Fires pose a major risk to the landscape of the South Caucasus region. With climate change, this risk will likely increase as temperatures become warmer, precipitation levels change, and heatwaves and droughts become more frequent and intense – conditions that are conducive to the occurrence and spread of fires. This scoping study aims to assess the current context of landscape fire management, wildfire disaster risk reduction, and transboundary co-operation in two pilot municipalities: Bolnisi in Georgia and Sarchapet in Armenia. Based on this assessment, it then collects and develops ideas for co-operation activities between the two pilot municipalities, and identifies what is required to ensure their success.
