This document outlines the objectives and activities of the EUWI+East project, which aims to improve water resource management in Eastern Partnership countries. The project will work towards harmonizing policies with the EU Water Framework Directive and Integrated Water Resource Management principles. It will focus on three key result areas: improving legal frameworks; designing and implementing river basin management plans; and knowledge sharing. The project will work in the Alazani and Iori river basins in Georgia, partnering with local authorities and agencies. It involves characterizing the river basins, assessing pressures and risks, identifying protected areas, and economic analyses to inform the development of river basin management plans and measures to achieve project objectives.

1. Sophiko Akhobadze

2.  The overall objective of the project is to improve the management of water
resources in the EaP countries.
 The specific objective is to achieve convergence of national policies and
strategies with the EU Water Framework Directive, Integrated Water
Resource Management (IWRM) and relevant Multilateral Environmental
Agreements (MEAs).
 The EUWI+East project is divided into three result areas as follows:
 Result 1: Legal and regulatory frameworks improved in line with the WFD,
IWRM and MEAs;
 Result 2: River Basins Management Plans designed and implemented in line
with the WFD principles;
 Result 3: Lessons learnt regularly collected, shared and communicated to
stakeholders.

3. Project Beneficiary:
Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture.
Project partners:
 Local authorities from the Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti
regions
 National Environmental Agency

4.  Transparent and Participatory

5.  Introduction of best available practice an lessons learned

6.  Synergy and cooperation for ongoing initiatives and processes

7. Alazani river’s
catchment area
on Georgian territory
is 22,000 km2 and
4,700 km2 for Iori.

8. May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Characterisation of river basin
Pressures and imact of human
activities on water resources
Risk assessment
Identification and mapping of
protected areas
Ecomonic analysis part 1
First thematic summary
Objectives
Economic analysis part 2
Programme of measures
RBMP (draft)
Second thematic summary
Phase
2018 2019

9. 1. Description of the characteristics of the river basin
1.1. Geographic overview
1.2. Water resources
1.3. Human activities & water uses (description and main trends)
1.4. Risks (incl. climate change)
1.5. Stakeholders & programs
1.6. Diagnosis

10. 2.1. Estimation of point source pollution of organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, pesticides,
discharged after treatment if measured, sludge management, storm water management, etc.
2.2. Estimation of diffuse source pollutions of organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, pesticide
2.3. Estimation of quantitative pressures on surface water and groundwater (water abstractio
2.4. Analysis of other pressures and impacts of human activity (hydrological regime –abstract
2.5. Other pressures (e.g. alien species proliferation)
2.6. Synthesis
2.6.1. Quantity of pollution affected by domain of origin and balance during low flows
2.6.2. Quantitative balance between abstractions and surface water and groundwater res
2.6.3. Global synthesis of pressures and hot spots

11. 2.1 Drinking water abstractions
3.2. Economically significant species (fish, shells)
3.3. Bathing waters
3.4. Vulnerable zones (first attempt of designation from Nitrates monitoring results and/or i
3.5. Sensitive areas (first attempt of designation from signs of eutrophication and population
3.6. Special areas of conservation (habitats), special protection areas (birds) (first attempt fr

12. 3.1 Economic analyses of relevant water uses (keeping in mind results of significant pressure
and impact of human activity on the status of surface water and groundwater),
3.2. Socio-economic issues and main trends;
3.3 water prices by sector and by territory;
3.4 preliminary cost-recovery assessment.

13.  Surface water bodies (incl. risk analysis, deadlines report
justification, Heavily Modified Water Bodies
designation)
 groundwater water bodies (incl. risk analysis, deadlines
report justification)
 protected areas

14. • Basic measures and Supplementary
measures.
• Measures to reach the objectives will be
ranked into 5 categories:
• Rules, governance, awareness, knowledge
improvement, works.