Italy offers €2 million for new air monitoring stations in Tbilisi

The government of Italy has allocated €2 million to help Georgia purchase new stations to monitor atmospheric air quality and to study the risks of natural threats in the capital city of Tbilisi, announces the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

A group of Italian experts are visiting Georgia to share their experience in monitoring air quality in the country following the example of Italy.

With money provided by the government of Italy, Georgia will purchase and install five modern air monitoring stations.

• To learn more on how you can check air pollution in Georgia in one click, read What does Georgia breathe - the answers are now available online.

Hydrological and geological studies in the Mtkvari River and its tributary basins within the territory of Tbilisi will also be carried out with the funds. 

Air quality standards improvement is one of the commitments taken on by Georgia in the EU-Georgia Association Agreement signed in June 2014.