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Launch of Regional Project to Advance Transboundary Co-operation and Water Resources Management in the Dniester River Basin

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A two-day inception workshop was organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from 14 to 15 July in Chisinau, Moldova, to launch the regional project "Advancing Transboundary Co-operation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Dniester River Basin through Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP)". This initiative supports the implementation of the SAP, which aims to restore the Dniester River basin ecosystem and ensure sustainable development of its natural resources. Key priorities include reducing water pollution, preventing accidental pollution, managing tailing storage facilities, improving legal frameworks, and addressing climate change impacts and natural disasters.

Key Takeaways:

  • The OSCE organized a two-day inception workshop from 14 to 15 July in Chisinau, Moldova, to launch the regional project "Advancing Transboundary Co-operation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Dniester River Basin through Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP)".
  • The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the OSCE as the executing agency and support from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
  • The initiative aims to improve water quality, enhance adaptive water governance, and promote integrated, inclusive, and conflict-sensitive approaches to transboundary water management.
  • Key priorities of the project include reducing water pollution, preventing accidental pollution, managing tailing storage facilities, improving legal frameworks, and addressing climate change impacts and natural disasters.
  • Strengthening Moldovan-Ukrainian co-operation remains a central focus of the project.
  • The inception workshop brought together government officials, civil society, international organisations, and technical experts to kick off project implementation and ensure broad stakeholder engagement from the outset.
  • Ambassador Bakyt Dzhusupov, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, emphasized the OSCE's long-standing commitment to the project.

Statistics:

  • The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
  • The project has been years in the making, building on more than twenty years of international co-operation in the Dniester River Basin.
  • The project aims to improve water quality, enhance adaptive water governance, and promote integrated, inclusive, and conflict-sensitive approaches to transboundary water management.

Sources:

  • Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe press release.
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF).
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
  • Strategic Action Programme (SAP) report.

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