Central
Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources
- Organise of environmental planning system;
- Implement of state policy on environmental protection;
- Protect and preserve of unique landscapes and ecosystems, rare and endangered species of flora and fauna characteristic to Georgia, biodiversity, air, water, land and mineral resources;
- Administer and regulate of activities related to usage of natural resources, waste management, chemical, nuclear and radiation safety.
Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
- Defining policy that ensures a safe
environment for the public health.
Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure
- Implement regional development policy
- Coordinate and develop water supply and sanitation systems
- Manage the state-owned water service company Ltd United Water Supply Company of Georgia.
Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia
- Maintain good agricultural practices, biodiversity and environmental sustainability
- Gene bank development/management for conservation of agro-diversity and endemic species
- Promoting climate smart agriculture (CSA) practice.
- Monitoring, supervision and state control over drinking water safety parameters and compliance with established drinking water quality standards.
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR)
- Issues licenses for natural resources consumption.
National Environmental Agency (legal entity of public law under Ministry of Environment Protection)
- Assess geodynamic processes, engineering and geo-ecological conditions
- Prepare and disseminate documents, forecasts, warnings on existing and expected hydro-meteorological and geodynamic processes, including environment pollution conditions
- Create database of engineering infrastructure of coastal zones,
- Manage a database on forest resources, mineral deposits and exposures, engineering infrastructure, environmental information.
- Provide civil aviation with meteorological information.
Responsible authorities/bodies
- Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia
- Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure
- Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
- Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources
- National Environmental Agency
Local
Local Self-Governance Institutions are responsible for the management of water resources of local importance but they generally have very limited competences; water management is highly centralized.
Municipalities are responsible for
- Cleaning of streets, parks, squares and other public places within the municipal area, the territory planting,
- Solid (household) waste collection and disposal;
- Water supply (including the technical water supply)
- Sewerage provision; development of the local reclamation system;
The local self-government authority is entitled to take actions in the manner defined in for the purpose of environmental protection
Sources
- Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
- Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure
- Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia
- Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia, 2015, Strategy For Agricultural: Development In Georgia 2015-2020.
- National Environmental Action Programme of Georgia 2012 β2016
- Local Self Government Code