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Environmental & social impacts of the Khudoni hydropower project: Report on the fact finding mission to upper Svaneti, Georgia
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Environmental & social impacts of the Khudoni hydropower project: Report on the fact finding mission to upper Svaneti, Georgia
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Date: March, 2014
Volume: 19pages, pdf
Description
The purpose of the fact-finding mission was to visit villages in the Svaneti region of northwestern Georgia that will be impacted by the Khudoni project, namely the villages in and around the Khaishi community: Vedi, Tsvirmindi, Tobari, Lakhani, Lakhami, Lukhi, Khaishi, Totani, Jhgeti, Barjashi; as well as Idliani Chuberi. During the visit 250 people were interviewed, of which around 160 were women. The goals of the mission were to: inspire local groups and communities to strive for sustainable progress in Georgia’s energy sector; establish public participation with reference to best EU practice; and monitor public participation during the hearings organised by the project company and the compliance of the process with the Aarhus convention.