OECD Studies on Water Towards Water Security in Belarus A Synthesis Report

This report presents the results of collaboration on improving water security in Belarus, between the beneficiary country, the OECD and its partners implementing the EU-funded European Union Water Initiative Plus project.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2020.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acronyms and local terms
  • Executive Summary
  • Key messages
  • 1 Towards water security in Belarus - an overview of the progress achieved through the European Union Water Initiative Plus Project
  • 1.1. Policy dialogue on water and sustainability
  • 1.2. Strategic and mid-term planning at the national, basin and local levels
  • 1.3. Strengthening co-operation on transboundary bodies of water
  • 1.4. Strengthening the national monitoring framework and improving data management for informed decision making in the water sector
  • 1.5. Pilot actions to enhance water security at the local level
  • 1.6. Local capacity development
  • Notes
  • References
  • 2 State of play
  • 2.1. State of water resources in Belarus
  • 2.1.1. Anthropogenic and climatic impacts on Belarus's water resources
  • 2.1.2. Water use in Belarus
  • 2.2. Regional distribution of water resources and the level of development of water infrastructure systems in Belarus
  • 2.2.1. Vitebsk oblast
  • 2.2.2. Minsk city
  • 2.2.3. Gomel oblast
  • 2.2.4. Kopyl rayon, Minsk oblast
  • 2.3. Water management issues: Policy instruments and legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks
  • 2.3.1. Improving the use of economic instruments for water management
  • "User pays" principle
  • "Polluter pays" principle
  • 2.3.2. Improving data management to support decision making
  • 2.3.3. Improving monitoring of surface and groundwater
  • 2.3.3.1. Delineation of water bodies: A case study of the Pripyat river basin
  • Delineation of surface water bodies
  • Delineation of groundwater bodies
  • 2.3.3.2. Surface water monitoring
  • Surface water surveys in the Pripyat river basin
  • Conclusions of surface water surveys
  • 2.3.3.3. Groundwater monitoring
  • 2.4. Transboundary co-operation on water resources
  • Notes
  • References
  • 3 Policy responses.
  • 3.1. Support to develop Belarus's national Water Strategy to 2030
  • 3.2. Support to implement the Water Strategy
  • 3.2.1. Instruments
  • 3.2.1.1. Sound database for informed decision making
  • 3.2.1.2. Sound basin management in line with integrated water resources management principles
  • Geographical and methodological context
  • Dnieper RBMP
  • Pripyat RBMP
  • 3.2.1.3. Protocol on Water and Health
  • 3.2.1.4 Local capacity development
  • 3.2.2. Support at sectoral, regional and basin levels
  • 3.2.2.1. Developing water supply and sanitation in rural settings
  • 3.2.2.2. Support to improving water-use efficiency in the most water-intensive industries and protecting water resources from their activities: the case of the three most water-intensive enterprises in Kopyl district
  • 3.2.2.3. Rehabilitating irrigation infrastructure: a pilot study in Gomel oblast
  • 3.2.2.4. Sub-basin management plans
  • 1) Uza river basin
  • 2) Urban watercourses in Mogilev
  • 3.2.2.5. Transboundary co-operation
  • Notes
  • References
  • 4 Next steps
  • 4.1. The Belarus water policy reform journey has yielded early success stories
  • 4.2. The reform journey is long and opportunities for follow-up activities have been uncovered
  • 4.2.1. Support implementation of Water Strategy 2030
  • 4.2.2. Identify and implement ways to ensure equitable access to water supply and sanitation
  • 4.2.3. Work towards meeting international obligations
  • 4.2.4. Move forward on river basin management plans
  • 4.2.5. Other possible future activities include the following:.