Challenges for transboundary river management in Eastern Europe – three case studies
The transboundary river basins shared between Russia, Ukraine and the European Union pose unique challenges for management because of differences regarding not only the legal framework but also related to monitoring practices and water utilization. Using the example of three river basins – the Desna...
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ftjdieerde:oai:ojs.die-erde.org:article/389 2023-05-15T16:02:53+02:00 Challenges for transboundary river management in Eastern Europe – three case studies Krengel, Fabian Bernhofer, Christian Chalov, Sergey Efimov, Vasily Efimova, Ludmila Gorbachova, Liudmila Habel, Michal Helm, Björn Kruhlov, Ivan Nabyvanets, Yuri Osadcha, Natalya Osadchyi, Volodymyr Pluntke, Thomas Reeh, Tobias Terskii, Pavel Karthe, Daniel 2018-09-27 application/pdf http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/389 eng eng Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/389/pdf http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/389 Copyright (c) 2018 DIE ERDE – Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin DIE ERDE – Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin; Vol 149 No 2-3 (2018): Hydrogeography - linking water resources and their management to physical and anthropogenic catchment processes; 157-172 DIE ERDE – Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin; Bd. 149 Nr. 2-3 (2018): Hydrogeography - linking water resources and their management to physical and anthropogenic catchment processes; 157-172 0013-9998 IWRM transboundary rivers Eastern Europe water pollution Western Bug Desna Western Dvina info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 ftjdieerde 2022-02-27T13:09:39Z The transboundary river basins shared between Russia, Ukraine and the European Union pose unique challenges for management because of differences regarding not only the legal framework but also related to monitoring practices and water utilization. Using the example of three river basins – the Desna (shared by Russia and Ukraine), the Western Dvina (shared by Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia) and the Western Bug (shared by Ukraine, Belarus and Poland) – this paper provides an analysis of current challenges with respect to transboundary water resources management in Eastern Europe. This assessment is based on a comparison of similarities and disparities concerning the physical and human geography of the basins (and their national sub-basins) as well as specific problems related to water pollution caused by urban, agricultural and industrial water usage both in the recent past and today. All three catchments have a similar size, climate and hydrological characteristics. However, there are different challenges regarding up- and downstream sections of the respective basins: pollution input in the Western Bug originates primarily from upstream sources in Ukraine and Belarus, whereas ecological problems in the Desna and Western Dvina persist principally downstream, i.e. in Ukraine respectively Belarus and Latvia. Despite some differences between the basins, it is concluded that interstate cooperation is an important prerequisite for integrated water resources management (IWRM) in all of the studied basins. This analysis identified several key challenges related to start or continue with IWRM, including pollution mitigation, improved monitoring, appropriate governance, climate change and its effect on water balances in the catchments, capacity development and thorough system understanding. Article in Journal/Newspaper dvina Die Erde – Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin |
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The transboundary river basins shared between Russia, Ukraine and the European Union pose unique challenges for management because of differences regarding not only the legal framework but also related to monitoring practices and water utilization. Using the example of three river basins – the Desna (shared by Russia and Ukraine), the Western Dvina (shared by Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia) and the Western Bug (shared by Ukraine, Belarus and Poland) – this paper provides an analysis of current challenges with respect to transboundary water resources management in Eastern Europe. This assessment is based on a comparison of similarities and disparities concerning the physical and human geography of the basins (and their national sub-basins) as well as specific problems related to water pollution caused by urban, agricultural and industrial water usage both in the recent past and today. All three catchments have a similar size, climate and hydrological characteristics. However, there are different challenges regarding up- and downstream sections of the respective basins: pollution input in the Western Bug originates primarily from upstream sources in Ukraine and Belarus, whereas ecological problems in the Desna and Western Dvina persist principally downstream, i.e. in Ukraine respectively Belarus and Latvia. Despite some differences between the basins, it is concluded that interstate cooperation is an important prerequisite for integrated water resources management (IWRM) in all of the studied basins. This analysis identified several key challenges related to start or continue with IWRM, including pollution mitigation, improved monitoring, appropriate governance, climate change and its effect on water balances in the catchments, capacity development and thorough system understanding. |
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Krengel, Fabian Bernhofer, Christian Chalov, Sergey Efimov, Vasily Efimova, Ludmila Gorbachova, Liudmila Habel, Michal Helm, Björn Kruhlov, Ivan Nabyvanets, Yuri Osadcha, Natalya Osadchyi, Volodymyr Pluntke, Thomas Reeh, Tobias Terskii, Pavel Karthe, Daniel |
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Krengel, Fabian Bernhofer, Christian Chalov, Sergey Efimov, Vasily Efimova, Ludmila Gorbachova, Liudmila Habel, Michal Helm, Björn Kruhlov, Ivan Nabyvanets, Yuri Osadcha, Natalya Osadchyi, Volodymyr Pluntke, Thomas Reeh, Tobias Terskii, Pavel Karthe, Daniel |
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Challenges for transboundary river management in Eastern Europe – three case studies |
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Challenges for transboundary river management in Eastern Europe – three case studies |
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Challenges for transboundary river management in Eastern Europe – three case studies |
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DIE ERDE – Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin; Vol 149 No 2-3 (2018): Hydrogeography - linking water resources and their management to physical and anthropogenic catchment processes; 157-172 DIE ERDE – Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin; Bd. 149 Nr. 2-3 (2018): Hydrogeography - linking water resources and their management to physical and anthropogenic catchment processes; 157-172 0013-9998 |
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