Europe - UNEP
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GEF project: Lake Ohrid Conservation Project (LOCP)<br />
The primary objective of the Project is to develop the basis for the joint management and protection of Lake<br />
Ohrid by the Albanian and Macedonian Governments and people of two countries.<br />
Participating countries: Albania, Macedonia Date: March 1999-March 2002<br />
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program<br />
Principal Issue: Water quality, joint management<br />
Source: http://www.iwlearn.net/event/presentations/iwc2000/M_E/selfo.pdf<br />
LIELUPE<br />
Project: Lielupe River Basin Water Quality Monitoring and Management<br />
The participants are: Environmental Protection Ministries of Latvia and Lithuania, four Regional Departments<br />
(Agencies); the Environmental Data Centre and ECAT from Latvia; the Joint Research Centre of EPM of<br />
Lithuania and the Environmental Research Institute of Sweden. One of the objectives is the development of<br />
water data bases using GIS. The information is to be used to analyze and assess the situation of the Lielupe<br />
River Basin Water Quality Management. The information exchange capacities between countries and participants<br />
are to be installed and the modern information technology is to be implemented.<br />
Participating countries: Latvia, Lithuania<br />
Date: Data not available<br />
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program<br />
Principal Issue: Water quality, joint management<br />
Source: http://www.ivl.se/en/business/monitoring/monitoring_of_water_quality.asp#<br />
US EPA initiative: the Great Lakes/Baltic Sea Partnership<br />
The objective of this partnership is to improve the water quality of the Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea by<br />
sharing information, expertise, and management approaches.<br />
Participating countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Russia Date: 1999<br />
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program<br />
Principal Issue: Water quality, joint management<br />
Source: http://www.greatlakesbalticseapartnership.org/<br />
NARVA - LAKE PEIPSI (LAKE CHUDSKOE) SUBBASIN<br />
Sida project: Environmental monitoring project on lake Peipsi<br />
Goal of the project is to strengthen the capacity of regional environmental authorities in the Estonian-Russian<br />
transboundary region for quality-assured environmental monitoring and for information exchange. The project<br />
is also aimed at developing contacts between environmental experts on the two sides of the border, and<br />
establishment of a network of environmental experts for co-operation in the Lake Peipsi and its catchment<br />
area.<br />
Participating countries: Estonia, Russia Date: 1995-1999<br />
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program<br />
Principal Issue: Water quality, joint management<br />
Source: http://www.ctc.ee/index.php?menu_id=245&lang_id=2<br />
UNDP/GEF project Development and Implementation of the Lake Peipsi / Chudskoe Basin Management<br />
Program<br />
The overall objective of the Project is to develop and start implementation of a Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe Basin<br />
Management Program including practical recommendations for the Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe nutrient load<br />
reduction and prevention and the sustainable conservation of habitats and eco-systems in the cross-border<br />
region.<br />
Participating countries: Estonia, Russia Date: January 2003-January 2007<br />
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program<br />
Principal Issue: Water quality, joint management<br />
Source: http://www.peipsi.org/gef/<br />
166 — Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience along International Waters: <strong>Europe</strong>