Adjara. On November 8-9, the CSO "Borjghali” met with the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia MurmanDumbadze, the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Refugees and Accommodation of Georgia Davit Darakhvelidze and the Head of the Department for Migration, Repatriation and Refugees ZazaImedashvili. At the meeting they have discussed the problems in the process of accommodation of eco-migrants and the concrete measures that need to be taken in the future to fill the gaps in the field of eco-migration.It was also agreed at the meeting that the united coordination group will be set up, which will include the representatives of the state structures responsible for the accommodation of eco-migrants and their social protection and NGOs working on this topic. Special focus will be made on the preparation of legislative initiative for determining the status of eco-migrants and the development of the draft state strategy on eco-migration.CSO "Borjghali”, in partnership with the Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) and with the financial support of the East-West Management Institute (EWMI), implements the project: "Advocacy for the Interests of Eco-Migrants”, which aims at protecting the interests of eco-migrants in Georgia and promoting the improvement of their socio-legal state.

Source: ecomigration.ge