Water Deficiency in East Georgia and Recommendations for Adaptation

Abstract

The objectives of the study are the assessment of water deficiency and desertification processes risks in East Georgia, planning of measures to reduce the losses and elaboration of adaptation recommendations. The specification of river runoff long-range parameters and features of their anticipated change has serious practical importance for water management calculations in scientific, design and commercial organizations to obtain reliable technical and economic grounding for water management constructions. They will greatly assist both the agrarian experts and designers, ecologists, etc. The implementation of recommended adaptation measures on the basis of river runoff projection will allow to slow down or stop desertification processes and avert the ecological peril. They are highly important and significant for the prevention of hazardous events at the background of progressing climate warming. Their application in practice will assist regional administration and land owners to timely implement corresponding preventive measures for neutralizing expected negative processes, reduction of losses and provision of environmental safety.