UNDP, Sweden, Euronews launch documentary series on climate change effects in Georgia
The UN Development Programme, Sweden and Euronews Georgia have been launched Climate magazinesa series of documentaries detailing key climate change issues and impacts in Georgia, in an effort to better inform the country’s residents about the challenges posed by the issue.
The The UNDP announced on Wednesday the project had been planned to address the lack of awareness among the country’s population about specific measures required to combat climate change.
Although over 94 percent of the Georgian population understood that climate change was affecting their country and posed a “threat to people and economy”, the specific policy was understood by only 10 percent, and a third of them took responsibility for the climate. measures against international organizations and civil society.
The series presents a “range of opinions presented by Georgian and international environmentalists, economists, climate activists and public officials,” the preview noted. The first episodes of the series premiered in December and covered phenomena including avalanches and melting glaciers caused or exacerbated by climate change.
It will continue to be examined through July and cover a range of topics, including Georgia’s climate commitments as part of international treaties, including the 2015 Paris Agreement and the 2014 Association Agreement with the European Union.
UNDP and the Swedish support for Climate Magazines is part of the previous Climate Promise initiative, which promotes “timely and effective implementation” of the Paris Agreement in 120 countries.