Irakli Kaviladze
Director
Chairman of the Project Management Council
Head of Evnironmental Consulting Service
 
Irakli Kaviladze graduated from Tbilisi State University, with the specialty of an Engineering Geologist. In 1985-1991, he worked at Caucasian Institute of Mineral Resources, where he studied primary and secondary admixtures in experimental samples by means of chemical and thermal analyses, determined the content of heavy metals in water and soil in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Northern Russia and Georgia. Since 1998, he had been gaining theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the fields of environmental protection and social/resettlement issues through relevant trainings held in Georgia within the scope of
 
the internationalprograms for technical Assistance of the European Union, World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and United States Environmental Protection Agency. In 2006, Irakli Kaviladze was certified as a Lead Auditor of Environmental and Quality Management Systems by International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA), and in 2015, he was re-graded as a Principal Auditor. Since 2014, he has been an “Examplar Global” certified trainer and examiner of ISO Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety Systems (ISO 14001:2015/EMS, ISO 9001:2015/QMS, ISO 45001:2018 / OH&S, ISO 19011:2018).
In 2003-2005, Irakli Kaviladze was a Senior Environmental Consultant/Waste Management Expert of Beicip-Franlab Consortium (France) for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline Monitoring and Audit Project. He conducted monitoring/audit of implementation of Environmental Management Plans according to WB/EBRD Environmental Safeguard Policies and participated in the preparation of monthly audit reports. In 2006-2007, Irakli Kaviladze worked at Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation in the positions of a Senior Environmental Expert and Environmental Management Systems Auditor. In this period, he, together with multi-branch group of experts, within the scopes of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) and South-Caucasian Pipeline (SCP) Projects, reviewed and audited the submitted environmental and technical management plans on their compliance with Georgian and International legislation, standards and norms.
Since 2008, he has been a Director of “Eco-Spectri” Ltd. and Chairman of the Project Management Council. Mr. Irakli Kaviladze has an over a 20-year-long work experience as an environmental, social and resettlement expert both, with Georgian governmental and international finance institutions (WB, EBRD, ADB, USAID, UNDP, IEB, KfW). A number of consultation services at different preparation stages of large-scale projects have been developed by him, including preliminary feasibility studies, detailed design and project implementation phases. Overall, as an environmental, resettlement and social security consultant and a team leader, Mr. Irakli Kaviladze was engaged in the large-scale projects, covering power engineering (construction of sub-stations and transmission lines), oil and natural gas, road construction, waste and landfill management issues, water supply and drainage systems, development of tourism infrastructure and many other fields. He has developed environmental impact framework documents, environmental impact assessment reports, environmental management plans and mitigation measures, environmental audit reports, resettlement policy framework documents, resettlement action plans, etc. He has vast working experience in different countries, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Moldova and Russia. 
In 2013-2014, Irakli Kaviladze, as a project manager and international environmental auditor, realized ADB (Asian Development Bank) project “RETA 7548: Improving the Implementation of Environmental Safeguards in Central and West Asia. IDC: Environmental Safeguards Training Consultant and Third Party Auditor – Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kirgizstan and Tajikistan” in 5 countries. Within the scope of the given project, he conducted 18 two days on the job trainings on ADB Environmental safeguards requirements, roles and responsibilities of environmental specialists of EAs, construction and supervisory companies in the five countries; he accomplished more than 20 third-party environmental audits for ADB-financed projects in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kirgizstan and Tajikistan
In 2015-2017, he worked as a Social and Resettlement Consultant for project “RETA 7433: Mainstreaming Land Acquisition and Resettlement Safeguards in the Central and West Asia Region”. In 2018-2019, Irakli Kaviladze, within the scope of WB Project “World Bank Requirements to Accomplish Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Monitoring Procedures for Sub-Projects”, held trainings in the following cities of Uzbekistan: Bukhara, Tashkent, Andizhan, Urgenchi and Termez. 
Irakli Kaviladze has participated in a number of international and regional conferences and workshops. He has published a number of scientific works in internationally recognized scientific journals.
 
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