9 new stations to improve air quality monitoring across Georgia - Deputy Environment Minister
The Deputy Minister Nino Tandilashvili met members of an EU delegation and discussed the Air Quality for Better Health of Citizens project. Photo: Ministry of Environmental Protection
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Nino Tandilashvili, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection, on Thursday announced nine new monitoring stations would be installed across the country to improve air quality monitoring.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture said the improvement in air quality monitoring would mean approximation to the related European Union legislation would be “fully fulfilled”.
This project will support the Government of Georgia in taking important steps in air quality improvement during the next five years [...] The project will contribute to the implementation of the new law on industrial emissions, support the country in overcoming the existing challenges in terms of air quality improvement, and in planning and implementing future measures”, Tandilashvili said.
The Deputy Minister earlier today met members of an EU delegation and discussed the Air Quality for Better Health of Citizens project.
In addition to the installation of the stations, the project also involves creation of a reference laboratory, strengthening of modelling and forecasting capabilities, promotion of implementation of best available practices in industrial emissions, and targeted training.
Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia on Monday said up to 150 new meteorological and hydrological monitoring stations would be set up across Georgia over the next year.
The Government of Georgia has approved a plan for managing atmospheric air quality in the Central Zone of the country for 2023-2025, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Wednesday. The Ministry said the zone was one of six areas designated for the monitoring, with the others comprising the Black Sea, Western, Eastern and Highland zones and the Tbilisi Agglomeration.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday summarised the Government's efforts to strengthen hydrometeorological monitoring systems throughout the country at a press briefing held following Monday’s Government meeting.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced Government plans to introduce the Euro 5 emissions standard for cars in a bid to reduce air pollution across the country.
Dust masses from a Central Asian region are responsible for a rise in the concentration of solid particles in air in some parts of Georgia, the National Environmental Agency said on Wednesday.
A new automatic station has been added to the network of air quality monitoring infrastructure of the National Environment Agency in capital Tbilisi as part of the latest additions for improving monitoring of particles in the air of the city.
Otar Shamugia, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on Wednesday met Kirsti Narinen, Finland’s Ambassador to the South Caucasus, to discuss prospects of cooperation for reducing risks and disasters posed by climate change.