*[Enwl-eng] [cenn] UNECE Helps Georgia Draft New Water Law

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UNECE Helps Georgia Draft New Water Law



A draft new Water Law was presented at the Second Steering Committee meeting
of the Georgian National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM), held in Tbilisi on 30 May 2013. The new Water Law has
been drafted by an interministerial working group, supported by UNECE.


Discussion on the principles of the draft law was the key item on the agenda
of the second Steering Committee meeting. The ambitious new law is in line
with principles of IWRM and the requirements of the EU Water Framework
Directive. It introduces the river basin approach to water resources
management, permitting and licensing for water use and discharge and
clarifies the roles of the different State agencies involved in the
management of the water resources. In the draft law, special attention is
paid to ensuring access to safe water and the comprehensive monitoring of
water quality, which should have a direct, positive impact on public health
in the long run.


Consultations with stakeholders on the draft law will next be held in order
to get their feedback. The new Water Law is expected to enter into force as
soon as early 2014, bringing with it a wide range of fundamental changes to
water management in Georgia. To accommodate these wide-ranging changes,
transitional periods will be established before certain provisions can be
fully implemented.


Transboundary water cooperation was also discussed at the Steering Committee
meeting, in particular the results of the recent bilateral meeting between
Georgia and Azerbaijan on the management of the shared water resources of
the Kura River Basin. Representatives of different donors and international
projects also gave detailed overviews about their ongoing activities in the
water sector.


For more information please visit: http://www.unece.org/env/water/npd



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