The UNDP/GEF project “Development of the Fifth National Communication and the First Biennial Transparency Report of Georgia to the UNFCCC” was signed mutually by UNDP and the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on September 15, 2022. It is a three-year project which commenced its activities in November of 2022 by assigning the project team. The implementing partner is the Environmental Information and Education Centre (EIEC) of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA).

This project presents an opportunity to strengthen Georgia’s capacities to meet its reporting obligations towards UNFCCC under the Enhanced Transparency Framework. In the absence of this project, the country is not likely to meet these obligations in time, i.e. it would be most likely missing critical and important milestones necessary for the country to meet national sustainable development goals.