CENN is a non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 1998. Since its appearance, CENN acted as a voluntary network promoting regional cooperation by means of improved communication among environmental organizations of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (partly Russia and Turkey)and a number of its multidisciplinary projects.
CENN is an open, horizontally integrated structure, aimed at supporting positive, productive communication and cooperation on environmental protection projects and issues. Main aims of CENN are:
- capacity building of environmental NGOs in the region
- facilitation and promotion of joint activities in the Caucasus
- improvement of the effectiveness of solutions of environmental problems
- establishment and maintenance of easily accessible environmental information space
- coordination of efforts in the development of compatible environmental strategies and policies in Caucasus countries
Currently CENN runs a project on investigating and monitoring performance of dams and hydroelectric basins in Georgia.
The website in English contains information on environmental resources in the region, NGO direcories, electronic news bulletins, electronic library and annual environmental projects reports.