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Azerbaijan and UN sign project â€œIntegrating climate change risks into water and flood management by vulnerable mountainous communities in the Greater Caucasus regionâ€

09 March 2012 15:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Azerbaijanâ€™s Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel-General Kemaleddin Heydarov received UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, UNDP Resident Representative Fikret Akcura, APA reports quoting the website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Minister expressed his satisfaction with the level of the bilateral relations between the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the UN Development Programme, underlined the importance of enjoying the great potential of the lasting relations. Fikret Akcura expressed his confidence that joint efforts will be continued with the view of deepening the cooperation between the relevant bodies.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations and the UN Development Programme signed the project â€œIntegrating climate change risks into water and flood management by vulnerable mountainous communities in the Greater Caucasus regionâ€.

The goal of this project is to sensitize the water management policies to the long term risks of climate change. The objective of the proposed project is to reduce vulnerability of the communities of the Greater Caucasus region of Azerbaijan to water stress and hazards by improved water and flood management.

The sides exchanged views on the present state and prospects of the cooperation between the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the UN Development Programme.