Experience from Russian-Estonian cooperation in Lake Peipsi basin

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Experience from Russian-Estoniancooperation in Lake Peipsi basin

Kristjan Piirimäe

Status assessment of lakes ecosystems in the Central andEastern Europe and experience from development of LakeManagement Programme in EU-countries

Minsk, 19.10.2011

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Contents

1.Environmental situation

2.Academic response

3.Governmental response

4.Non-governmental response

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River Narva drainagebasin

•56 200 km2

•Shared between Estonia and theRussian Federation

•Narva River Partial Basin

•Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe basin

•Lake Peipsi: 3550 km2, maximumdepth 15 m

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Landcover

Dominated by forests and semi-natural areas

Agricultural area: 14%

1 100 000 inhabitants

Pskov: 206 000

Tartu: 100 000

Highest point: 338 m

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N/P concentration ratio

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Transboundary hot spots

Concentration of Ptot

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Academic response

MANTRA-East - Integrated Strategies for theManagement of Transboundary Waters on theEuropean fringe – the pilot study of Lake Peipsiand its drainage basin 2001 – 2003

TRABANT - Water Management andAssessment of Ecological Status inTransboundary River Basins 2005 – 2008

SCENES - Water Scenarios for Europe and forNeighbouring States 2006 - 2011

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Policy documents

UNECE Water Convention – calls forcooperation in the protection and use ofinternational waters

EU Water Framework Directive $35: For riverbasins extending beyond the boundaries of theCommunity, Member States should endeavourto ensure the appropriate coordination with therelevant non-member States.

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The Estonian-Russian JointCommission on the Protection andSustainable Use of TransboundaryWaters

Was established in 1997

The Commission gathersonce a year

Two working groups

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1. Working group on thecomplex management ofwater resources

safety of hydrotechnicalinstallations,

inventory of waterpollution sources,

cooperation instructionsfor emergency events,

exchange of information,

involvement of public andlocal authorities

2. Working group onmonitoring, evaluation andapplied studies

Coordination andharmonisation of monitoringprogrammes

Coordination of the evaluationof pollution load, water qualityand state of waterbodies

Applied studies

Joint data bases

Dissemination of information tolocal inhabitants and localauthorities

Intercalibration of labs

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Main achievements

Cooperation, harmonised approach to mainproblems

Systematic information exchange about watermanagement and water quality

Approach towards common state evaluationprinciples and criteria

Coordinated monitoring, including jointexpeditions on Lake Peipsi and Narva Reservoir

River basin management plans in both sides

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Joint study on R Narva

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Main problems:

State of Lake Pskov

Low rate of applied studies

Harmonisation ofmonitoring programmeswith international guidanceand recommendations

River basin managementprogrammes

Intercalibration of labs

Exploitation of Narvareservoir

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Peipsi CTC

Established in 1993 focusing onenvironmental research

2000 Focus moved to socialactions

2010 Focus moved tocommunication tools

PeipsiMAN INTERREG IIIA project2007 – 2009

UNDP/GEF project Developmentand Implementation of the LakePeipsi / Chudskoe BasinManagement Program 2003 - 2005

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Common water quality standards

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Fishery subprogramme

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