BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 1
By Maryana Akhmedova - Trend:
The Green Climate Fund is launching a new ECO. Georgia project $54.7 million to support the implementation of Georgia's forest sector reform in 2021-2027, Trend reports via the Ministry of Economy of Georgia.
The project will cover the Georgian regions of Guria, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, and Kakheti with its eight municipalities of Akhmeta, Telavi, Dedoplistskaro, Kvareli, Tianeti, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, and Chokhatauri.
The Georgian Ministries of Economy and Agriculture and the German development agency GIZ signed the technical cooperation agreement.
The project will help to establish sustainable forest management in Georgia, as well as introduce energy efficient and climate-friendly technologies and improve forest management, Georgian Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili said.
The project will strengthen and improve the control of forests and forest resources, he added.
In order to reduce the use of firewood for heating, the Ministry of Economy has been actively supplying the country with natural gas, and today natural gas is accessible in 90 percent of the regions, Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said.
A new office of GIZ Company opened in Tbilisi today.
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