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Svaneti

Controversial dam project in Georgia abandoned by constructor

October 30, 2018

Already mired by controversy, the billion dollar Nenskra hydropower plant is now facing another major hurdle as the company contracted to realize the project is now leaving it.


Indigenous Svan communities unite to block hydro development in Svaneti

March 5, 2018

Protesters meet in Mestia to issue a petition that would block harmful infrastructural developments in Svaneti.


[Campaign update] More EBRD cash for Georgia dams should be cautionary tale for other development banks

February 5, 2018

The European Investment Bank is set to decide on the billion dollar Nenskra dam project during its board meeting today.


Talking too much in the marshrutka: how I came to treasure Saventi

January 16, 2018

Rosa Vroom, author of the multimedia hub ‘Sventi is my homeland’, reflects on what makes the region and its people so special


Six reasons for not financing the Nenskra hydropower project in Georgia

December 5, 2017

This briefing outlines the main issues with the Nenskra hydropower project shortly before both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank will decide on financing the project.


Price tag of Georgia’s Nenskra dam goes through the roof

December 4, 2017

New information reveals the disproportionate price that Georgia’s government guarantees to pay for electricity from the Nenskra dam. The increasingly unfavourable economics strengthen calls to finally make the project’s contract publicly available.


Déjà vu in biodiversity: public banks pitted against international wildlife convention

November 15, 2017

Europe’s wildlife guardian has sent a warning to Georgia over changes to a protected area in the Caucasus mountains. International lenders are interested in financing hydro developments in the region.


Systematic shortcomings will deprive people affected by Georgian dam of compensation

September 11, 2017

An assessment of livelihoods of people to be affected by the Nenskra hydropower plant in Georgia is rigged with mistakes that will lead to significant losses for locals.


Failing local communities – the Land Assessment and Livelihoods Restoration Plan for the Nenskra dam

September 11, 2017

The Land Assessment and Livelihoods Restoration Plan for people to be affected by the Nenskra hydropower plant in Georgia is rigged with mistakes that will lead to significant losses for locals.


The true colours of Svaneti – A festival in the stunning Georgian mountains

August 30, 2017

Despite the remote location, the culture festival We Are Svaneti brought together people from three continents and helped young Svans to become aware of their communities’ unique traditions.


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