Our Topics & Experts

A multidisciplinary group of professionals and organisations and their affiliates and members founded the Sustain Caucasus International Alliance in mid-2023.

The Alliance members cover specific competence fields for sustainable rural development and promote international relations and cooperation. The main fields are:

• viticulture & wine

• agriculture

• construction, energy, water

SCIA members and affiliates apply holistic and sustainable development approaches to protect social, economic, ecological, cultural, and natural spaces in their joint initiatives and pilot projects, providing education, information, and advice, strengthening dialogue and communication, and realizing publications.

SCIA competence fields experts:

•  Agriculture: Zurab Karbelishvili

• Viticulture & Wine: Tekle Zakalashvili and Hilarius Pütz

• Construction, energy, water: Khatuna Sichinava

• International relations: Marita Riedel

Please reach out to alliance@sustaincaucasus.org