Poland allocates €30,000 to Georgia for flood management

In the near future Georgia will be able the better respond to floods and other natural disasters using modern risk aasessment tools and monitoring equipment thanks to a significant grant from Poland. 

A Memorandum of Understanding signed today between Georgia’s National Environment Agency and Poland’s Embassy to Georgia envisaged allocating €30,000 (80, 242 GEL) to Georgia to purchase the modern equipment. 

The signing ceremony was attended by the Polish Ambassador to Georgia Andrzej Cieszkowski, head of the  Agency Tamar Bagratia, deputy head Temur Murghulia and other Georgian officials. 

Head of Georgia’s National Environment Agency Tamar Bagratia and Poland’s Ambassador to Georgia Andrzej Cieszkowski signed the memorandum. Photo by the National Environment Agency. 

The Agency representatives stressed the devices would be extremely helpful especially following the deadly June 13 flood in capital Tbilisi this year.

The Memorandum was signed within Poland’s Development Cooperation Programme (PDCP) that saw action taken by the Polish government to provide developing countries with:

• Development aid – promoting and supporting the development of democracy and civil society, including parliamentary system development, good governance and protecting human rights principles, providing support in sustainable social and economic development, undertaking actions that contribute to reducing poverty and improving the health condition of the population, as well as raising the level of education and professional qualifications of the population.
• Humanitarian aid – ensuring assistance, civil care and protection to the population affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters or other humanitarian crises.
• Support the implementation of educational activities in order to raise awareness and understanding of global issues.

The Programme covered the years 2012-2015.