1) Activities to achieve this target will begin in 2021 2) Activities to achieve this target will begin in 2021 3) Activities to achieve this target will begin in 2021 4) Activities to achieve this target will begin in 2021 5) Activities to achieve this target will begin in 2021 6) Road Map for Adaptation Planning communications strategy developed 7) Activities to achieve this target will begin in 2021 8) List of long-term priority, costed, adaptation options for each of the priority sectors developed 9) CCA indicators develop and integrated into National Strategic Roadmap.

1) Assessment and report on existing data and information on CCA; 2/ Purchasing of Climate Change Data Collection Equipment to support Government in digitalization of CCA data; Vulnerability Assessment of the regions of Azerbaijan to climate change was conducted and most vulnerable 20 regions were identified. A company to develop the ToR for the Climate Change Web Portal was developed and necessary inputs were received from NDA and local experts. Workshop on climate change data sharing was organized Workshop/ seminars on climate change impacts on the priority sectors were conducted 3) Capacity building and awareness raising on Climate Change Adaptation events were organized needs assessment and development plan for national level high level decision makers, technical staff, and subnation al entities; Nomination Forms were prepared and shared among the government and non-government agencies for the establishment of roster of national CCA. Local community officials are trained in CCA planning for 20 to 30 rayons. 4) Social Public Awareness Materials were prepared and shared among stakeholders. 1. Workshop/seminar on CCAwas conducted for relevant technical staff 2. Public Awareness events on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation measures in priority sectors were organized. (for students and lecturers of Ganja Agricultural University, Khazar University and Baku State University) 5) Social Public Awareness Materials were prepared and shared among stakeholders. 1. Public Awareness events on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation measures in priority sectors were organized. (for students and lecturers of Ganja Agricultural University, Khazar University and Baku State University) Initial analyses were conducted, and pilot vulnerable regions were identified 6) The terms of references and charter of adaptation working group was developed and submitted to NDA 7) Comprehensive assessment and gap analyses on National Climate Change Legislation was conducted and regular workshops on CC Legislation were organized 8) n/a 9) n/a

1) Comprehensive assessment and report on existing data and information on CCA was conducted. Climate Change Vulnerability Index for Azerbaijan and by its regions was developed based on the best international practice to design future adaptation strategies that will address high climate change risks in the most vulnerable regions of the country. Hydrogeological assessment in the parts of the Kura River passing through the territory of Salyan and Neftchala districts was carried out and adaptation measures against salinization and its impact to water supply, population health and environment were determined. In addition, alternative methods of water provision in the region in periods increasing of river salinization were identified and distributed to the main stakeholders. 2) The development of Climate Web Portal, for collecting, storing, analyzing, and sharing information related to climate change and weather in the Republic of Azerbaijan and digital repository of the relevant literature on Climate Change and to connect all relevant resources and make information published within their databases uniformly accessible to the end-users was launched. The Climate Portal will also consist of information on climate conditions, actual data, and policies applied to their analysis, forecasts of possible risks and vulnerabilities which will be shared with the users of the platform as outcomes of analysis performed on existing databases and analysis tools, integrated in already existing solutions. Switches to support climate data sharing and digitalization with the beneficiaries were purchased and delivered to the main stakeholder. Workshop on climate change data sharing was organized. Workshop/ seminars on climate change impacts on the priority sectors were conducted. 3) Capacity of decision-makers to understand and mainstream climate change adaptation into design and implementation of sectoral policies were analyzed and based on the analysis capacity gap assessment report for decision-makers on mainstreaming climate change adaptation into their institutional programs prepared. The training programs for the CCA decision-makers will start from 2023. Policy briefs on Climate Change Adaptation on coastal areas, water and agriculture for the decision-makers and technical personnel of the relevant stakeholders were prepared in order to mainstream climate change adaptation. The training programs and study tours for decision-makers will start from 2023. 4) Capacity of technical experts to understand and mainstream climate change adaptation into design and implementation of sectoral policies were analyzed and based on the analysis capacity gap assessment report for technical experts on mainstreaming climate change adaptation into their institutional programs was prepared. Capacity gap assessment report and issue briefs develop gender-sensitive training materials for selected technical expert on climate change adaptation were developed. The training programs for the CCA technical personnel will start from 2023. Event on “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Workshop” with participation of 50 person was held to increase general awareness on the current climate situation of Azerbaijan Legal workshop with the participation of 50 representatives of the government structures was held to address gaps of the national policy on Climate Change. International Scientific Workshop on “Caspian Sea level fluctuations in the context of climate change, forecasts and adaptation measures” with participation of scientists, government representatives, high-level officials from different countries (120 participants) to stress out the effects of the Climate Change on the ecosystem and biodiversity of the Caspian Sea was held. 5) Capacity of technical experts to understand and mainstream climate change adaptation into design and implementation of sectoral policies was analyzed and based on the analysis capacity gap assessment report for technical experts on mainstreaming climate change adaptation into their institutional programs was developed. The capacity gap assessment report and issue briefs develop gender-sensitive training materials for selected technical expert on climate change adaptation. The training programs for local communities will start from 2023. Social Public Awareness materials were prepared and shared among stakeholders. Event to mark the World Environment Day with the participation of more than 230 high-level government officials, international representatives and students was held to highlight the importance of the environmental issues particularly of the Climate Change. 6) Information about national adaptation priorities, strategies, policies, plans and measures from relevant ministries and official government documents was obtained. Discussions with relevant government agencies and experts to determine the scope of adaptation measures - relevant information and proposals on current and planned climate change adaptation activities was collected. To ensure that the project implementation is aligned with women’s participation and gender equality strategies of UNDP Azerbaijan, UNDP-GCF, and the GCF, the gender work plan of the project, covering the project gender action plan and recommendations for its implementation were developed. Recommendations on establishing cooperation channels between gender institutional mechanisms and responsible institutions included into project implementation and identify relevant women’s organizations (governmental and non-governmental) that will be part of the stakeholder engagement plan were developed. Existing statistics relevant to gender and climate as well as statistical gaps and recommendations for improvement of statistics were identified and distributed to the project stakeholders. 7) Comprehensive legal review of the climate change adaptation policies in Azerbaijan was conducted by the international and local experts and the list of new legal framework (regulations, legal documents, and laws) that needs to be prepared and/or updated has been identified in order to be reflected in the constitution of Azerbaijan and structure’s chapters on climate change adaptation. Compendium of normative legal acts in the country regulating water resources management and coastal zones was evaluated. The Terms of Reference/Statute of the State Commission on Climate Change and suggest recommendations for it is improvement in line with the international standard was reviewed 8) n/a 9) n/a