SEPTEMBER - 2009
The International Symposium on a topic “Floods and Modern Methods of Control Measures” dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of the Institute will be held under the aegis and financial support of UNESCO on September 23-28, 2009 at the Water Management Institute.

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NOVEMBER - 2008
The Republican Meeting “Development of Measures to Protect Kvareli against Debris Flows” chaired by Al.Gongadze, Dr. of Physical Sciences, President’s Science Adviser, was held in the Institute on the 17th day of November. The issue concerned the deterioration of erosion-debris situation of the Duruji River. 

OCTOBER - 2008
The International Forum was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) on October 1-3rd days, 2008 under the aegis of International Scientific Association (MAAH)

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The Meeting chaired by Al.Gongadze, Dr. of Physical Sciences, President’s Science Adviser, and dedicated to the assessment of environmental hazards caused by fires in Borjomi and Gori forests as a result of military actions taken place in Georgia was held on the 8th day of October (>> read more).

SEPTEMBER - 2008
The Institute took active participation in the State Committee established by the Prime Minister, aiming to assess environmental hazards caused by military actions in Georgia. 

AUGUST - 2008
The Institute and “I.G.I” Ltd. entered into the contract aiming to implement laboratory analysis of soils for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Tbilisi-Supsa pipelines on the 1st day of August.
The agreement with “Tbilisi Water” Ltd. aiming to supply Tbilisi with drinking water was executed on the 25th day of August. 

JULY - 2008
Beno Steffani, Office Manager for Swiss programmes in disaster risks in the Southern Caucasus, Forecast Duty Officer in natural disaster risks, visited the Institute on the 4th day of July (>> read more).
Working meeting attended by Prof. Dr. G. Gavardashvili (Director of the Institute) was held in Minsk (Belarus) on July 10-13th days, 2008 under the aegis of International Scientific Association (MAAH) and CIS (>> read more).
The Institute and “Fibre-Concrete” Ltd. entered into the contract to use fibre-reinforced concrete technologies for different types of environmental protection structures on the 18th day of July. 
The Institute and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) entered into the contract on the 27th July (>> read more). 

JUNE – 2008
The 14th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles held in Saint-Petersburg on the 28th day of June (>> read more).

FEBRUARY - 2008
The representatives of UNESCO’s International Water Management Institute (Holland, Delft), Drs. Lazlo Hide and Krishna Prasad visited the Institute on the First day of February.

JANUARY - 2008
Grants financed by the Georgia National Science Foundation in 2008: 
1. Measures to Control Erosion Processes at the slopes adjacent to the Georgian Military Road aiming to Improve its Functional Stability, 2008-2010;
2. Assessment of the Ecological Stability of Georgian Irrigation Schemes, 2008-2010;
3. Assessment and Measures to stabilize Mountainous Slopes within the TRASEKA corridor, 2008-2009.
International Grants
The Institute won the competition of Euro Grant. Euro Grant Project [FP-7] – “The Black Sea Scientific Network (SCENE)”, 2009-2011;
The Institute submitted 16 Grant Projects to National Science Foundation, and 3 International Projects – to Foreign Countries (Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium).