Survey Results

  52 NGO MEMBERS 126 INDIVIDUALS IN TOTAL 178 INDIVIDUALS
Citizens' rights on environment YES NO I DO NOT KNOW YES NO I DO NOT KNOW YES NO I DO NOT KNOW
1. Are there any Constitutional rights for the healthy environment? 47 0 5 69 18 39 116 18 44
2. Are there any rights for obtaining environmental information? 38 10 4 71 27 28 109 37 32
3. Do the citizens/NGOs have the right to participate in the EIA process? 34 4 14 16 26 84 50 30 98
4. Do the citizens/NGOs have the right to carry out an independent EIA? 29 17 6 14 12 100 43 29 106
5. Are there any legal mechanism through which the public can complain against violation of their right with respect to the environment? 41 4 7 45 49 32 86 53 39
PP in practice  
1. Have you/your NGO ever used the right to carry out an independent EIA ? 2 48 2 0 111 15 2 159 17
2. Is general public properly informed during environmental DM process? 1 51 0 6 119 1 7 170 1
3. Do you/your NGO participates in solving the primary environmental problems for Georgia at present? 42 8 2 17 90 19 59 98 21
4. Have you ever participated in DM as an ordinary citizen? 46 6 0 8 118 0 54 124 0
5. Do you know many examples of an effective PP in Georgia? 32 19 1 55 68 3 87 87 4
6. Have you ever complaint against decision of the authorities which you consider improper or directly affecting you? 18 34 0 9 117 0 27 151 0
7. Do you think that public involvement has increased during the last few years? 52 0 0 113 2 11 165 2 11
Cultural acceptance of PP  
1. Do you regard PP as necessary element in environmental DM process? 52 0 0 121 3 2 173 3 2
2. Do you think that public opinion will be seriously taken into account in DM? 23 17 12 19 92 15 42 109 27
Aarhus'98 Convention  
1. Are you informed about the Environment for Europe process? 31 20 1 9 103 14 40 123 15
2. Do you have any information about Aarhus’98 convention? 35 15 2 13 101 12 48 116 14
Problem identification  
1. Do you think that obtaining of environmental information is difficult? 26 25 1 78 44 4 104 69 5
2. Is the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Georgia and related to it institutions main source for environmental information for you? 3 49 0 15 58 53 18 107 53
3. Prioritize the following means for development an effective PP in Georgia:  
i. increasing public awareness in environmental field 2 39 41
ii. more transparency of DM process 44 65 109
iii. more information about instruments for participation in DM 6 22 28

Last Updated on 6/14/99
By Tamar Mtvarelidze
Email: civil@access.sanet.ge
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