Infrastructure Minister shares Georgia’s vision of “proper” water management to UN Water Conference
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze on Wednesday took the stage at the United Nations Water Conference to speak about the importance of “proper” management of water resources. Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure
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Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze on Wednesday took the stage at the United Nations Water Conference to speak about the importance of “proper” management of water resources and alignment of global goals with the Georgian Government's Vision 2030 development strategy.
The Ministry of Infrastructure on Thursday said Karseladze joined officials from about 200 countries and organisations taking part in the Conference in New York between Wednesday and Friday.
In his address, Karseladze said his Government was aiming to ensure 24-hour water supply to all cities of Georgia by 2025. He said that projects were currently underway in about 200 locations of the country.
Last year alone, 140,000 beneficiaries were provided with 24-hour water supply. It is planned to provide uninterrupted water supply to 200,000 beneficiaries in 2023, and 500,000 beneficiaries in the next three years”, he said.
Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure
Karseladze emphasised a new law on water had already been developed to “protect and effectively use” water resources of the country, adding the legislation “meets all European principles and requirements”.
With the construction of the domestic East-West highway, development of transport infrastructure, planned construction of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port and implementation of the international Black Sea submarine electric cable project, Georgia is fulfilling the “important mission” of strengthening “physical connection” with Europe as well as the energy security of Europe and the South Caucasus region, he also pointed out.
Infrastructure across Georgia will be boosted this year by the launch of 5,600 projects worth ₾3.6 billion ($1.37bln), with the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze discussing the initiatives on Friday.
Locals of three villages of eastern Georgia's Kakheti region will enjoy round-the-clock supply of clean water starting in the first half of this year thanks to a ₾7 million ($2.65mln) project being implemented in the locality, the United Water Supply Company of Georgia said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia is launching a $150 million project with the Government and the World Bank to renovate and modernise amelioration infrastructure in select locations in the country.
Georgia’s ski resort of Gudauri will benefit from continuous water supply as part of a ₾22 million ($8,486,017) project initiated by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze and Loïc Fauchon, the President of the World Water Council, on Friday said they were ready to deepen cooperation in management of water resources and development of supply infrastructure at a meeting in New York.
Ongoing projects in Georgia, supported by the Asian Development Bank, were discussed on Saturday by the country’s Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze and Woochong Um, the Managing Director General of the ADB.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Saturday discussed the possible deepening of relations between the countries in decentralisation, regional and infrastructural development at the meeting held within the framework of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York.