Analysis of Potential Environmental Impact Component 1: Strengthen cooperation in targeted sectors Climate Opportunities for Climate Potential Climate Risk Risk Defined/Illustrative Activities Potential Impacts Resiliency Rating Support the development Potential impacts of In 2017-2050: The average annual air Encourage the private sector to of a tourism alliance and other grant supported develop and deploy technologies in temperature throughout Georgia will sector associations by activities on land, renewable energy and energy efficiency; increase by 1.3 C to 1.6 C, the number strengthening association water, air and human waste, water and sanitation; and of summer days (above 25°C) will governance, facilitating the health transport. There are opportunities across increase; in contrast to all other cases, development of private sector-led the entire value chain and to reach a wide the temperature increase in West certifications, especially those variety of beneficiaries in design, – Georgia will be higher than in East that are internationally manufacturing, operations and recognized and contribute to Georgia. The absolute minimum air maintenance (O&M), installation, retail improved human safety and temperature by 1 C is probable in the and distribution, and R&D. environmental safeguards, and mountain zone; the overall tendency is Analyze climate information to building capacity to advocate for for an increase. The number of frost determine vulnerabilities and risks to key sector development. This activity days is decreasing throughout Georgia. economic sectors for the program cycle. Low will be done through TA and The annual number of hot days will Develop new insurance cost-share sub-grants. instruments to address climate risks. increase about 2.5 times. The percentage change of annual total precipitation is within a range from an 11% decrease to an 8% increase. A number of days of heavy rain will increase by 2 to 5 days; a decrease is more observable in the southeast, also in Adjara and a large part of Imereti; and an increase will take place in mountain regions, mostly within the Greater Caucasus. Facilitate public-private Potential impacts of dialogue among sector grant supported Same as above stakeholders to jointly identify activities on land, Low Same as above any policy and regulatory water, air and human constraints to the development of health
Analysis of Potential Environmental Impact Component 1: Strengthen cooperation in targeted sectors Defined/Illustrative Activities Potential Impacts Potential Climate Risk Climate Risk Rating Opportunities for Climate Resiliency Support the development of a tourism alliance and other sector associations by strengthening association governance, facilitating the development of private sector-led certifications, especially those that are internationally recognized and contribute to improved human safety and environmental safeguards, and building capacity to advocate for sector development. This activity will be done through TA and cost-share sub-grants. Potential impacts of grant supported activities on land, water, air and human health In 2017-2050: The average annual air temperature throughout Georgia will increase by 1.3 C to 1.6 C, the number of summer days (above 25°C) will increase; in contrast to all other cases, the temperature increase in West Georgia will be higher than in East Georgia. The absolute minimum air temperature by 1 C is probable in the mountain zone; the overall tendency is for an increase. The number of frost days is decreasing throughout Georgia. The annual number of hot days will increase about 2.5 times. The percentage change of annual total precipitation is within a range from an 11% decrease to an 8% increase. A number of days of heavy rain will increase by 2 to 5 days; a decrease is more observable in the southeast, also in Adjara and a large part of Imereti; and an increase will take place in mountain regions, mostly within the Greater Caucasus. Low Encourage the private sector to develop and deploy technologies in renewable energy and energy efficiency; waste, water and sanitation; and transport. There are opportunities across the entire value chain and to reach a wide variety of beneficiaries – in design, manufacturing, operations and maintenance (O&M), installation, retail and distribution, and R&D. Analyze climate information to determine vulnerabilities and risks to key economic sectors for the program cycle. Develop new insurance instruments to address climate risks. Facilitate public-private dialogue among sector stakeholders to jointly identify any policy and regulatory constraints to the development of Potential impacts of grant supported activities on land, water, air and human health Same as above Low Same as above
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