According to the project’s initial environmental examination, the coastline southwest of Batumi is affected by erosion over a length of about 5 km and along this section a number of houses and cultivated land has already been lost in the past. It says that without protection measures coastal erosion will continue at the Batumi airport area, affecting beaches of Batumi and as a result the investment climate for tourism development could be negatively influenced.
“This investment, financed from ADB’s commercial resources, complements ADB’s substantial support to Georgia for water supply and sanitation, road and energy infrastructure,” Kathie Julian, ADB’s Georgia country director, said.
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