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UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA Georgia Natia Natsvlishvili Assistant Resident Representative Batumi, 2015

PROMOTE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN AJARA SNAPSHO T Support to Development of Ajara TOTAL BUDGET 2008 – 2015: OVER $11 MILLION UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA

FOCUS AREAS Past and Future Sustainable Protected Vocational Regional Transport Areas Education Economic Development Rural Batumi Private Sector & Agriculture Development Economic Trade Development Development UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA BOOKER INFO

Current Projects What we do 1 ENPARD ADJARA – SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ADJARA 2 EXPANSION AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS OF ADJARA PROTECTED AREAS INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT FOR THE CITY OF BATUMI AND 3 THE ADJARA REGION UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA BOOKER INFO

ENPARD Adjara – Support to Agriculture Development in Ajara Budget: $ 4.3 million Period: 2013 – 2016 Expected Outputs: 1. Professional high quality services fitting the needs of farmers 2. Favorable environment sustainable cooperatives 3. Developing capacities of MoA of Ajara for effective agriculture development policy formulation and implementation Partners: Ministry of Agriculture of Ajara, Agroservice Centre, Batumi Business Incubator, College “Black Sea” Goal Implementation of the national agriculture strategy and strengthening small farmers' organizations in Ajara UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA

Expansion and Improved Management Effectiveness of Ajara Protected Areas Budget: $1.3 million Current phase: Goal:. 2013 – 2015 Expected Outputs • Demarcation and baseline study for Machakhela National Park Participatory development planning of communities in the support zone of Ajar a • Community Engagement activities in PA management • Ajara Protected Areas System level and individual Tourism Development Strategy and Action Plan for the 3 PA’s • Sustainable livelihood initiatives in the Support Zones of Ajara Protected Areas – 9 cooperatives supported Goal Partners Agency for Protected Areas under MoENRP to enhance the management Government of Ajara effectiveness of Protected Areas to conserve forest ecosystems in the Geographical Areas Ajara Region Machakhela and Mtirala UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA

Integrated Sustainable Transport for the City of Batumi and the Ajara Region Budget: $1.3 million (GEF, UNDP) Current phase: 2015-2019 Expected Outputs • Sustainable urban transport development plan in Batumi and Ajara • Pilot integrated public transit system • Draft national policies on promoting sustainable urban transport and green urban development Partners • Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia Goal • Batumi Municipality Promote sustainable urban transport in the City of Batumi and Region of Ajara and support the formulation of national policies on Geographical Areas sustainable urban transport and green urban development Batumi UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA

Investments & Results We are proud of Agriculture & Private Vocational Capacity Protected Rural Sector Education building Areas Development Development Agriculture Demarcation Batumi 15 new MoA Extension and baseline Business professions institutional Services - for all study for Incubator development farmers . Machakhela 200 trained Effective More than 60 NP business in demanded Agriculture cooperatives development professions Extension Community service Services Engagement provider in PA management Over 800 Jobs UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA

Lessons Learned Areas to be addressed • STRUCTURAL ISSUES IN • AGRICULTURE • • POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT • •

• LABOR DEMAND, AND SKILLS MISMATCH • INFRASTRUCTURE • UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMETN IN AJARA

Rural Development in Ajara UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA

WHAT IS RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rural Development - The process that aims at improving the standards of living of the people in the rural areas UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AJARA

Main Steps for Rural Development Strategy And Where We Are Now Analysis Dialogues Implement Institutional Formulation Monitoring& and with Set up of Priorities ation Evaluation evidence stakeholders Government Background Mobilization led council of analysis – socio- communities Working economic , & all groups: profile of Stakeholder farming, Ajara s for environment ensuring , participation infrastructur and e, feedback employment RURAL UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMETN IN AJARA UNDP DEVELOPME Nt in AJARA

What we’ve found so far In Ajara: Centralized water supply - 34% of Rural Area – 96.6 % 1 4 villages Rural Population - 45% Garbage collection -42% of the Eroded arable land -58 % villages High exposure to natural 2 5 Decrease in agriculture hazards employment - 90% Impact of Climate Change 6 3 Depopulation by 28% since 2002. Monthly monetary income growth (rural): 24.7% (39.4% - in Georgia)

Main Steps for Rural Development Strategy Next Steps Analysis Dialogues Implement Institutional Formulation Monitoring& and with Set up of Priorities ation Evaluation evidence stakeholders Targeted Mobilization Workshops Action Plan of and Financing monitoring communities communicati mechanisms and evaluation , & all on for Intergovern system Stakeholder identifying mental s for priorities and cooperation ensuring linking them Resource participation with targets mobilization and and feedback resources RURAL UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMETN IN AJARA UNDP DEVELOPME Nt in AJARA

Expected Impact SUB-TITLE FOR SLIDE Improved standard of living in rural areas through  Improved competitiveness of the agriculture and other sectors (forestry, processing, tourism and other services) • Development and diversification of rural economic activities • Greater opportunities for rural employment Dry fruit Production • Improved environment • Greater capacities of the UNDP RURAL DEVELOPMETN IN AJARA stakeholders

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