Caucasus

The subregional assessment of transboundary waters in the Caucasus covers transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters shared by two or more of the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and Turkey. The assessment of the individual transboundary surface and groundwaters in this subregion can be found in the Chapters 4 and 5 of Section IV (drainage basins of the Caspian Sea and of the Black Sea). The assessment of transboundary waters in the Caucasus also contains assessments of a number of selected Ramsar Sites and other wetlands of transboundary importance: Javakheti Wetlands area (including Lake Arpi Ramsar Site; Madatapa, Bugdasheni, Sagamo and Khanchali lakes and Kartsakhi/Aktas lake); and flood-plain marshes and fish ponds in the Araks/Aras River valley.

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