SDG9 Azerbaijan
GOAL 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Investment in infrastructure and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and development. Technological progress is also key to finding lasting solutions to both economic and environmental challenges, such as providing new jobs and promoting energy efficiency. Promoting sustainable industries - and investing in scientific research and innovation - are all important ways to facilitate sustainable development.
Vulnerable communities in the Kura River Basin in Azerbaijan are benefitting
from flood forecasts and community-based early warning systems that support climate-related disaster mitigation and learning from similar interventions in the mountainous communities of the Turyanchay basin. Additional monitoring stations installed on the Kura river’s tributaries increased coverage to 20,000km2, benefitting 1.2 million people.
Photo: Andrea Egan/UNDP Azerbaijan
SDG9 Azerbaijan
GOAL 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Investment in infrastructure and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and development. Technological progress is also key to finding lasting solutions to both economic and environmental challenges, such as providing new jobs and promoting energy efficiency. Promoting sustainable industries - and investing in scientific research and innovation - are all important ways to facilitate sustainable development.
Vulnerable communities in the Kura River Basin in Azerbaijan are benefitting
from flood forecasts and community-based early warning systems that support climate-related disaster mitigation and learning from similar interventions in the mountainous communities of the Turyanchay basin. Additional monitoring stations installed on the Kura river’s tributaries increased coverage to 20,000km2, benefitting 1.2 million people.
Photo: Andrea Egan/UNDP Azerbaijan