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European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+) Results 2 and 3 DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT THE RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR KHRAMI-DEBEDA RIVER BASIN CONSULTATION ON THE PROGRAMME OF MEASURES REPORT 1 October 2020 Beneficiaries Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) Responsible EU member state consortium project leader Mr Alexander Zinke, Umweltbundesamt GmbH (AT) EUWI+ country representative in Georgia Zurab Jincharadze Responsible international thematic lead expert Yannick Pochon; Office International de l’Eau (FR) Responsible Georgian thematic lead expert Mariam Makarova, MEPA Author Keti Jibladze, the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus Disclaimer: The EU-funded programme European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+) is implemented by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Organisation for Eco- nomic Co-operation and Development (OECD), both responsible for the implementation of Result 1, and an EU member state consortium comprising the Environment Agency Austria (UBA, Austria), the lead coordinator, and the International Office for Water (OiEau, France), both responsible for the implementation of Results 2 and 3. The programme is co-funded by Austria and France through the Austrian Development Agency and the French Artois-Picardie Water Agency. This document was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the governments of the Eastern Partnership Countries. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of, or sovereignty over, any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries, and to the name of any territory, city or area. Imprint Owner and Editor: EU Member State Consortium Office International de’l Eau (OiEau) 21/23 rue de Madrid 75008 Paris, FRANCE Responsible OiEau Communication officer: Chloe Dechelette [email protected] October 2020 Second Consultation Meeting for Khrami-Debeda River Basin Managent Plan CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 7 2 CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ......................................................... 8 2.1 General context .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.1.1 Access to information ....................................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Public participation ........................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Objectives of public consultation for Khrami-Debeda river basin ............................................... 9 3 PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING .............................................................................................. 10 3.1 Summary of the meeting........................................................................................................... 10 3.1.1 First session on Programme of Measures ..................................................................... 10 3.1.2 Second session on Economic Analysis of the Programme of Measures ....................... 10 3.1.3 Questions raised............................................................................................................. 11 3.2 Social media and press coverage ............................................................................................ 11 4 PUBLIC CONSULTATION THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES .......................................................... 14 4.1 Preparation and dissemination ................................................................................................. 14 4.2 Main outcomes of the questionnaire analysis .......................................................................... 14 5 LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS ....................................... 16 6 public INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.................................................................................................. 17 6.1 Objectives, material and dissemination channels .................................................................... 17 6.2 Outcomes and lessons learnt ................................................................................................... 18 7 ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................ 19 7.1 Table “comments to the draft RBMP” ....................................................................................... 20 7.2 Agenda...................................................................................................................................... 20 7.3 List of participants ..................................................................................................................... 22 7.4 Questionnaire ........................................................................................................................... 28 3 Second Consultation Meeting for Khrami-Debeda River Basin Management Plan Abbreviations ADA ...................... Austrian Development Agency DG NEAR ............. Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission EaP ....................... Eastern Partnership EC ......................... European Commission EMBLAS ............... Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea ESCS .................... Ecological Status Classification Systems EU ......................... European Union EU-MS .................. EU-Member States EUWI+ .................. European Union Water Initiative Plus FD ......................... Floods Directive GEF ...................... Global Environmental Fund IOWater/OIEau .... International Office for Water, France IWRM .................... Integrated Water Resources Management MSFD .................... Marine Strategy Framework Directive NESB .................... National Executive Steering Board NFP ....................... National Focal Point NGOs .................... Non-Governmental Organisations NPD ...................... National Policy Dialogue OECD ................... Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development RBC ...................... River Basin Council RBD ...................... River Basin District RBMP ................... River Basin Management Plan RBO ...................... River Basin Organisation ROM ..................... Result Oriented Monitoring SCM ...................... Steering Committee Meeting (of the EU Action EUWI+) SEIS ..................... Shared environmental information system TA ......................... Technical Assistance ToR ....................... Terms of References UBA ...................... Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Environment Agency Austria UNDP .................... United Nations Development Programme UNECE ................. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe WISE ..................... Water Information System for Europe WFD ...................... Water Framework Directive 4 Second Consultation Meeting for Khrami-Debeda River Basin Managent Plan Country Specific Abbreviations Georgia GA ......................... Georgian Amelioration MEPA .................... Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture NEA ...................... National Environment Agency UWSCG ................ United Water Supply Company of Georgia 5 Second Consultation Meeting for Alazani-Iori River Basin Management Plan 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report gives the main conclusions of the second public consultation process (programme of measures) for the Khrami-Debeda River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) carried out in the Khrami-Debeda river basin district from 7 July to 24 August 2020. This report includes feedback received from meetings and questionnaires, as well as the results of the information campaign carried out during this second consultation phase on the programme of measures. 27 opinions on water management were expressed by stakeholders and the public through questionnaires and online meetings. REC Caucasus Georgia, the local consultant for the EUWI+ project, conducted the consultation process and analysed the feedback received. The results of the consultation should be taken into account in the final Khrami-Debeda RBMP and during its implementation phase from 2021 to 2026. Due to the COVID-19, priority was given to online consultation (online questionnaire and mailing campaign). Physical meetings with regional authorities could not be organised in line with the health protocol required by the Georgian government at that time. Therefore, the public consultation meeting with the key stake- holders of Khrami-Debeda RBMP was held online. 7 Second Consultation Meeting for Khrami-debeda River Basin Management Plan 2 CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 2.1 General context According to EU WFD requirements, and particularly Article 14, all stakeholders, for example NGOs, local communities and water supply companies, should be involved in discussions leading to the formulation of the river basin management plan (RBMP) during its three phases of development: timetable and work pro- gramme, main issues, draft RBMP and programme of measures. The action required and targeted public differ, and range from public information to active
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