1/๐งตIn 2018, #Tbilisi authorities set out to decrease the cityโs car dependency, reduce traffic jams, improve air quality and develop better๐ดโโ๏ธinfrastructure. Despite investment from the @EBRD & @ADB_HQ, there has been little improvement. Whatโs gone wrong? https://t.co/sDwtCFlrLo
In this investigative story, @Mtisambebi reports how Georgian Manganese, extractive company, and the state have conspired to devastate Chiatura, western ๐ฌ๐ชn city. Here locals are losing their health, homes and even lives to unchecked manganese extraction https://t.co/7aJ4zTHeJX
Tbilisi residents call on the @EBRD and @TbilisiCity to terminate the contract for purchasing metro cars with the Kremlin-linked Russian supplier. Join their call to action here: https://t.co/eHor7yJFyK
๐๐ฌ๐ชThe @EBRD invested EUR 230 million to reform #Tbilisi public transport, but issues persist:
โ๏ธOvercrowded, unreliable service
๐ญNo measures to tackle sexual harassment and discrimination
๐Limited transparency
More in our #EBRDam briefing: https://t.co/J7GufZ29Mt
Civil society groups in #Georgia urge @OliverVarhelyi to make public the interim spring assessment on the country's progress in implementing @EU_Commission's 12 recommendations for receiving #EU candidacy status this fall. https://t.co/CUYXv1uaLZ
After 4 years of waiting, a draft Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Tbilisi is finally set to be launched this spring!
๐ฟTo make Tbilisi green & healthy, @EBRD@ADB_HQ and the City Hall should ensure that public hearings start ASAP and are truly inclusive! #Cities4Health
The @EBRD is helping Tbilisi pay for new metro cars from a ๐ท๐บ company linked with the Kremlin and its defence industry!
We urge the Bank to terminate the contract and find an alternative supplier!
Read the๐งต๐
https://t.co/ZiCCKHkMhG
@politico After 2days of massive protests, the ruling party has said it decided to withdraw the bill. But it also warned that as soon as โthe emotions subsideโ the party will better explain the โneedโ for the law to the public. Clear sign that the struggle against the bill is far from over
Putin-style โforeign agentโ bill aims to stifle dissent, and to further restrict civil space in Georgia. Crucially, it is a move that also risks derailing ๐ฌ๐ชโs European Union aspirations. Read our op-ed for @Politico https://t.co/BJmgXAHhdc
โญ๏ธThe draft law on foreign agents, endorsed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, aims to curb dissent and further shrink space for civil society by labeling, stigmatizing and vilifying independent media and civil society groups. #norussianlaw
Link >> https://t.co/qctShfk82M
Happy holidays from all of us at Green Alternative! Thank you for your support in 2022. Next year, to protect ๐ฌ๐ช #environment, we look forward to further strengthening our cooperation with you โ our long-standing partners & supporters, local groups & communities across #Georgia
๐ฐDespite the availability of funds to reform Tbilisi๐ฌ๐ช public transport, issues linked to overcrowding, air pollution and congestion persist.
๐๏ธ@ADB_HQ issued funding for #SustainableMobility plan development in 2018, but its completion is not in sight.
https://t.co/Mq16H7yd71
In a survey by @GreenAltOrg, 70% of โ๏ธ respondents aged 18-35 said they had experienced unwelcome sexual advances in Tbilisi public๐.
@EBRD & @ADB_HQ must ensure assessment and prevention of gender-related risks in the public transport reform they support
https://t.co/HFouco7K9z
In Tbilisi, the average interval between buses isโ๏ธ18min - with no improvement in the past 4 years!
The @EBRD & @ADB_HQ supporting the city transport revamp should find out why, despite the availability of funds, planned reforms are far behind schedule.
https://t.co/DBWwPA6M72
Turkish construction firm Enka Renewables has terminated its contract with the Georgian government to build an $800 million hydropower plant in western Georgia, Turkish media has reported. #NamakhvaniHPP#NotoNamakhvani
https://t.co/Y9AJ6KM8Z0
๐ฆNamakhvani hydropower project in ๐ฌ๐ชGeorgia poses a danger to the Rioni riverโs๐ฑwildlife, critically endangered ๐sturgeons especially.
๐See the latest @nationalgeographic article by @PrlYakob for more: https://t.co/SNf7GlvXt1
โ๏ธComprehensive piece by @NatGeo about #Rioni and threats from #NamakhvaniHPP: A new hydropower project planned for the Rioni River in the country of Georgia could wipe out extremely rare #sturgeons that still spawn there. โกhttps://t.co/lDmBjgv4DJ @PrlYakob@Douglas_Main ๐