Independent Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment
“The Independent Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment” is an organization aiming to protect the environment, human and ethno-cultural surroundings according to the principles of sustainable development; to stop the technocratic and utilitarian treatment attitude towards nature; to establish ecologically safe technologies; to build solidarity and peace between people, and in particular to build an ecologically and socially sustainable society. The goal is to build an ecologically and socially sustainable society and to take actions in specific actions.
“The Independent Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment” was established in 2011.
“The Independent Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment” is democratic, non-profit grassroots organization that deals with a broad range of environmental issues. The organization implements its mission through campaigns and practical activities, public information and involvement, policy making and lobbying.
Focus Areas and Campaigns:
- Water resources protection and introduction of Integrated Water Resource Management, water supply and sanitation;
- Conservation of biodiversity and protection of eco-systems, combating deforestation, forest protection, combating for regulation of genetically modified organisms;
- Waste management related issues and Introduction of modern waste management practices;
- Air protection and support to improvement of transport infrastructure in human settlements;
- Climate change issues related to mitigation and adaptation, including advocacy of climate change policy in Georgia;
- Combating with land degradation;
- Introduction of sustainable agriculture;
- Promotion of renewable energy; energy-saving and energy-efficiency technologies;
- Support to environment and health processes;
- Education for sustainable development;
- Protection of the Black Sea and the costal zones;
- Promotion of cleaner production and clean technologies;
- Introduction of minimization principles for waste management;
- Support to introduction and lobbying principals of “green economy”;
- Promotion of public monitoring of environment;
- Advocacy of human rights and ensuring public participation into decision-making processes, etc.
“Independent Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment” has 51 independent experts in the following fields:
- Geology;
- Hydrogeology;
- Water protection;
- Geo-physics;
- Geo-engineering;
- Ichthyofauna;
- Seismology;
- Flora;
- Fauna;