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Transboundary cooperation in the Kura river basin Dr Anatoly Pichugin, Team Leader

Transboundary cooperation in the Kura river basin Dr Anatoly Pichugin, Team Leader Fourth EU – Central Asia High Level Conference Platform for Environment and Water Cooperation 14 February 2013 Bishkek.

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Transboundary cooperation in the Kura river basin Dr Anatoly Pichugin, Team Leader

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  1. Transboundary cooperation in the Kura river basin Dr Anatoly Pichugin, Team Leader Fourth EU – Central Asia High Level Conference Platform for Environment and Water Cooperation 14 February 2013 Bishkek EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  2. Regional Project Technical Assistance Client: European Commission Implemented by: EptisaServicios de Ingenieria S.L. Beneficiary Countries: Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan Phase II: 3 Jun 2008 – 3 Dec 2011 Phase III : 30 Jan 2012 – 29 Jan 2013 EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  3. Project Purpose: To help the Project Countries to improve river water quality in the Kura River basin through transboundary cooperation andadoption of the EU River Basin Management Approach To help the Project Countries to develop and adopt a common approach to water quality monitoring and assessment based on the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) methodology To help the Project Countries to improve technical capacity in water quality monitoring and assessment to enable them to change policies and practices in accordance with EU WFD EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  4. Project Partners: Armenia: Ministry of Nature Protection Water Resources Management Agency Environmental Impact Monitoring Centre State Hydrometeorology Service Georgia: Ministry of Environmental Protection National Environment Agency Azerbaijan: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Environmental Monitoring Department National Hydrometeorology Department EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  5. Main areas of cooperation (Work streams): Joint Transboundary River Monitoring Programme to harmonise sampling and analysis methods between the Project Countries Pilot projects: River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) for 7 pilot river basins using EU WFD methodology Capacity Building: Technical Guidelines and Practical Training Development of common approach to water quality monitoring and assessment based on WFD Joint Field Surveys to pilot WFD based common approach to water quality monitoring and assessment Proposal for transition from the current approach to the new (WFD based) common approach to water quality monitoring and assessment EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  6. Joint Transboundary River Monitoring Programme Joint Sampling on agreed locations in March, June, September, December in 2009-2010 Agreed common operational procedures and data reporting formats Introduction of QC/QA procedures: good laboratory practice guidelines Independent laboratory tests Joint workshops and data/knowledge sharing (every 2-3 months) EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  7. Pilot projects: 7 pilot RBMPs using the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) methodology Purpose: To help the Project Countries to understand through “learning by doing”: EU WFD approach and methodology what would be needed in practice in terms of the data, technical expertise, capacity, and resources to prepare WFD compliant RBMP EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  8. EU WFD approach: Integration of monitoring, management and protection in one coherent framework Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems and Groundwaters Setting Environmental Objectives (EOs): Good Ecological Status for surface waters and Good Status for groundwaters RBMP with Program of Measures to achieve EOs EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  9. Capacity Building: Technical Guidelines and Practical Training Key EU documents translated to Georgian, Armenian and Azeri languages, printed and distributed amongst the Beneficiaries, explained at the project workshops EU Water Framework Directive EU Floods Directive EU WFD Technical Guidance: Identification of Water Bodies EU WFD Technical Guidance: Analysis of Pressures and Impacts EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  10. Technical Guidelines produced and translated to the national languages, discussed and approved by the Project Countries SurfaceWaterQualityMonitoring: GuidelineDocumentforDecisionMakers PublicParticipationGuidelinesforDecisionMakers GoodLaboratoryPracticeGuidelinesforSamplingandAnalysis IntroductiontoBiologicalMonitoringofWaterQuality How to prepare river basin management plan using WFD methodology How to design WFD compliant monitoring program Hydromorphologicalsurvey and assessment under WFD Water Quality Assessment under WFD Inter-calibration under WFD EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  11. Practical Training Practical training in biological sampling and sample assessment for national monitoring laboratories Practical training in QA/QC and analytical methods (chemistry) in the national monitoring laboratories Practical training in hydromorphological survey and assessment Practical training in water quality assessment using WFD methodology EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  12. Water Quality Assessment under WFD To inform development of the RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN to show where the problems are, or, in other words, which WATER BODIES ARE FAILING GOOD STATUS; To INFORM DESIGN of the PROGRAM OF MEASURES – water bodies of different status class would require different measures to achieve GOOD status; To inform about the EFFECT OF MEASURES. EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  13. Water Quality Assessment under WFD Five quality status classes: HIGH, GOOD, MODERATE, POOR, and BAD, based on Biological quality elements – MAIN ROLE in assessment Hydromorphologicalquality elements – supporting role Physico-chemical quality elements – supporting role EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  14. Joint Field Surveys (2012) to pilot WFD based approach Two transboundary pilot river basins: Debed/Khrami basin (Armenia/ Georgia) Alazani/Ganikh basin (Georgia/Azerbaijan) Practical integration of biological, physico-chemical, and hydro-morphological quality elements in one monitoring program Project countries successfully learned and practiced the common approach to water quality monitoring and assessment based on WFD Reinforcement of cooperation and trust between the project countries EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  15. Proposal for transition to the WFD based approach Draft Policy Document: translated to the national languages, approved by the Project Partners - Country’s ownership and leading role MoE should lead and coordinate the process - Plan – stepwise approach Main tasks Timing ( 2013-1016) - Technical expertise Experience and results of EU Kura Phase II and Phase III National cadre of professionals - Capacity building: international technical assistance EU Technical Assistance, TAIEX EU Water Initiative EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

  16. Conclusions Trans-boundary cooperation does work WFD approach is possible in the Region Cooperation from the Project Partners Support from EC Team building and team work Main areas where improvements are needed: Informed decision making Monitoring should serve the purpose Data quality needs improvement QC/QA to improve performance and credibility Knowledge and technical capability needs improvement EU Project: Trans-Boundary River Management Phase II and Phase III for the Kura River basin – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan (www.kuraarasbasin.net)

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