3.3.

Pilot projects Pilot projects

on transboundary rivers on transboundary rivers

under the UN/ECE Water under the UN/ECE Water ConventionConvention

MoravaMorava Czech Republic/SlovakiaCzech Republic/Slovakia

IpolyIpoly Slovakia/HungarySlovakia/Hungary

MuresMures Romania/HungaryRomania/Hungary

Latorica/UzhLatorica/Uzh Ukraine/SlovakiaUkraine/Slovakia

BugBug Ukraine/Belarus/PolandUkraine/Belarus/Poland

TobolTobol Kazkstan/Russian FederationKazkstan/Russian Federation

KuraKura Georgia/Azerbaijan (Armenia)Georgia/Azerbaijan (Armenia)

Severski DonetsSeverski Donets Russia/UkraineRussia/Ukraine

PILOT PROJECTS PILOT PROJECTS

OBJECTIVES of pilot projectsOBJECTIVES of pilot projects

- to demonstrate application of guidelines- to assist countries with implementation- to review guidelines

- to initiate transboundary co-operationtransboundary co-operation- to support countries in transition in approximation to EU environmental legislationEU environmental legislation - to realise effective and sustainableeffective and sustainable monitoring and assessment

PILOT PROJECT PROGRAMMEPILOT PROJECT PROGRAMME

CORE GROUPCORE GROUP - start: early 1997- participants: pilot project leaders + advisors- meeting 2 x per year

ACTIVITIES of Core GroupACTIVITIES of Core Group- preparation of projects - preparation of activities - discussion on progress of pilots- evaluation of projects

STEERING COMMITTEESTEERING COMMITTEE per pilot project

PROJECT HISTORY Kura pilot projectPROJECT HISTORY Kura pilot project project first proposed under UN/ECE Water Convention in March 1997

MOU pilot project KURA signed in September 1997

project proposal submitted to EU/TACIS programme: March 1998

proposal accepted by TACIS in 1999

drafting of TOR in 2000

project proposals submitted by consultants before 1 March 2001

expected start of project in 2nd half of 2001

Memorandum of Understanding among the Ministry of Environment of Georgia and

the State Committee for Ecology and Natural Resourcesof Azerbaijan Republic

On Collaboration in the Development and Implementation of the Joint Pilot Project on Monitoring and Assessment

in the Mtkvari/Kura river basin

The Ministry of Environment of Georgia and the State Committee for Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic recognising the importance of Collaboration in the field of environmental protection,considering already the agreement on Collaboration in Environmental Protection between the Government of Georgia and the Government of Azerbaijan which is signed in 18.02.97,recalling the article 6, the Parties recognise the significance of the Mtkvari/Kura river and will join their efforts with the aim to protect its basin from the pollution, and also rational use of water resources,recalling the pertinent provisions of Article 13, the Parties will organise regular meetings on high level of the competent bodies which are responsible for this Agreementagreed upon the following:

1. To harmonise the approaches to the water quality monitoring and assessment of the river Mtkvari/Kura.

2. To develop and implement the joint pilot project on implementation of the Guidelines on Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers developed by the UN/ECE Task Force on Monitoring and Assessment in the river Mtkvari/Kura

on behalf of the Ministry on behalf of the State Committee of Environment of Georgia for Ecology and Natural Resources

of AzerbaijanM.Sharabidze T. IsmailovDeputy Minister First Deputy Chairman

MOUMOU

pilot project pilot project river Kurariver Kura

pilot project

ACTIVITIES

INCEPTION PHASEINCEPTION PHASE agreement countries (MOU)agreement countries (MOU) financing financing project organisation project organisation

PREPARATORY PHASEPREPARATORY PHASE water management analysiswater management analysis inventoriesinventories evaluation of legislationevaluation of legislation surveyssurveys information needsinformation needs recommendations for improvementrecommendations for improvement

IMPLEMENTATION PHASEIMPLEMENTATION PHASE

INVENTORYINVENTORYof available information

SURVEYSSURVEYSif information is lacking

identification of USES / FUNCTIONSUSES / FUNCTIONS

CRITERIA / TARGETSCRITERIA / TARGETS for functions/uses and issues

LEGISLATIONLEGISLATIONevaluation of classification systems

ANALYSIS OF WATER ANALYSIS OF WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUESMANAGEMENT ISSUES

INFORMATION INFORMATION NEEDSNEEDS

Functions and uses of Kura Functions and uses of Kura riverriver

drinking water supply

irrigation (80% of all water uses)

industrial water supply

hydropower

Problems of Kura riverProblems of Kura river pollution by municipal and industrial waste water

serious loads of suspended solids, organic compounds, nutrients, oil products, heavy metals, high contents of pesticides, bacteriological pollution

accidental pollution in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

conditions too bad for survival of flora and fauna

overexpenditure of water for irrigation by not effective irrigation system

water use for drinking water in rural areas from open surface water or from shallow ground water because of weak water supply system

What information is needed What information is needed for Kura river?for Kura river?

Pilot projects Pilot projects transboundary ritransboundary riveversrs

IpolyIpolyMuresMures

Latorica/UzhLatorica/UzhMoravMoravaa

BugBug

TobolTobol

KuraKura

Severski DonetsSeverski Donets