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Transboundary River Basin Management. Phase 2:
Seversky Donets Basin, Rostov-on-Don
Implemented through the EU’s Tacis Programme (Regional Action
Programme 2003). The project focused on transboundary river basin
management of the Seversky Donets River – shared between Ukraine
and Russia. There was a particular emphasis on integrated water
management, using the European Water Framework Directive as a
general reference framework.
The project addresses the water quality management and related
polluting impact in a river basin which flows from one country to
another.
Key objectives were to:
- Demonstrate the application of the Guidelines on Water Quality
Monitoring and Assessment of Trans-boundary Rivers as drawn up by
the UN/ECE Task Force,
- Promote and assist in the upgrading of the monitoring
services,
- Evaluate and recommend improvements to the Guidelines based on
experience gained during the project,
- Train managerial and technical staff on modern systems for the
monitoring and assessment of water quality,
- Impart, through expert tuition and workshop practice,
reasonable competence among local experts.
Capacity building was an important aspect of the project, with
particular emphasis on working with, and enabling the beneficiary
organisations to develop the application of the Guidelines both
internally and with their trans-boundary counterparts.
Services included:
- Reviewing trans-boundary activities and associated legislation,
capabilities for monitoring and assessment, water management
practices and existing data and information sources,
- Raising public awareness, progress and dissemination
workshops,
- Designing and testing a water monitoring and assessment
strategy for each river basin,
- Creating an inventory of factors relating to trans-boundary
impact in the four basins,
- Selecting and procuring monitoring equipment and associated
training and QA/QC procedures,
- Supporting beneficiary organisations with field sampling and
analysis, and associated data management/ exchange,
- Trialling exchange of water quality monitoring
information,
- Reviewing project results and associated recommendations,
including a combined final river conference.
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