‌‌‌‌	Year of NPD launch:  2011 Present NPD Chair(s) and strategic partners in the government: Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection Source of NPD funding: European Union, Government of Finland, OSCE

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Summary of the main areas of work and achievements.

Priority areas of work and main activities

• Institutional reforms for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the view of approximation of EU water legislation, including the preparation of a National Water Law.
• Ratification of the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health and adoption of national water and health targets.
• Strengthening transboundary water cooperation with Armenia and Azerbaijan.

 

National Policy Dialogues (NPDs)

The National Policy Dialogue started in Georgia in September 2010 with meetings of the UNECE Water Convention secretariat with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and other stakeholders. The Memorandum of Understanding on the NPD implementation was signed by the Ministry of Environment Protection and UNECE in October 2011. Key achievements of NPDs are:

• A national water law was developed and it introduces the river basin management approach according to EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) and clarifies the roles of state institutions.
• A review of economic instruments for water management was conducted in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.

The following meetings and missions have been taking place to assist Georgia in NPD process:

Name of the meeting	Date and Place	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
9th Steering Committee meeting	6-7 December 2022, Tblisi	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
8th Steering Commitee meeting	31 May 2021, Tblisi	Lop	Agenda	Minutes
7th Steering Committee meeting	05 March 2020, Tblisi	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
6th Steering Committee meeting	02 October 2018, Tbilisi	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
5th Steering Committee meeting	11 April 2017, Tbilisi	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
4th Steering Committee meeting	05 April 2016, Tbilisi	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
3rd Steering Committee meeting	23 February 2015, Tbilisi	LoP	Agenda	-
2nd Steering Committee meeting	30 May 2013, Tbilisi	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
1st Steering Committee meeting	11 June 2012, Tbilisi	LoP	Agenda	Minutes

Project Highlights:

 

  

 

 

Futher Reading

• Project Overview (website)
• Priorities, key achievements and plans for the future of water policy reforms in Georgia (Country Review)
• Co-operative water management in the Kura River basin (Policy Highlights)
• The Reform of Economic Instruments for Water Management in Georgia (Report)
• The Potential Benefits of Trans-boundary Cooperation in Georgia and Azerbaijan - Kura River Basin (Working Paper)
• Strengthening the economic and financial dimension of integrated water resources management in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia (Report)
• Draft assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the Alazani/Ganykh River Basin (Report)