according to the unece s third environmental performance review no conflicts between different water users in georgia are reported the menrp is not required to be informed about conflicts between water users and is not involved in negotiation meetings unece however this does not apply to some transboundary rivers and groundwater aquifers currently the organization for security and cooperation in europe osce and un economic commission for europe unece support georgia in facilitating cooperation with azerbaijan over protection and sustainable use of the water resources of the kura river basin the agreement seeks to resolve inter alia the issue of shared water from the kura river for agricultural use since a number of bilateral consultations between georgia and azerbaijan took place with the objective of developing a text for the future bilateral agreement on the shared water resources unece the conflicts between the use of water for hydropower the development of irrigation in the alazaniiori basin and the preservation of water flow for aquatic ecosystems are a source of increasing concern