Danube River Basin District

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1 16 th June 2004 Danube River Basin District Part B - Report 2003 REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Information required according to Art. 3 (8) and Annex I of the EU Water Framework Directive Reporting deadline: June 22, 2004 prepared by Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Q:\ICPDR Expert Groups\R B M\WFD National reports (Part B)\2003\Moldova - National report 2003.doc

2 Table of Contents Information required according to Art. 3 (8) and Annex I WFD 1 INTRODUCTION Situation of the Republic of Moldova Structure of the report COMPETENT AUTHORITY GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ENSURE COORDINATION General overview Coordination of WFD implementation at the basin-wide level Bilateral and multilateral cooperation LIST OF ACRONYMS... 4

3 2 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Situation of the Republic of Moldova As an independent state the Republic of Moldova appears on the world map after the collapse of former Soviet Union in The territory of the Republic of Moldova is 33,840 km2. Moldova is situated in the southeastern part of Europe. In the west it has a common boundary with Romania, which is being formed by the Prut River. In the north, east and south it has common boundary with Ukraine. The population is counted approximately to 4,30 million inhabitants. The Republic of Moldova is one of the most densely populated countries in the region with 129 inhabitants per Sq. km, but population growth is marginal. The quota of the urban population is 46 %, or 1,987,200 inhabitants; the quota of rural population is 54% or 2,332,800 inhabitants. Population of the Danube catchment area (Prut River Basin, Cahul River Basin and Yalpugh River Basin) in the Republic of Moldova constitutes 1,096,464 ihabitants (or 25 % of the Republic s population). Altogether there are 570 settlements in the Moldavian part of the Danube River Basin, including 8 towns and 12 town-type settlements. 1.2 Structure of the report The Danube River Basin Management Plan (DRBMP) is divided into two parts. Part A (roof of the DRBMP) gives relevant information of multilateral or basin-wide importance, whereas Part B (national input to DRBMP) gives all relevant further information on the national level as well as information coordinated on the bilateral level. Part A Roof report The roof report addresses those issues of Annex I WFD relevant on the basin-wide scale, i.e. information concerning the 1. Name and address of the competent authorities 2. Geographical coverage of the Danube river basin district, and 6. International relationships. Part B National report The national report gives all relevant further information on the national level as well as information coordinated on the bilateral level. It addresses all issues listed in Annex I WFD. Regarding points 1., 2. and 6. the national information is given in addition to the information in Part A. The information needed to fulfill the requirements of Art. 3(8) and Annex I WFD will be covered in Part A (roof report) and Part B (national reports) as follows: Part A Roof report Part B National reports 1. Name and address of the competent authorities X X 2. Geographical coverage of the river basin district X X

4 3 3. Legal status of competent authority X 4. Responsibilities X 5. Membership X 6. International relationships X X 2 COMPETENT AUTHORITY Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources 9 Cosmonautilor St., MD-2005 Chisinau Republic of Moldova Tel: (373 22) , (373 22) Fax: (373 22) egreta@mediu.moldova.md 3 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN DISTRICT The Danube river basin covers sq.km. which is 35.6 % of the total surface. The Moldavian part within the Danube river is represented by Prut river basin, Cahul river basin and Yalpug river basin. The Prut river is the last major tributary of the Danube, which joints Danube 150 km before its flowing into the Black Sea. The biggest area of the Danube river basin in Moldova is the Prut basin with 8300 km 2. The main tributaries of the Prut river are in the northern part of the Prut river basin: Ciugur, Racovet and Lapusna. 4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ENSURE COORDINATION 4.1 General overview For environmental protection Republic of Moldova established relations with international bodies, and governmental (ECE, OECD, UNDP, UNEP, Council of Europe) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from different countries. Its environmental policy aims among other things to link up with international activities by: - improving international cooperation on environmental protection at the regional and European levels;

5 4 - internationally harmonizing newly legislated instruments; - drawing up national programmes and setting up mechanisms for the implementation of conventions; - implementing bilateral agreements and participating in regional programmes 4.2 Coordination of WFD implementation at the basin-wide level The Danube River Protection Convention (DRPC) forms the overall legal instrument for cooperation and transboundary water management in the Danube River Basin. The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River forms the platform for coordination. 4.3 Bilateral and multilateral cooperation International Conventions: 1. Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River 2. Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 3. Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context Agreements: 1. Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of Republic of Moldova about mutual use and protection of transboundary waters. This agreement was signed in November Agreement between the Department of Environment Protection of the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environment Protection of Romania regarding the cooperation on environment protection and sustainable use of the natural resources. This agreement was signed in Agreement between the Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development of the Republic of Moldova, the Ministry of Waters, Forests and Environment Protection of Romania and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine regarding the cooperation in the zone formed by the natural protected areas of the Danube Delta and Lower Prut river. This agreement was signed in 2000, June 5 4. The Declaration signed by the Minister of Environment and Waters of Republic of Bulgaria, Minister of Environment and Territorial Development of the Republic of Moldova, the Minister of Waters, Forests and Environment Protection of Romania and the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine on cooperation trough the creation of the Green Coridor of the lower Danube. 5. The Agreement between Government of Republic of Moldova and Government of Romania concerning fishing and fish resources preserve in the Prut river and Costesti-Stanca reservoir. This agreement was signed in 2003, August 1 5 LIST OF ACRONYMS DRB Danube river basin

6 5 DRBD Danube river basin district DRBMP Danube river basin management plan DRPC Danube river protection convention EU European Union GEF Global Environment Facility ICPBS International Commission for the Protection of the Black Sea ICPDR International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River MoU Memorandum of Understanding UNDP United Nations Development Programme WFD Water Framework Directive