PROJECT AMBITION IN GEORGIA
- Basin characterisation
- Monitoring programme
- Development of water information system
- Work on Programme of Measures
- Public consultation and adoption of RBMP
- System of monitoring of the future implementation of the programme of measures of the formalised RBMPs
- Develop key pilot measures for programme of measures implementation related to EU Water Directives
- Strengthening of stakeholder involvement mechanisms for participative RBM Planning
- Development and support to implementation of a Communication Strategy
Activities in GEORGIA
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May 10, 2021The European Union supports public consultation on water on the Black Sea coastline of Georgia’s Autonomous Republic of Ajara
Screenshot – consultation meeting for the Chorokhi Ajaristskali River Basin Management Plan – Appendix on coastal and transitional waters ©REC Caucasus On 5 May 2021 in Batumi, 30 participants were consulted on the future of their coastal waters. The new part of the Chorokhi-Ajaristskali River Basin Management Plan concerning coastal and… Read more -
Nov 23, 2020Training on the Application of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) in Georgia
The second training on the application of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the River Basin Management Plans was organized in Tbilisi, Georgia on 18 November 2020 (in virtual format). The event was held within the framework of the SEA Pilot Project implemented by the UNECE with funding from the European Union under the EU Water… Read more -
Oct 21, 2020The European Union supports the Government of Georgia in promoting the Application of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP)
On 21 October 2020, a draft Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Draft Alazani-Iori River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) was presented and discussed in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Stakeholder Meeting informed key actors engaged in the management of water resources of Georgia about the outcomes of the pilot SEA project. In particular,… Read more -
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Apr 07, 2020Taking into account the environment and people’s health in elaborating river basin management planning in Georgia
Training session on Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) for the pilot Alazani-Iori River basin ©UNECE Training session on Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) for the pilot Alazani-Iori River basin On 6 April 2020, UNECE, in the framework of the European Union Water Initiative Plus programme for the Eastern Partnership Countries… Read more -
Mar 05, 2020Working together with the European Union to satisfy water needs for people and ecosystems: National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resource Management in Georgia
From left to right: Mr Alisher Mamadzhanov - UNECE, Ms Tatiana Efimova - OECD,Ms Nino Tandilashvili - Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA),Mr Alexander Zinke - EUWI+ project leader of the EU Member State Consortium© Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Georgia is undertaking a… Read more -
Feb 27, 2020Sharing best practices to conduct public consultations on river basin management plans in the Caucasus countries. EUWI+ regional workshop, Tbilisi, Georgia, 26-27 February
From left to right: Maka Zumbulidze, Keti Jibladze and Sophiko Akhobadze - REC Caucasus, Georgia; Zurab Jincharadze - representative of the EUWI+ project in Georgia. © OIEau This two-day workshop took place in the Georgian capital Tbilisi (26-27 February) in the framework of the EUWI+ project. It aimed at developing a set of guidelines for public… Read more -
Feb 21, 2020Georgia : Coastal and Transitional Water Monitoring-Survey (Eng)
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Feb 17, 2020Georgia : GROUND WATER SURVEY REPORT 2018
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Feb 14, 2020Georgia : I cleaned - your turn 2018 (Geo)
I Cleaned! Your Turn_ International Clean Beach Day In Georgia_logo from Yunona Videnina on Vimeo. Read more -
Feb 14, 2020Georgia : interview on draft law "Water Resources Management" (Geo)
Georgia’s draft law on “Water Resources Management”_logo from Yunona Videnina on Vimeo. Read more -
Feb 10, 2020Georgia : What is EUWI+ project (Geo)
Georgia_EN_What is EUWI+ project__disclaimers from Yunona Videnina on Vimeo. Read more -
Feb 10, 2020Georgia : Future of the river basin (Geo)
Public Participation, you are concerned as well - GE_logo from Yunona Videnina on Vimeo. Read more -
Dec 12, 2019Government of Georgia kicks-off the Application of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Draft Alazani-Iori River Basin Management Plan (RBMP)
From left to right: Mr Alexandre Darras,EU delegation to Georgia, Ms. Nino Tandilashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA),Ms Christine Kitlzer, Environmental Affairs Officer UNECE. © UNECE On December 9, 2019 a pilot project on the Application of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Draft… Read more -
Nov 19, 2019Workshop: Ecological classification of surface water bodies in EUWI+ pilot areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Workshop: Ecological classification of surface water bodies in EUWI+ pilot areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. © OIEau The objective of the workshop is to provide support to the beneficiary countries to understand and implement the EU-Water Framework Directive on the ecological classification of surface water bodies. Two-day workshop for the… Read more -
