Component 3: Industry-led workforce development Climate Opportunities for Climate Potential Climate Risk Risk Defined/Illustrative Activities Potential Impacts Resiliency Rating Design initiatives that Potential impacts of In 2017-2050: The average annual air Encourage the private sector to increase communications and grant supported develop and deploy technologies in temperature throughout Georgia will strengthen linkages between activities on land, renewable energy and energy efficiency; increase by 1.3 C to 1.6 C, the number industry, government, and water, air and human waste, water and sanitation; and of summer days (above 25°C) will educational institutions to address health transport. There are opportunities across increase; in contrast to all other cases, skills mismatches and contribute the entire value chain and to reach a wide the temperature increase in West solutions for demand-driven variety of beneficiaries in design, – Georgia will be higher than in East education. manufacturing, operations and This activity will be done through Georgia. The absolute minimum air maintenance (O&M), installation, retail TA and cost-share sub-grants. temperature by 1 C is probable in the and distribution, and R&D. mountain zone; the overall tendency is Analyze climate information to for an increase. The number of frost determine vulnerabilities and risks to key days is decreasing throughout Georgia. economic sectors for the program cycle. Low The annual number of hot days will Develop new insurance 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. Support businesses to Potential impacts of create on-the-job learning grant supported opportunities and develop activities on land, Low Same as above Same as above incentives that tie trainings and water, air and human certifications to internships, health apprenticeships, and other forms of preferential consideration for
Component 3: Industry-led workforce development Defined/Illustrative Activities Potential Impacts Potential Climate Risk Climate Risk Rating Opportunities for Climate Resiliency Design initiatives that increase communications and strengthen linkages between industry, government, and educational institutions to address skills mismatches and contribute solutions for demand-driven education. 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. Support businesses to create on-the-job learning opportunities and develop incentives that tie trainings and certifications to internships, apprenticeships, and other forms of preferential consideration for Potential impacts of grant supported activities on land, water, air and human health Same as above Low Same as above
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