead BP Settlement Info to synergies between a broader numbers of operational units. As a whole, the region enjoys relatively abundant water supplies. But growing demands for agricultural, industrial, and urban/domestic water, and the unequal geographic and seasonal distribution of water, is cause for conflict and concerns over increasingly frequent extreme events related to flood and drought.
Joint Monitoring
On 21 November 2007, the hydromet and water quality monitoring departments of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia participated in the Program’s Joint Water Quality Monitoring Excursion to transboundary reaches of the Debed-Khrami and central Kura River basins.
- Monday, 26 November 2007 | Read more...
South Caucasus Young Journalists in the Field
On November 6, South Caucasus Water Program organized a press field trip with students from the Georgia Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), Caucasus Journalism and Media Management School Masters’ students to explore the complex issues of environmental reporting.
- Tuesday, 13 November 2007 | Read more...
Almaty Workshop
The Workshop on “River basin commissions and other institutions for transboundary water cooperation” was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan 23-25 October, 2007. The Program Country Team Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia participated in the Workshop.
- Monday, 29 October 2007 | Read more...
One More Step Forward
Tbilisi, Georgia, September , 2007. Hydrology specialists from the three South Caucasus Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia gathered in Tbilisi this week to get into the techniques and methodology of contemporary water resources management.
- Thursday, 06 September 2007 | Read more...