Under the UKAID-supported programme “Advancing Environmental Protection, Climate Change and Democratic Resilience in Georgia: Phase 2”, the WFD presents an assessment of the challenges, needs, and opportunities for the advancement of civil society and community organizations engaged in climate change and environmental protection within Georgia.

In order to examine the challenges and needs of civil society and community organizations addressing the matters concerning climate change and environmental protection in Georgia, the measures proposed by the Center for Strategy and Development, along with desk research, encompassed such a qualitative method of data collection as conducting in-depth interviews with subject matter experts on climate change and environmental protection, representatives of the non-governmental sector (civil society and community organizations) and universities. Within the framework of the ongoing research, the Center for Strategy and Development, along with an assessment of the concern with the available statistics on thematic civil societies and community organizations, identified challenges and needs relating to the perceived lack of thematic interest among organizations, operating difficulties, relationships with donors, and fundraising. Identifying challenges and needs allowed the research team of the Center for Strategy and Development to provide recommendations adjusted to the experience of the units studied, taking into account available resources and aimed at enhancing the productivity of organizations.

The research was carried out by the Center for Strategy and Development (CSD), commissioned by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD). The views expressed in this research may not necessarily reflect the views of the UK Government and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.