The Working Group has discussed problems and prospects of environmental monitoring in individual countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The debates focused on a draft strategy for updating and developing the State system of pollution monitoring in Georgia , the development of the national environmental monitoring system in Belarus , a review of environmental monitoring activities in Central Asia , and on approaches to improving environmental monitoring in the Russian Federation 1 2 and Ukraine .
The Working Group prepared Recommendations to countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia on strengthening national environmental monitoring and information systems .
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