ENRIN program involves 27 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and its purpose is to improve excess to the information for decision - makers:

• trengthening the capacities of national environmental information networks

• support to regional environmental Programs

• access and contribute to further development of international environmental databases

• support for free distribution of environmental information

• to sign agreements with: government, regional environmental Programs and international organizations.

Strategy of Program includes 4 stages: Assesment, Feasibility Study, Implementation, Operational.

Expected outputs:

• operational network of environmental information
• informational support for decision - making on national and international levels
• report on the state of global environment for 2002
• standardization of methodologies
• report on the state of environment in particular countries
• national and regional catalogues and directories
• action plans
• data for seminars
• meta-database
• proposals for project implementation

Output of 1 phase:

-Environmental Information Network in Georgia.Report from the Kazbegi Workshop.Kazbegi,Georgia, Oct.2-4,1995
-Assesment Report.Environmental Information Systems in Georgia.UNEP/EAP TR/95-02.GA/205024-95/1

Output of the II phase:

- State of Environment Report - Georgia,96
- Proposal for the Establishment of a National Environmental Informational Network in Georgia (UNEP/GRID-Tbilisi).Draft.June 1996.UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Ministry of Environment of Georgia.

Implementation: Georgian Geoinformational Centre - G.info

Program Co-ordination:

UNEP/GRID - Arendal Center
Ministry of Environment of Georgia