Management
Deputy
Irakli Megrelidze
Date of Birth:
13 August 1986
Education:
2003 - 2007 Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Energy and Telecommunications – Bachelor;
2012 - 2014 Ilia State University, Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technologies – Master;
2014 - 2021 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Geography – PhD.
Work Experience:
09/2025 – Present LEPL National Environmental Agency, Deputy Head;
2020 - 2025 LEPL National Environmental Agency, Deputy Head of the Department of Hydrometeorology;
2019 - 2020 LLC “Mountain Resorts Solutions”, Head of Avalanche Team – Gudauri-Kobi Ski Area;
2014 - 2019 LEPL National Environmental Agency, Deputy Head of the Department of Hydrometeorology;
2014 - LEPL National Environmental Agency, Deputy Head;
2011 - 2014 LEPL National Environmental Agency, Head of the Division for Management of Extreme Hydrometeorological Events;
2010 - 2011 LEPL National Environmental Agency, Deputy Head of the Division for Registration and Mitigation of Possible Consequences of Extreme Hydrometeorological Events;
2006 - 2010 LEPL National Environmental Agency, Head of the Avalanche Service Division;
2005 - 2006 LEPL National Environmental Agency, Specialist in Mitigation of Extreme Hydrometeorological Events.
Publications:
Co-author of 8 scientific publications.
Additional Information:
Researcher at the Institute of Hydrometeorology;
Corresponding Member of the Georgian Academy of Ecological Sciences;
Advisor on Hydrology to the Permanent Representative of Georgia at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO);
Invited Lecturer, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Tbilisi State University;
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, New Vision University.
Training Courses:
2005 – World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Special Training Course on Radar. Alanya, Turkey;
2006 – World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Special Training Course on “Electronic Observation Systems”. Alanya, Turkey;
2007 – NATO Program Course “International Environmental Disaster Operations”. Sandö, Sweden;
2008 – ESM Short Certificate Program “Fundamentals of Management”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2008 – World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Training Course “Training for Thunderstorm Specialists”. Romania;
2009 – World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Training Course “Early Warning of Natural Hazards”. Nanjing, China;
2009 – TWENTE University Training Course “Assessment of Natural Hazard Risks”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2009 – TWENTE University Training Course “Geoinformation Systems and Remote Sensing”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2010 – TWENTE University Training Course “Risk Management and Environmental Impact Assessment”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2011 – TWENTE University Training Course “Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Disaster Assessment”. Enschede, Netherlands;
2011 – Caucasus NGO Environmental Organization CENN Training Course “Spatial Data for Disaster Risk Management”. Bulachauri, Georgia;
2011 – Caucasus NGO Environmental Organization CENN Training Course “1-Dimensional Modeling for the Lower Part of the Rioni River”. Bulachauri, Georgia;
2012 – Regional Courses for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan “Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2013 – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), “Water Resources, Policy and Management”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2014 – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), “Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2016 – Czech Development Agency, Training Course “Road Meteorological Information Systems”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2017 – Crisis Management in Georgia, “Bronze Commander” Training Course. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2017 – UNDP-GEF KURA II Training Course on Environmental Expenditure Assessment. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2018 – EU Water Initiative Training Course “Delineation of Surface Water Bodies”. Kyiv, Ukraine;
2018 – International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW 2018). Innsbruck, Austria;
2019 – NATO Workshop “Civil Protection Capabilities for Mitigating Geohazards in the Caucasus: A Regional Approach”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2019 – IVLP Program Visit to the USA on Renewable Energy Issues;
2022 – International Conference “Modern Problems of Ecology”. Tbilisi, Georgia;
2024 – World Bank Workshop “Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience in the Mountains”. Innsbruck, Austria.
Languages:
English;
Russian.
