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Argun river basin and Daurian wetlands The second Assessment of transboundary waters UNECE Water Convention Authors and contributors: •Евгений Симонов = Eugene Simonov DIPA- Daursky Biosphere Reserve, WWF Amur River Programme consultant •Oleg Goroshko, •Tatiana Tkachuk, •Vadim Kiriliuk, •Olga Kiriliuk DIPA- Daursky Biosphere Reseve ; •Victor Obiazov and Yuri Darman, WWF Russia Татьяна Минаева =Tatiana Minayeva, Wetlands International ДАУРИЯ DAURIA Amur River basin Argun River basin ДАУРИЯ DAURIA Rivers of Argun Basin have dramatic change of water resource Amur River basin availability during 30-year climate cycle. (See graph Argun River basin below ) Argun River Basin is the principal river of Dauria Steppe. Annual discharge 12 cubic km. 500 Area -300,977 km2: р. Аргунь - с.Олочи Олочи измеренные in China150,900 km² (50%) 400 Хайлар - Цаган in Russia 49,100 km² (16%) 300 с / in Mongolia 101,000 km2 (34%) 3 м 200 100 0 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Cyclical change in annual rainfall (green ) 1,4 -1,0 Изменениявлажный атмосферных сухой осадковвлажный и температуры сухой воздуха 1,2 период период период период -1,5 1,0 -2,0 0,8 С о -2,5 , коэффициенты 0,6 -3,0 0,4 -3,5 0,2 температура модульные , , 0,0 -4,0 -4,5 осадки -0,2 -0,4 -5,0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 интегральная разностная кривая годовых сумм осадков 30-year droughtтемпература воздуха cycles, осредненная and по периодам flooding увлажненности dynamics are one of factors shaping regional biodiversity. Average temperature ( RED ) for the last 55 years has risen up for 1.5-2.0˚С that led to an increase of the period with positive temperatures in northern part of Daurian Steppe from 165-167 to 173-179 days. The Argun river at high flow The Argun river at low flow Flooding is the most important ecosystem process sustaining riverine wetlands Регулярные паводки – важнейший процесс поддержания экосистем даурских пойм Pressure factors and transboundary impacts Water Water-dependent management: activities: • Excessive • Wildfires extraction • Overfishing • Water transfers • Overgrazing • Water pollution • Waterfowl hunting • Embankment • Mining impacts construction • Thermal power plant impact • Irrigation WATER CONSUMPTION: CRISIS PLANNED IN ADVANCE Northeast CHINA “Revitalization of Old industrial Bases” Policy : 1) Increase water supply from transboundary watercourses (Khalkh, Argun-Eerguna). 2)Develop water transfer schemes within the Amur-Heilong River Basin and to adjacent basins, where already achieved water deficit is much worse. 3)Increase water consumption in Argun-Erguna River basin by 1000%. • Hailaer-Dalai water transfer – 1.05 cubic kilometers annually • Water consumption from new reservoirs upstream -1.0 cub. km. annually • Halaha- Xilingol water transfer • Mean annual flow of Argun- Hailaer river – only 3.5 cub. km. МОНГОЛИЯ -- MONGOLIA Mongolia –changing pattern of development – growing water demand for industry, irrigation and “preventing desertification”. Монголия – резкая смена «стратегии » развития • Water demand from mining industries in Gobi Desert and “Green Belt of Mongolia” anti- desertification plan GOBI • Proposed water transfers from Selenge, Onon, Kherlen, Uldz, Baldj Rivers to Gobi Desert. • Achieving self-sufficiency in grain through irrigated agriculture • 2010 National Water Programme – massive intensification of water use and hydropower construction Развитие горнодобывающего сектора в Гоби – необходимость водоснабжения и «улучшения среды » Самообеспечение продовольствием за Park of Mongolian-Russian Friendship счет ирригации on Kherlen River at Choibalsan План переброски северных рек - Селенги , Парк российско -монгольской Керулена , Ульдзы и др . дружбы в Чойбалсане - р.Керулен Mongolian National В озеро Далай Water Programme First stage – transfer of Lake Dalai —To Kherlen River to Gobi desert Переброска р.Керулен - первая фаза проекта Kherlen River-Gobi Desert water transfer • http://arguncrisis.ru/ Example: Hailaer River Dalai Lake water transfer (built in 2009) Hailaer River-Dalai Lake water transfer Alteration of flooding regime with 1.05 cubic kilometer withdrawal. Upper Argun river Kuti Village. Modelling ordered by Amur Water Authority 2009 Моделирование влияния отбора 1,05 кубокилометра воды 350 1.Without 300water withdrawal Выход воды на пойму 250 1 Level of floodplain 200 с / 3 м 150 2 2.After water withdrawal 100 50 0 17. апр 07. май 27. май 16. июн 06. июл 26. июл 15. авг 04. сен 24. сен 14. окт 03. ноя 1.Water level dynamics in 2004 (P=50%)- 50 days of flooding – Гидрограф в д.