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Vop River (tributary of the Dnieper) at Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. Photo credit: Vityaz Red, via Wikimedia Commons.
daily basis. The analysis also identified the
institutional, legal and policy issues that need to
be addressed, which include developing a basinwide
agreement and joint commission. The
production of the draft SAP was the result of a
consultative process involving basin countries, the
international organisations involved in the
Dnieper basin as well as a wider stakeholder
forum. The draft SAP includes a strategy for
environmental rehabilitation of the Dnieper,
proposed financing needs as well as existing
financing arrangements, and a legal and
institutional framework for the implementation of
the SAP.
Adopting the appropriate legal and
institutional framework will clearly be central to
promoting the joint sustainable management of
the Dnieper basin. Currently, the parties are
already taking part in a number of international
agreements relevant to the Dnieper basin,
including the 1992 Helsinki Convention along
with subsequent protocols, the 1998 Aarhus
Convention on public participation, the 1992
convention on the protection of the Black Sea
against pollution, and protocol on protection of
the Black Sea marine environment against
pollution from land based sources. Furthermore,
Belarus and Russia are parties to the 1998
agreement on the main principles of cooperation
in the field of rational use and protection of water
resources of the CIS member countries. The 1998
agreement closely follows the rules and principles
contained in the 1992 Helsinki Convention, and
requires member countries to take measures to
cooperate over the joint management of
transboundary waters and protect such waters
against pollution and unsustainable use as well
Yahotyn Cannery has increased income for both farmers and local
residents who now work at the cannery; it is expected to help increase
production and expand the market for Ukraine’s farmers. Photo
credit: Lina Dotsenko, courtesy of USAID.
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