Europe - UNEP

STRUMA
University cooperation project: System for Water Monitoring and Sustainable Management Based on
Ground Stations and Satellite Images (WATERMAN)
The WATERMAN project supported a new development for a water monitoring system and sustainable
management in the Southern Balkans. to reach this goal, modern technology and software were used,
different mathematical models derived, and a decision support system investigated. At the end of the project,
research laboratories for water monitoring was established at the Technical University of Sofia and in the
National Agency of Environmental Protection in Sofia, where the real data of the Struma river basin are
collected. This integrated system assists the development of a modern water management in Bulgaria, following
the EU standards.
Participating countries: Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia
Date: October 1998-September 2001
Level/Type of Collaboration: Non-official/International initiative
Principal Issue: Other: research and education
Source: http://www.ima.ge.cnr.it/waterman/waterman.html
VOLGA
EU Water Initiative - Water for Life project: Ecosystems of the Volga basin and effects on the Caspian sea
- Volgamap
The basic aim is to show the relationships between vegetation, land use and contribution from the catchments
to the quality of water and ecosystems in the Caspian Sea and surroundings. Research project funded by EC;
includes researchers from France.
Participating countries: Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia Date: 2000
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program
Principal Issue: Water quality, joint management
Source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/water-initiative/projects/ic15_ct_1997_00100_en.htm
VUOKSA - RIVER VUOKSI SUBBASIN
EU Tacis project: The Sustainable Use of the Water Resources and Shore Areas of the River Vuoksi
(VIVATVUOKSIA)
The aim of the project is to promote and develop sustainable and multiple use of the River Vuoksi and its
shores taking into account international agreements and fluctuations in the water level. The target groups are
local and regional authorities in Finland and Russia, communes and local people, companies and tourists
protecting or making use of the water and shore areas of the River Vuoksi in Finland and Russia.
Participating countries: Russia, Finland Date: November 12, 2001-June 23, 2003
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program
Principal Issue: Water quality, joint management
Source: http://www.ekarjala.fi/vivatvuoksia/Final_TASK4_Report.doc
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