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Molovata Nouă, Republic of Moldova, 31 May 2026 — Children, young people, educators, local partners and community representatives in the Republic of Moldova gathered for the award ceremony of the 2025 edition of the basin-wide creativity contest “Colours of the Dniester”, highlighting the importance of environmental awareness, youth engagement and transboundary co-operation for the protection […]

On December 4-5, 2025, the 6th meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Use and Protection of the Dniester River Basin was held in Ivano-Frankivsk City (Ukraine).   Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the Dniester Commission_ENG_final Annex 1_to Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the DC Annex 2_to Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the […]

The draft Annotated Agenda of the 6th Meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Use and Protection of the Dniester River Basin is available here.            

In accordance with paragraph 6.1.2 of the minutes of the 5th meeting of the Commission for the Sustainable Use and Protection of the Dniester River Basin dated November 29, 2024, a working group (WG) was created to study the potential impact of the Dnestrovsc Termo – Electrical Plant (Молдавська районна електростанція, Centrala Termoelectrica de la […]

The online awarding ceremony for the winners of the «Dniester Colours» contest took place on the eve of the Dniester Day, on May 23, 2025. The contest, which was uninterruptedly organized since 2008, has been engaging a broad audience from the Dniester River basin in the Republic of Moldova (including Transdniestria) and Ukraine and contributed […]

The evaluation committee summarized the results of the 16th “Colours of the Dniester” art contest, which has been uninterruptedly organized since 2008 and has been engaging a broad audience from the Dniester River basin in the Republic of Moldova (including Transdniestria) and Ukraine. The slogan for the 2024 contest was “For Peace and Sustainable Development […]

On 22 November, the Climate Vulnerability Task Force’s researchers and experts from the project «EU4Dialogue» presented their joint paper, titled “Cooperation on Climate Vulnerabilities: Adding Regional Dimensions to National Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Eastern Partnership Countries,” during a high-level panel at COP29. In response to increasing climate vulnerability, Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries have taken […]

Annotated agenda of the 5th meeting of the Commission for Sustainable Use and Protection of the Dniester River Basin (draft)

Minutes of the 8th Meeting of the Dniester Commission (Protocol 8 WG) Annex 1. Participants Annex 2. Agenda of the Meeting Annex 7. Plan

  The Dniester Youth Summer School 2024 was organized by Eco-TIRAS NGO in July also on the bank of the river with participation of 70 youngsters from both banks, including 4 Ukrainians with the ten-days-duration. It was supported by UNDP Moldova with the Swedish funding. Duration – 10 days. The issues covered: the European environmental […]

XVI “COLOURS OF THE DNIESTER” BASIN CONTEST «FOR PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE Dniester RIVER BASIN» On the eve of the Dniester Day, Moldova and Ukraine hosted award ceremonies for the winners of the XV International Dniester Basin Contest “Colours of the Dniester” (“Culorile Nistrului”, “Барви Дністра”), during which the launch of the XVI […]

On 22-23 November 2023 in Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine) was held 4-th Meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Use and Protection of the Dniester River Basin. Here are the Minutes of the Meeting and 8 annexes to it.