Oct 30, 2019Water Laboratory Day in Georgia: European Union provides laboratory equipment to detect industrial chemicals and pesticides in water
From left to right: Mr. Alexander Zinke – EUWI+ project leader of the EU Member State Consortium, H.E. Mr. Carl Hartzell - Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, Mr. Levan Davitashvili – Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, H.E. Mr. Arad Benkö – Ambassador of Austria to Georgia, Mr. Andro Aslanishvili – Head of… Read more -
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Oct 09, 2019Workshop on developing a Programme of Measures in a River Basin Management Plan (RBMP), 2-3 October 2019, Georgia
Workshop on Programmes of Measures, 2-3 October 2019, Georgia. ©OIEau A two-day workshop on how to develop Programmes of Measures was organised by EUWI+ at the Kvareli Lake Hotel, Georgia. During the workshop, participants exchanged on the state of the art of Programmes of Measures in different countries and coordinated on-going contracts for the… Read more -
Oct 08, 2019Georgia : SURFACE WATER SURVEY REPORT 2018
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Oct 01, 2019First round of coastal and transitional water monitoring in Georgia, 8-13 September 2019
Embankment on board of the vessel “Beshumi”. From left to right:Paata Vadachkoria–Marine biologistTinatin Jaglidze–Student of Marine science at Batumi UniversityGrozdan Kuspilic –EUWI+ ConsultantIrina Baramidze –Marine chemistMadona Varshanidze–Marine biologist. ©EUWI+ In September, the European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership… Read more -
Jul 08, 2019WATER MONITORING ASSESSMENT REPORT – GEORGIA
WATER MONITORING ASSESSMENT REPORT – GEORGIA Read more -
Jul 08, 2019LABORATORY ASSESSMENT REPORT IN GEORGIA
LABORATORY ASSESSMENT REPORT IN GEORGIA Read more -
Jun 26, 2019Workshop on Coastal Monitoring in Georgia, 25-26 June
The workshop “EUWI+ Coastal Monitoring in Georgia”, took place in Batumi, Georgia on 25-26 June 2019. The workshop was developed in coordination between the EUWI+ project Country Representative Mr Zurab Jincharadze, the international expert Mr Grozdan Kuspilic and several Georgian experts of EUWI+ partner organisations. This workshop gave the… Read more -
Jun 24, 2019EUWI+ Georgia - e-news June 2019
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Jun 17, 2019EUWI+ : 140 Georgian stakeholders ready to play a key role in water resources management
The first local dialogue meetings on Water Resources Management were held on 13-16 May on the Alazani-Iori and Khrami-Debed River Basins. They gathered up to 140 representatives of local self-governing bodies and state institution branches in seven meetings at Tianeti, Telavi, Kvareli, Signagi, Sagarejo, Bolnisi and Tetritskaro. Local dialogue… Read more -
May 07, 2019Factsheet Khrami-Debeda River Basin in Georgia (EN)
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Apr 19, 2019ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RBMPs - Georgia
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RBMPs - Georgia Read more -
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Mar 29, 2019Children and Stakeholders celebrated World Water Day 2019 with EUWI+, Georgia – Press Review
Water Day celebration process, EUWI+ project has organised the second consultation meeting with stakeholders on March, 21 in Bolnisi, Georgia. More than 50 participants including government representatives and local authorities, basin organisations, residential and business water users, NGOs and experts were there. The workshop was very… Read more -
Mar 15, 2019EUWI+ in Georgia celebrates World Water Day
Introduction Since 2010 UN has recognized that any human being has a right to have safe and clean drinking water that is vitally important. However, today, billions of people still live without safe water. Especially vulnerable groups are facing great problems: women, children, internally displaced persons and persons with disabilities. The World… Read more -
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Nov 30, 2018Three days training for the Georgian laboratories to comply with the monitoring requirements of the WFD, 27-29 Nov.2018, Tbilisi, Georgia
The objective of the EUWI+ project is to support six Eastern Neighbourhood countries in the water sector reforms at different stages including the review and evaluation of monitoring in Georgia. To help establish the legal and institutional framework, the project supports the improvement of capacity of the main laboratories to comply with the… Read more -
Nov 13, 2018EU and Eastern Partnership countries review two years of EU support to the water sector, 2nd regional steering committee of EUWI+ 15 Nov. 2018, Tbilisi, Georgia,
The “European Union Water Initiative Plus for the Eastern Partnership” (EUWI+) held its 2nd Steering Committee meeting on 15 November 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The meeting chaired by the European Commission brought together high-level officials from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, representing the… Read more -
Oct 30, 2018Tbilisi, Georgia, Workshop on RBMP development, Pressures and Impacts assessment; integration of works and development of methodologies, 22-23 Oct. 2018
The workshop is dedicated RBMP team (specialists from MEPA, NEA…) and contractors on the river basins of Khrami, Debed, Alazani, Iori in Georgia. It aims: To coordinate the implementation of first steps of River Basin Management Plan development To coordinate the on-going contracts about Alazani/Iori and Khrami-debed (delineation, characterisation… Read more -
