prepared for the undpgef project expansion and improved management effectiveness of the ajara region s protected areas this is due to their upstreamdownstream geographical status and their sharing of river basins and water bodies with common problems downstream water pollution from georgian wwtps sited close to the border specifically untreated and partlytreated wastewater effluent from the georgian gardabani wwtp is a serious source of pollution in the kura river dowmstream in azerbaijan which flows into mingecevir reservoir