What does Georgia breathe - the answers are now available online
The latest report of WHO - Health Statistics 2018 ranks Georgia 70th among 194 countries by the indicator of mortality due to air pollution. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The latest and most reliable information on air conditions across Georgia is now available online.
Air.gov.ge provides information from eight automatic air quality stations in Georgian and English.
The online platform has been created by the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture.
The new website looks this way. Photo:air.gov.ge
Visitors can choose a city/town, the pollutant type and time period, and then generate and download a respective report. Healthcare and air protection recommendations are also available on the website.
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili has praised the creation of the portal in light of the latest NDI polls showing that the Georgian people assess air pollution as the most acute problem in the country.
A slide regarding environmental concerns from recent NDI poll.
According to the latest report of WHO - Health Statistics 2018 Georgia ranks 70th among 194 countries by the indicator of mortality due to air pollution.
21 January tests from the National Environmental Agency (NEA) show the concentration of four pollutants in the atmosphere in Tbilisi, Batumi, and Kutaisi to be within normal levels, except for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and solid particle (PM10) concentrations.
In July 2018, the government of Georgia approved the atmospheric air standard and adopted a European level standard on pollutants’ marginal norms in the air.
Earlier in April 2018, the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture launched a mobile automatic station from Tbilisi to monitor the atmospheric air quality across the country.
Air quality standards improvement in Georgia is one of the commitments taken on by Georgia in the EU-Georgia Association Agreement signed in June 2014.
The stations were also modernized and we see eight automatic stations in Georgia so far.
Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze has presented the government’s plans to deal with air pollution in the country.
Tests conducted by the National Environmental Agency (NEA) on 21 January show the concentration of four pollutants in the atmosphere in Tbilisi, Batumi, and Kutaisi to be within normal levels, except for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and solid particle (PM10) concentrations.
Georgia is improving air quality monitoring to ensure that air quality throughout the country meets European standards.
The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has welcomed the World Health Organisation’s new report in which Georgia’s results in terms of healthcare and air pollution level have shown an improvement. The improved indicators are the result of joint efforts by Georgia and WHO during last two years, the NCDC said.
The National Environment Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture has installed a new air monitoring station in Rustavi today.
Georgian Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili has revealed his office’s plans for 2019 while delivering a speech at the Parliament of Georgia.
A new, fifth air quality monitoring station has been installed on Agmashenebeli Avenue, on Ilia Square, in Tbilisi that will provide information on atmospheric air quality 24 hours a day.
Fuel emission standards will be established and the import of vehicles will gradually meet European norms, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Nino Tandilashvili stated during her meeting with Toyota Motor Europe head office employees on June 7.
More than 400 public and private services are accessible for Georgia’s citizens through the Unified Portal of Electronic Services - My.gov.ge.
Air pollutant levels from 25 cities of Georgia will be analyzed in the UK, reports the National Environmental Agency (NEA). The agency has launched the 19th phase of atmospheric air measurements, which will determine the level of ozone, nitrogen dioxide and benzene in the air.