Кути в год 50% обеспеченности (2004) 2. Water level after withdrawal – no flooding – Год 50% обеспеченности -при проектном отборе воды пойма не заполнится водой Mining – growing source of pollution 400 mining operations just in Mongolia part of Dauria 400 золотодобывающих и прочих горнодобывающих предприятий действуют в бассейнах рек Онон , Улдза , Аргунь . Transboundary management (water and ecosystem) • International agreements and national water management tools • Climate adaptation and securing environmental flows • Conservation agreements and wetland protection • International public awareness building Соглашения - Relevant Agreements • 1994—Трехсторонний • 1994—Trilateral Agreement on Договор о международном Dauria International Protected заповеднике ДАУРИЯ Area (DIPA) • 1994--Mongolia-China – • 1994— Соглашение между Agreement on Use and Монголией и Китаем об Protection of Transboundary охране и использовании Waters трансграничных вод • 1995--Russia-Mongolia - Agreement on Use and • 1995-- Соглашение между Protection of Transboundary Моноголией и Россией об Waters охране и использовании трансграничных вод • 2008 Sino-Russian Agreement on Transboundary Waters • 2008-Российско -китайское соглашение об охране и использовании трансграничных вод RECENT RELEVANT NATIONAL MEASURES: CHINA HAS STRONG NATIONAL В КНР действует сильная WETLANDS PROTECTION POLICY государственная программа AND ACTION PLAN охраны водно -болотных угодий RUSSIA ADOPTED WATER CODE Россия приняла новый водный Кодекс PRESCRIBING требующий разработки норм DEVELOPMENT OF “Standards of допустимого воздействия (НДВ ) для acceptable impact” (SAI) водных объектов , включая нормативы for environmental flows, as well as экологического стока \попуска и chemical, thermal, radioactive допустимого загрязнения and microbial pollution) Mongolia adopted a new law В Монголии принят закон “О “On prohibition of mining in запрещении разведки и добычи water protection zones”(2009). полезных ископаемых в истоках рек , в зоне охраны водоёмов , в Implementation is slow лесном фонде”(принят в 2009) – но пока он не действует ВСЕ ТРИ СТРАНЫ ТЕПЕРЬ ОЗАБОЧЕНЫ АДАПТАЦИЕЙ К ИЗМЕНЯЮЩЕМУСЯ КЛИМАТУ ALL THREE COUNTRIES BY 2010 FINALLY GOT CONCERNED WITH CLIMATE ADATIATION ISSUES AN IMPORTANT POSSIBHLE DECISION….. • Initiate establishment of Chinese-Russian-Mongolian intergovernmental commission on economic and ecological adaptation of management policies in Dauria to changing climate conditions with the aim to ensure favorable environmental and political situation. • Создать российско -китайско -монгольскую комиссию по эколого -социально -экономической адаптации к климатическим циклам в Даурском регионе и обеспечению благоприятной экологической и политической обстановки в приграничных районах (вопросы регулирования водопотребления , чистота вод , сохранение биологического разнообразия и др .) Need for an agreement on environmental flow and river alteration limits Разработать и Create Russian-Chinese установить совместно с and Russian - КНР и Монголией нормы Mongolian expert groups for development допустимых воздействий and endorsement of a (НДВ ) для common трансграничных рек : methodological -экологический сток approach and -химическое загрязнение identification of -радиоактивное standards of acceptable impact (SAI) for загрязнение environmental flow (and -микробное загрязнение possibly for chemical, (возможно в рамках thermal, radioactive and договоров о microbial pollution) трансграничных водах ) On-going awareness raising and public education on water and climate adaptation in transboundary Dauria • В бассейне Амура целесообразно объединение усилий трех стран , и на примере бассейна Аргуни . Коалиция “Реки без границ ” уже начала отрабатывать систему взаимодействия и управления общим информационным ресурсом . Example: Trilingual web-resource. Трехъязычный сайт по рекам Даурии ПОЛНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ НА WWW.ARGUNCRISIS.RU MORE ON WWW.DAURIARIVERS.ORG Daurian wetlands Network of important transboundary wetlands in Dauria Сеть международных ВБУ Даурии Uldz River basin: • Torey Lakes Ramsar site (Russia) • Mongol Daguur (Mongolian Dauria) Ramsar site (Mongolia) Argun River basin: • Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia Ramsar site (China) • Lake Buir and its surrounding wetlands Ramsar site, (Mongolia) • Upper Argun River floodplain (Sino-Russian border –not listed and not protected yet) While all major lakes are Ramsar sites, floodplains receive little protection and found only in Mongol Daguur Dalai Lake in 2000 and in 1933 = 1933 2000 Ecosystems of pulsating lakes undergo dramatic cyclical successions in which the same area hosts drastically different communities and species. 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