Components of the project

The project consists of six components.

  • Component 1: Strengthening Moldovan-Ukrainian cooperation in the field of water resources management, which will include support to the item 6.1 of the SAP (To ensure the operation of joint Dniester River basin Commission).
  • Component 2: Strengthening the regulatory framework and national capacities to implement the SAP, country commitments under the UN Water Convention and the EU Water Framework Directive (EU WFD) in the Dniester River basin. This will include support for the following items in the SAP: 3.2. (Sustainable water resources management); 3.3. (Protect biodiversity); 5.1. (Update / development of regulatory framework); 5.2. (Application of the regulatory framework); 6.2. (Support the activities of national basin bodies);
  • Component 3: Reducing anthropogenic impact to improve ecological status in the Dniester River basin as defined in the SAP. This will include support for the following items in the SAP: 1.1 (Reducing pollution from point sources); 1.2 (Reducing pollution from diffuse sources); 1.3. (Reducing plastic contamination); 1.4. (Prevention of accidental pollution and tailing dump management); 2.1. (Improvement of the hydrological regime); 2.2. (Restoration of morphological characteristics)
  • Component 4: Adaptation to climate change and increasing preparedness for and resilience to natural disasters. This will include support for the following items in the SAP: 4.1. (Adaptation to climate change); 4.2. (Flood and drought risk management); Horizontal support to project activities and achievement of SAP objectives.
  • Component 5: Public awareness and involvement projects to empower and raise the capacity of stakeholders, project communications and outreach. This will include support for the following items in the SAP: 7.1. (Increasing public awareness); Horizontal support to project communication and management.
  • Component 6: Enhancing research for governance in the Dniester River basin as identified in the SAP. This will include support for the following items in the SAP: 3.1. (Monitoring of water bodies and information exchange); 7.2. (Ensuring scientific activity)