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WATER MANAGEMENT IN BELARUS

WATER MANAGEMENT IN BELARUS. Yury Shchebetau 4 th year student Minsk Branch of MESI Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics. Introduction.

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WATER MANAGEMENT IN BELARUS

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  1. WATER MANAGEMENT IN BELARUS YuryShchebetau 4th year student Minsk Branch of MESI Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics

  2. Introduction Water resources are one of Belarus’ largest natural assets. Having such an important natural recourse supply we have to treat it properly. Unfortunately, using water recourses has lead to some negative influence on the ecosystem. Human activity causes different kinds of impact to the environment, thus water management has to be improved.

  3. The human activity that influences water resources could be mentioned as anthropogenic factors in water management.

  4. Anthropogenic factors According to International State Ecological University’s research scientific work (ISEU, Anthropogenic influence upon Belarusian lakes research, Minsk, 2005) there are certain types of anthropogenic factors: chemical (mineral and organic substances inflow: biogenic, chemical compounds, salt, heavy metals, oil products, etc.) physical (heated water discharge, solid and radioactive particles), morpho-edaphic (changing of basin’s sizes, catchment area structure and morphologic characteristics), hydrological (changing of hydrological characteristics) and biological (changing of species .composition, etc.)

  5. Biological factors Chemical factors Physical factors Morpho –edophic factors Hydrological factors Ecosystem Ecosystem’s response Changing of water body’s morphological characteristics and hydrological parameters Changing of chemical composition, pollution of water and bottom sediments Thermal pollution, radioactive pollution

  6. The sources of anthropogenic influence are: plant facilities, agricultural objects, cities, industrial areas, disposal tips, oil and chemicals outflow, communications (highways), etc. The main ways of substances’ inflow in river basins are sewage discharges and dissipated ones (atmospheric precipitation, surface flow).

  7. However, the management of diffuse source inputs continues to be a major challenge. Industrial and chemical waste from factories etc. alongside major rivers can include the disposal of potentially dangerous substances, such as organo-chlorines, heavy metals and acidic wastes.

  8. The possible solution to the problem of anthropogenic influence could be limiting human’s activity by creating management programs, building strong institutions and policies to support water governance, improving the legislation.

  9. Ecology and Economics Ecological problems also have deep economical roots. The water management stays close to ideas of sustainable development, taking in consideration both ecological and economical issues.

  10. The more steps we make in this direction – the more results we get. Ecological balance is a necessary element for human existence. Using natural resources must be reasonable. This process must be controlled. Thus water management becomes a necessary activity that has to be improved.

  11. Thank you! Yuri Shchebetov YuASchebetov@mfmesi.ru

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