World Bank2015-04-292015-04-292012-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21837This country note for Georgia is part of a series of country briefs that summarize information relevant to climate change and agriculture for three countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options, policy development and institutional involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the countries participating in the regional program on reducing vulnerability to climate change in Southern Caucasus agricultural systems. This note for Georgia was shared with the Government and other agricultural sector stakeholders and used as an engagement tool for a National Awareness Raising and Consultation Workshop, held in Tbilisi in April 2012. Feedback and comments on the note from this consultation process have been incorporated into this updated version in collaboration with the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACIDITYADDITIVESAEROSOLSAFFORESTATIONAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITYAGRICULTURAL AREAAGRICULTURAL CROPSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAGRICULTURAL EMISSIONSAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGEAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL LANDSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL PURPOSESAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESIDUESAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSAGRICULTURAL ZONEAGRICULTURAL ZONESAGRICULTUREAGROCHEMICALSAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIR TEMPERATUREALBEDOANIMAL PRODUCTANIMAL PRODUCTIONANIMALSANNUAL PRECIPITATIONANNUAL RUNOFFBASINSBEEFBIO-GASBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIOMASSBIOMASS BURNINGBOTANYBUFFER STRIPSCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBONCARBON ALLOCATIONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATIONCARBON FINANCECARBON STORAGECARBON TRADINGCATTLECEREAL CROPSCEREALSCH4CHEMICAL FERTILIZERSCHEMICAL INDUSTRYCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE RESEARCH UNITCLIMATESCOCO2COASTCOASTAL EROSIONCOASTAL REGIONCOASTAL ZONECOMPOSTINGCONCENTRATESCONSERVATIONCONSTRUCTIONCROPCROP PRODUCTIONCROP PROTECTIONCROP RESIDUECROP ROTATIONCROP TYPESCROP VARIETIESCROPLANDCROPSDECISION MAKINGDEFORESTATIONDEGRADED AREASDEGRADED LANDDESERTIFICATIONDESERTSDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDISCHARGEDISEASESDRAINAGEDRAINAGE SYSTEMSDRINKING WATERDROUGHTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEMSEMISSIONEMISSION TRENDSEMISSIONS FROM PRODUCTIONEMISSIONS MITIGATIONEMISSIONS TRENDSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEROSION CONTROLEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONFAOFARMERSFARMINGFARMLANDFARMSFEEDFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHERIESFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD PRICESFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLYFORESTFOREST AREAFOREST FIRESFOREST SYSTEMSFOREST TYPESFORESTRYFORESTSFRESH WATERFRUITSGHGGISGLACIERSGOATSGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSGRASS SPECIESGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORYHARVESTHIGHLANDSHYDROMETEOROLOGYINVASIVE SPECIESIPCCIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLABOR FORCELABOR PRODUCTIVITYLAKESLAND AREALAND COVERLAND DEGRADATIONLAND USELIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK SYSTEMSMAIZEMANUREMANURE MANAGEMENTMEADOWSMEATMEDICINAL PLANTSMETHANEMETHANE EMISSIONSMILKMITIGATIONMOAMOUNTAINSN2ONATIONAL EMISSIONSNATIONAL SCALENATIVE VEGETATIONNATURAL GASNATURAL RESOURCESNITRATESNITROGENNITROGEN FERTILIZERSNUTRIENTSORGANIC SOILSOVERGRAZINGPASTURESPESTICIDEPESTICIDE USEPESTICIDESPESTSPHOSPHOROUSPHOSPHORUSPHOSPHORUS FERTILIZERSPLAINSPLANTATIONPLANTATIONSPOTASSIUMPOTATOPOTATOESPRECIPITATIONPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPURCHASING POWERRAINRAINFALLRANGESRECLAMATIONREGIONAL CLIMATERENEWABLE ENERGYRESERVOIRRESERVOIRSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE USERISK MANAGEMENTRIVERROOTSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL POPULATIONSALINITYSALINIZATIONSCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENTSSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSEA LEVEL RISESECTORAL DEVELOPMENTSHEEPSHORESMOKESOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL EROSIONSOIL FERTILITYSOILSSTORMSSTREAMSSUBTROPICAL CLIMATESUNSHINETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTEMPERATURETIMBERTOPOGRAPHYTOXIC CHEMICALSTROPOSPHERIC OZONEUNDPUNITED NATIONSUSAIDVEGETABLE CROPSVEGETABLESVEGETATIONWATER POLLUTIONWATER PRICINGWATER RESOURCESWATER RUNOFFWEED CONTROLWETLANDWETLAND DRAINAGEWETLANDSWHEATWHEAT YIELDSWINDWIND EROSIONWIND VELOCITYWINDSWINTER WHEATBriefWorld Bank10.1596/21837