Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change - Report of Desk-Based Research on Resilience of Forests to Climate Change and Transformation Measures

This report is part of the project Increasing the resilience of forest ecosystems against climate change in the South Caucasus Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) through forest transformation (the Project). It presents a short overview of the forests of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, their importance, and the pressures and threats that they face. Climate changes occurred in the region up to the present day and predicted future changes from modeling studies are presented, as well as the impacts of changes in the climate on forests in the South Caucasus. Mitigation and adaptation strategies are also discussed.