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Read moreOn November 26, the Agricultural and Rural Policy Research Center (APRC) of the ISET Policy Institute conducted a third stakeholder working meeting un...
Read moreOn November 13, the Agricultural and Rural Policy Research Center (APRC) of the ISET Policy Institute conducted a second stakeholder working meeting u...
Read moreOn November 8, ISET was visited by Mr. Juha Kahkonen, Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the IMF, who gave a presentati...
Read moreOn October 25th, ISET was visited by Dr. Robert A. Lawson of the Fraser Institute. In a highly entertaining and often humorous lecture, Dr. Lawson dis...
Read moreChristopher Hitchens, one of the greatest public intellectuals of the last four decades, famously said 'The only way for any country to get out of pov...
Read moreStarting from October 26, the ISET Policy Institute team, in cooperation with the USAID Economic Governance Program, started an online training course...
Read moreParliamentary elections are just around the corner. A well informed and empowered citizen is central to the outcome of elections that will be in the b...
Read moreOn July 21, ISET Policy Institute (ISET-PI) held an online presentation 'Development of Indirect Impact Assessment Methodology and Multipliers'. The ...
Read moreISET is proud to welcome Mr. Luc Leruth, a professional of considerable academic experience who has worked for many years in financial institutions, t...
Read moreMay 11 saw the second discussion in ISET's ongoing series of international policy online panels which examine the possible socio-economic effects of t...
Read moreAn ISET-PI team led by EEPRC’s Head Norberto Pignatti is conducting a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on Law of Water Resources Management.
Water pollution and proper management of this resource is one of the most pressing challenges in Georgia's environmental agenda. Within the framework of Association Agreement with European Union, Georgia has taken responsibility to harmonize its legislation with EU Water Framework Directive (EU WFD). Ministry of Environment and Natural Resource protection of Georgia prepared draft law on water management to resolve challenges in water management and ensure compliance of Georgian legislation with responsibilities taken under EU Association Agreement. EU WFD is guided with the principles of integrated river basin management (IRBM), that also became the core of Georgia's draft legislation. The unsustainable use of underground and surface waters in Georgia is a pressing issue that conflicts with basic principles of Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM). Most pressing problem in Georgia's water management agenda is associated with the discharge of waste water and solid waste in river basins, including river basins connected to other countries downstream.
Energy and Environment Policy Research Center (EEPRC) at ISET Policy Institute implementing RIA project tries policy options presented in draft law to identify most compatible with the objectives and principles of integrated river basin management (IRBM), as well as the EU water framework directives (WFD). The final report includes both legal analysis of current water management legislation in the country, a review of the draft law on water management, and its compliance with IRBM and EU WFD. ISET-PI team consults with all stakeholder groups to provide comprehensive assessment of impacts of draft legislation from environmental, social, economic, legal and fiscal perspectives.
The main beneficiaries of this RIA will be the Ministry of Environment, which will initiate the legislative amendments, and the Parliament of Georgia, as the final decision-making body. Other beneficiaries include the other Georgian legislative bodies, other ministries and government agencies responsible for water management (i.e. Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, National Environmental Agency, Local Governments, etc.), civil society, private enterprises and – potentially – all the individuals who will be affected by the new water management legislation through improved water supply, a better environment within the river basins, and new regulations on water and wastewater management, etc.
Norberto Pignatti
Levan Pavlenishvili
Maka Chitanava
Ucha Dzimistarishvili
Irakli Shalikashvili
Pati Mamardashvili
Dr. Nidal Salim
On the 13th of November, ISET was visited by Joey Cherdarchuk of Darkhorse Analytics, a Canadian company specializing in data science and information design. The firm is dedicated to helping organizations and individuals present their data in a clear...
Read moreSeptember 17-18 2018, the APRC’s Rati Kochlamazashvili and Pati Mamardashvili conducted a training exercise for Civil Society Organizations (CSO) running Social Enterprises (SE) in value chain analysis and development. In the recent years, SE ...
Read moreGeorgia committed to harmonize its electricity market legislation with EU Third Energy Package and liberalize it according to the accession protocol with the Energy Community. These structural changes are expected to contribute to a more efficient fu...
Read moreISET Policy Institute collaborated with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) starts a training course about integrating ecosystem services into local development planning. Integrating Ecosystem Services into Local Development Pl...
Read moreISET-PI trains Competition Agency of Georgia Staff in the basics of econometrics and STATA. The objective of the training is to strengthen the capacity of the Competition Agency staff to use STATA to conduct independent data analysis, run OLS regress...
Read moreISET is implementing a new training program, "Economics, Finance and Banking," with VTB Bank. The aim of the program is to introduce VTB Bank's employees to the major principles of economics, finance and banking. The training program is now being co...
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