Oct 18, 2018
Press Release NPD Georgia, 2 Oct. 2018
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Oct 18, 2018
Press Release NPD Georgia, 11 April 2017
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Sep 03, 2018Workshop Ecological classification of surface water bodies in EUWI+ pilot areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, 24 - 25 July 2018, Tbilisi, Georgia
The Umweltbundesamt GmbH / Environmental Agency Austria organized in the framework of the EUWI+ a Workshop on Ecological classification of surface water bodies in EUWI+ pilot areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia which was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 24 -25, 2018. The workshop: provided a repetition of the WFD principles in the light of… Read more -
Jun 15, 2018
Tbilisi, Georgia, 5th of june 2018: workshop on River Basin Managment Planning
The launching workshop on RBMP development for Alazani/Iori Basin in Georgia and Upper Kura above Mingachevir in Azerbaijan was organised on June 5, 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia. It has gathered 22 participants; the main contractors in GE and AZ, representatives of Beneficiary institutions and international experts. The workshop has allowed to present… Read more -
Jun 05, 2018Workshop on “River Basin Management Plan Development in Alazani River Basin”, 05 June 2018, Georgia
A workshop on “River Basin Management Plan Development in Alazani River Basin” just kicked-off at the conference hall of the Hotel “Citrus”, Tbilisi. The workshop is organized by the International Office for Water within the framework of the EU funded project European Union Water Initiative Plus for the Eastern Partnership (EUWI + East) The… Read more -
May 17, 2018Kick-off meeting on groundwater body delineation and monitoring design, 10-11 May 2018, Georgia
Kick-off Meeting on Groundwater Delineation and Monitoring Design in Georgia was held on 10-11 May in Tbilisi just started at the conference room of the National Environmental Agency of Georgia. The meeting aimed to: To present and discuss the expected tasks and deliverables under the contract and applied methodology; To provide training on the… Read more -
Apr 24, 2018Workshop "Harmonising and improving knowledge on method validation", 24-26 April 2018
The Workshop on method validation, measurement uncertainty and metrological traceability in accordance with EN ISO 17025:2017 just kicked off in the conference hall of the National Environmental Agency of Georgia. The workshop has gathered 18 technical experts of laboratory institutions which are responsible for undertaking the hydro-chemical… Read more -
Mar 09, 2018New phase of the River Basin Management Plan preparation for Alazani/Iori in Azerbaijan and Georgia, May 2018
After project experts' missions in the Alazani basin on both sides of the border last year, the preparation of River Basin Management Plan for Alazani/Iori is now entering a new phase both In Georgia and in Azerbaijan. The terms of reference for hiring local contractors supporting the data collection and River Basin Management Plans preparation in… Read more -
Feb 01, 2018
EUWI+ Georgia - e-news March 2018
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Jan 17, 2018National Policy Dialogue GEORGIA
National Policy Dialogue, 6th SC Meeting in Georgia - 2 Oct 2018 The 6th Meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on Integrated Water Resources Management in Georgia was chaired by Ms. Nino Tandilashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and Ms. Nino Tkhilava the Head of the… Read more -
Dec 19, 2017Coastal Delineation Workshop in Batumi, Georgia - 19-20 December 2017
A workshop on Delineation of Transitional and Coastal Water Bodies in the Pilot Area of the Black Sea Coast just kicked off in the conference hall of the Divan Suites Hotel in Batumi, Georgia. The workshop has gathered about 20 participants from the Fisheries and Black Sea Monitoring Department of NEA, NEA's Central Office and Batumi Laboratory of… Read more -
Dec 19, 2017
Workshop Coastal Delineation in Batumi, Georgia - 19-20 December 2017
A workshop on Delineation of Transitional and Coastal Water Bodies in the Pilot Area of the Black Sea Coast just kicked off in the conference hall of the Divan Suites Hotel in Batumi, Georgia. The workshop has gathered about 20 participants from the Fisheries and Black Sea Monitoring Department of NEA, NEA's Central Office and Batumi Laboratory of… Read more -
Dec 15, 2017
Tbilisi, Georgia, 12-13 December 2017: regional training session on the general Laboratory Management and ISO Certification for the Caucasus countries of the project (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)
In the framework of the EU funded project European Union Water Initiative Plus for the Eastern Partnership (EUWI + 4 EaP), UBA (Umweltbundesamt) Environmental Agency Austria and EUWI+ Regional Office for the Caucasus organized a training session on the general Laboratory Management and ISO Certification for the Caucasus countries of the project… Read more -
Sep 29, 2017Georgia : Workshop on Data Management for Integrated Water Resource Management (Tbilisi, September 26-27 2017)
In the framework of the project EUWI + EAST, IOWater (International Office for Water) are supporting the organizing a training session on data management for IWRM. The objective of the workshop is to concretely initiate a data management process, following the development logic of the national Water Information System (WIS), in order to feed the… Read more