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 Helping Georgian towns
work together to manage waste
Between 31 July-3 August 2017,
several meetings took place in the municipalities of Batumi, Khulo,
Shuakhevi and Keda, in the Adjara Autonomous Republic, to assess
possibilities for inter-municipal co-operation for solid waste
management More>>
 Government
of Georgia welcomes establishing of Caspian Energy
Georgia
The
meeting between the representatives of the Administration of the
Government of Georgia, the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Georgia and the delegation of the
Caspian European Club and Caspian More>>
 World
Bank Offers Financial and Technical Assistance to
Georgia
The World
Bank (WB) offers financial and technical assistance to Georgia to
overcome outcomes of the recent conflagration in Borjomi Gorge, WB
regional director Mercy Tembon noted after her meeting with Georgian
Prime Minister More>>
 Georgian
Government to Launch Electronic Platform for Borjomi Forest
Restoration
As the
business, banking and public sectors unite to restore the burned
Borjomi Forest, the Georgian government has decided to create an
electronic platform to bring together funds and donations allocated
for the Borjomi Forest restoration More>>
 TAP to ensure maximum
environmental protection
The Trans Adriatic
Pipeline (TAP) project, which envisages transportation of
Azerbaijani gas to Europe, will ensure maximum environmental
protection in the areas through which it passes, said TAP Managing
Director Luca Schieppati More>>
 President
Ilham Aliyev hails Azerbaijan`s achievements in ensuring food
security
"Food
security is one of the key priority issues and the achievements made
in this area are very pleasing. Better results are expected in the
years to come," said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed a
republican conference on the development More>>
 Azerbaijan,
Hungary to implement major joint agricultural
project
On August
15, Azerbaijan’s Khizi district hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for
a greenhouse complex, jointly built by Azerbaijani CTC Holding and
Hungarian companies. More>>
 Armenia’s Roadmap for
Sustainable Development Goals to Come Forth
Soon
On 24-31 July the Government of Armenia and
the United Nations Armenia hosted the SDGs Mainstreaming,
Acceleration and Policies Support mission (MAPS) of the United
Nations/United Nations Development Programme. The objective More>>
 Construction
of Another Hydro Plant on Geghi River Begins
Telia
Mining Ltd. Has started construction on a mini-hydroelectric plant
in Armenia’s Syunik Province even though it has yet to receive a
water usage permit from the country’s Public Services Regulatory
Commission (PSRC). More>>
 State
to give 3 percent interest loans to recyclers
The state
will provide loans to recyclers at 3 percent interest rate in order
to store grape and not to remain in the villager’s debt. Gegharkunik
has a good harvest of wheat. More>>
 ‘KillZibil’
App Aims to Make Armenia Clean Again
Armenia’s
based NGO, Make Armenia Clean Again, in cooperation with Realizeit
LLC created KillZibil free mobile app, which, through a map,
pinpoints Armenia’s polluted areas. The map can be edited in real
time, with users identifying More>>
 €105 million available
for clean energy research under Horizon
2020
Applicants still have until 7 September to
submit project proposals aiming to demonstrate innovative renewable
energy technologies under the EU’s Horizon 2020 'Secure, Clean and
Efficient Energy' Work Programme. The total More>>
 World
comes together to tackle mercury poisoning
The
world’s first Convention to protect the environment and human health
in close to a decade, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, enters
into force today, committing its 74 Parties to reducing the risks to
human health and the environment More>>
 The
Energy Community launches a platform to monitor energy
infrastructure projects
The
Energy Community organisation has launched PLIMA (Project Library
and Interactive Map Application), an infrastructure transparency
platform. It is designed to monitor the implementation of energy
infrastructure projects in Energy More>>
 Gulf
Cooperation Council, UN Environment partner on Environmental
Action
A
partnership agreement was signed today between UN Environment and
the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to address pressing environmental
issues facing GCC countries. The agreement was signed by Mr Erik
Solheim, the Under More>>
 Community Mobilization
Meetings for Rural Development were Held in Keda
Municipality
In July 2017, Caucasus Environmental
NGO Network - CENN, together with local partner organization in
Adjara region - Institute of Democracy, conducted community
mobilization meetings in all 64 villages of Keda municipality in the
framework More>>
 Information
Meetings in Keda Municipality
On 14-23
August 2017, CENN, together with local partner organization in
Adjara region - Institute of Democracy, conducted information
meetings in Keda municipality within the frame of the European
Union’s ENPARD project Optimising More>>
 Batumi
Eco Hub for Students
The
Batumi Eco Hub is ready to receive students from August 21. This
space is partially created from reused materials and will become a
place for students’ gatherings and discussions on environmental
issues. More>>
 Eco
Camp “Discover Georgia” Participants Received a Training in
Contemporary Approaches of Waste Management
On August
29, WMTR II team visited the participants of summer eco-camp
“Discover Georgia”. "Discover Georgia" summer camp is implemented by
CENN, in the framework of the project Sustainable Forest Governance
in Georgia funded More>>
 Media
Tour in Keda Municipality
On 24
August 2017, CENN organized a media tour for representatives of
different media organizations in Keda Municipality within the frame
of the project - Optimising the Potential of Local Assets for Rural
Development of More>>
 The GEF Gender
Partnership: Building the foundation for a gender-responsive
environmental agenda
From July 25-27, the GEF
Gender Partnership gathered experts from thirty international and
civil society organizations to provide ideas on how to mainstream
gender into GEF-7 programming. It also provided feedback on the
forthcoming More>>
 Innovative
finance project for sustainable fisheries launched with leading
investors
The Meloy
Fund, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and a
first-of-its-kind public-private partnership has been launched with
a first close of US $10 million. More>>
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