| 52 NGO MEMBERS | 126 INDIVIDUALS | IN TOTAL 178 INDIVIDUALS | |||||||
| Citizen's 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 healthy environment? | 90.38 | 0 | 9.62 | 54.76 | 14.29 | 30.95 | 65.17 | 10.11 | 24.72 |
| 2. Are there any rights for obtaining environmental information? | 73.08 | 19.23 | 7.69 | 56.35 | 21.43 | 22.22 | 61.24 | 20.79 | 17.98 |
| 3. Do the citizens/NGOs have the right to participate in EIA process? | 65.38 | 7.69 | 26.92 | 12.7 | 20.63 | 66.67 | 28.09 | 16.85 | 55.06 |
| 4. Do the citizens/NGOs have the right to carry out an independent EIA? | 55.77 | 32.69 | 11.54 | 11.11 | 9.52 | 79.37 | 24.16 | 16.29 | 59.55 |
| 5. Are there any legal mechanism through which the public can complain against violation their right with respect to the environment? | 78.85 | 7.69 | 13.46 | 35.71 | 38.89 | 25.40 | 48.31 | 29.78 | 21.91 |
| PP in practice | |||||||||
| 1. Have you/your NGO ever used the right to carry out an independent EIA ? | 3.85 | 92.31 | 3.85 | 0.00 | 88.10 | 11.90 | 1.12 | 89.33 | 9.55 |
| 2. Is general public properly informed during environmental DM process? | 1.92 | 98.08 | 0.00 | 4.76 | 94.44 | 0.79 | 3.93 | 95.51 | 0.56 |
| 3. Do you/your NGO participates in solving primary environmental problems for Georgia at present? | 80.77 | 15.38 | 3.85 | 13.49 | 71.43 | 15.08 | 33.15 | 55.06 | 11.80 |
| 4. Have you ever participated in DM as an ordinary citizen? | 88.46 | 11.54 | 0.00 | 6.35 | 93.65 | 0 | 30.34 | 69.66 | 0 |
| 5. Do you know many examples of an effective PP in Georgia? | 61.54 | 36.54 | 1.92 | 43.65 | 53.97 | 2.38 | 48.88 | 48.88 | 2.25 |
| 6. Have you ever complaint against decision of the authorities which you consider improper or directly affecting you? | 34.62 | 65.38 | 0.00 | 7.14 | 92.86 | 0 | 15.17 | 84.83 | 0 |
| 7. Do you think that public involvement has increased during the last few years? | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 89.68 | 1.59 | 8.73 | 92.70 | 1.12 | 6.18 |
| Cultural acceptance of PP | |||||||||
| 1. Do you regard PP as necessary element in environmental DM process? | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 96.03 | 2.38 | 1.59 | 97.19 | 1.69 | 1.12 |
| 2. Do you think that public opinion will be seriously taken into account in DM? | 44.23 | 32.69 | 23.08 | 15.08 | 73.02 | 11.90 | 23.60 | 61.24 | 15.17 |
| Aarhus'98 Convention | |||||||||
| 1. Are you informed about the Environment for Europe process? | 59.62 | 38.46 | 1.92 | 7.14 | 81.75 | 11.11 | 22.47 | 69.10 | 8.43 |
| 2. Do you have any information about Aarhus’98 convention? | 67.31 | 28.85 | 3.85 | 10.32 | 80.16 | 9.52 | 26.97 | 65.17 | 7.87 |
| Problem identification | |||||||||
| 1. Do you think that obtaining of environmental information is difficult? | 50 | 48.08 | 1.92 | 61.90 | 34.92 | 3.17 | 58.43 | 38.76 | 2.81 |
| 2. Is the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Georgia and related to it institution main source for environmental information for you? | 5.77 | 94.23 | 0.00 | 11.90 | 46.03 | 42.06 | 10.11 | 60.11 | 29.78 |
| 3. Prioritize the following means for development an effective PP in Georgia: | |||||||||
| i. increasing public awareness in environmental field | 3.85 | 30.95 | 23.03 | ||||||
| ii. more transparency of DM process | 84.62 | 51.59 | 61.24 | ||||||
| iii. more information about instruments for participation in DM | 11.54 | 17.46 | 15.73 | ||||||