Hållbar förvaltning av floden Dnjestr (Dniester II)

The project has recently kicked off. As of now, the project prepared the annual working plan and started the procurement of consultancy services. It is therefore to early to publish any results. The Annual Conclusion on Performance of the support to UNDP in running out the project - Supporting moldovan authorities for the sustainable management of the Nistru River, that was made on 18 July 2024. In summary it concluded that: The activities planned for 2023 were mostly conducted; those actions that were commenced in 2023 will be done in 2024 in the planned amount. All activities contributed to the achieving of the planned indicators for 2023 of the UNDP Work Plan and budget and contributed partly to the achievement of the planned indicators of the Outcomes. Overall, the project team has worked on many areas in supporting the Ministry of Environment, such as: contracting the national and international consultants and experts involved in developing or/and adjusting the legal framework, arranging meetings related to transboundary issues, organizing events related to promoting the protection of the Nistru River, etc.

The Overall Objective of the project is to increase the capacity of the Moldovan Government to sustainably manage the Dniester River basin, both at national and transboundary levels. The Specific Objectives are: To ensure that Moldova has an adequate regulatory framework for the sustainable river management on the basis of basin wide approach. To provide the Moldovan Government with a comprehensive and realistic Management Plan for the Dniester River Basin District, updated for the next management cycle in compliance with the Water Framework Directive (WFD). To provide continuous support for enhancement of capacities of national authorities responsible for water management, as well as Moldovan representatives under joint Moldovan and Ukrainian bodies tasked with cross-border management of the Dniester River Improvement of ecological conditions of the Dniester River. The strategy of the project Support to the Moldovan authorities for the sustainable management of the Dniester River is to improve environmental and social conditions in the Dniester River Basin District (RBD) through enhanced management of water resources on the basis of updated regulatory framework, comprehensive and reliable river basin management planning, improved water management institutional capacities and practical environmental activities on the Dniester River. The Project consists of 4 (four) Components as follows: Component 1. Enhancement of water related regulatory framework Component 2. Elaboration of the 2nd Management Plan for the Dniester River Basin District Component 3 Support provided to Moldovan water management authorities in sustainable management of Dniester River, both at national and transboundary / international levels Component 4. Implementation of the on-the-ground activities to improve current ecological conditions of the Dniester River