DEPA Consulting, in consortium with the UK-based company HR Wallingford, is implementing technical assistance to the National Environmental Agency (NEA) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) to strengthen the national regulatory and methodological framework for integrated water resources management under the World Bank-funded GRAIL Project.
DEPA Consulting is responsible for reviewing existing water resources management regulations, methodologies and technical guidelines, collecting and analysing relevant documentation, identifying regulatory and technical gaps, and coordinating consultations with government institutions and key stakeholders. The assignment includes assessing the alignment of Georgia’s water resources management framework with the new Law on Water Resources Management, EU directives and international standards.
The team contributes to the development of priority regulations, ministerial-level methodologies and technical guidelines covering water resources monitoring, river basin management planning, surface water balance assessment, water use permitting and allocation, environmental flow assessment, and monitoring network design. DEPA Consulting contributes to the preparation of several technical methodologies and guidelines, providing national regulatory, institutional and technical expertise.
DEPA Consulting also coordinates stakeholder engagement, technical workshops and consultation processes involving NEA, MEPA and other relevant institutions, facilitates the integration of stakeholder feedback into draft documents, and supports capacity-building activities and the finalisation of regulatory and methodological instruments for submission to the Government of Georgia.