THE 4TH MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE ON INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (DNP) IN THE REPUBLIC OF

Strengthening of the River Basin Management Planning, including cross-border harmonization, with direct application to the - and catchment areas

• Mariana Codreanu, Deputy Chief of Water Resources Management „Apele MOLDOVEI" AGENCY Water Law no.272 / 2011

The management of water resources in the Republic of Moldova is carried out on the basis of the hydrographical basin, according to art. 5 of the Waters Law. Areas of hydrographic basins in RM are: - the border of the Dniester-Prut-Black Sea hydrographic basin - the boundaries of the hydrographic districts, the boundaries of the sub-basins and the special maps were approved by GD no.775 of 04.10.2013. In the district of the Nistru river basin are - 14 sub-basins In the Prut-Danube- Black Sea hydro-river basin district - 25 sub- basins THE RBM PLAN OF THE DANUBE-PRUT-Black SEA DISTRICT • The management plan for the Danube-Prut-Black Sea hydrographic district was developed within the EPIRB 2016 project; • The purpose of the Danube-Prut-Black Sea Management Plan is the sustainable protection and management of water resources and ecosystems. The program of measures has been developed; • The RBMP for Danube-Prut-Black Sea is elaborated according to WFD and art. 19 Water Law no.272 of 23.12.2011; • The RBMP for Danube-Prut-Black Sea will be approved by Government Decision, after which will be implemented. "Apele Moldovei" Agency - institution responsible for the implementation of the Plan; • The joint cross-border plan for the Prut river basin will be developed under the EUWI + project, under the coordnation of the Danube Convention Secretariat (ICPDR). AAM's misfortunes and expectations of the EUWI + project • Strengthening the institutional capacities of AAM and Basin Administrations, establishing the process of planning water resources according to WFD; • Elaboration of the Danube-Prut District Plan-Black Sea project, its improvement and drafting of the draft for the 2nd cycle; • Data Management. Landfill cadastre, software of use and balance of surface and underground water resources in DH DPMN and creation of metadata (hydrography); • Supporting River Basin Committees and Committee Secretariats. Organizing training; • Supporting the sub-basin committees (, Lapusna, Ciuhur, Larga jointly with the IFP ADA / SDC project "Strengthening the institutional framework for water and sanitation in the Republic of Moldova"); • Elaboration of the Joint Common Transboundary Plan for the Prut river basin under the coordination of the Secretariat of the Danube Convention (ICPDR); • Implementation of pilot projects after approval of the Danube-Prut-Black Sea GD; • Elaboration of communication strategies for the implementation of the Danube-Prut-Black Sea GP; • Study visits to EU countries. River Basin Committee • By Government Decision no. 867 of 01 November 2013, it approved the Regulation on the establishment and functioning of the river basin district committee • By GD no.250 the Moldovan Government approved the nominal composition of the Nistru and the Danube-Prut-Black Sea River Basin Committees Committees; • RBMP -Prut-Black Sea was coordinated by the District Committee at its April 4, 2018 meeting. Bilateral agreements -Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of on Joint Use and Protection of Border Waters, 1994; - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of the protection and sustainable development of the Dniester River, signed in Rome on 29 November 2012; - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of Prut and Danube waters, signed in Chisinau on June 28, 2010. Thank you for your attention!