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A virtual event on climate change and marine pollution was held on Friday with cooperation of the World Bank, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and the Georgian government.
The event Greening the Coast and Blueing the Sea for a Resilient Georgia was focused on the findings and recommendations of two recent World Bank reports.
The reports identify key climate risks and vulnerabilities and the costs of environmental degradation of the coastal zone due to pollution, flooding, coastal erosion, and agricultural soil and forest degradation. Climate adaptation through resilient use of water resources and bringing back tourism to coastal areas after the COVID-19 pandemic are among the recommended priority coastal adaptation interventions.
– a virtual event on climate change and marine pollution – was held today with the cooperation of the World Bank, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and the Government of Georgia.
The reports identify key climate risks and vulnerabilities and the costs of environmental degradation of the coastal zone due to pollution, flooding, coastal erosion, and agricultural soil and forest degradation. Climate adaptation through resilient use of water resources and bringing back tourism to coastal areas after the COVID-19 pandemic are among the recommended priority coastal adaptation interventions.
“Georgia is committed to making its coastal and marine spaces and tourism more resilient, and our Black Sea less polluted,” said Nino Tandilashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.
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A decision to vaccinate Lebanese MPs and Parliamentary aides over the age of 75 against Covid-19 could breach transparency and equality agreements with the World Bank, its regional director said on Tuesday. State run media said 16 MPs had received a vaccination on Tuesday with teams from the health ministry.
Saroj Kumar Jha, the World Bank Regional Director for the Middle East, said the move was not in line with plans agreed with the government for the body to fund the programme.
This is not in line with the national plan agreed with @WorldBank and we would record it breach of terms and conditions agreed with us for fair and equitable vaccination. Everyone has to register and wait for their turn! #nowasta@dr ar bizri@Hamad hassan20 Saroj Kumar Jha (@SarojJha001)