Transcript Database on transboundary waters Dr. Rainer E. Enderlein consultant Replies to the questionnaire Specific suggestions (11 countries): Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,

Database on transboundary
waters
Dr. Rainer E. Enderlein
consultant
Replies to the questionnaire
Specific suggestions (11 countries):
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Uzbekistan
Comments (2 countries):
France, Germany
Data and information on
transboundary waters in the
UNECE region
TRANSBOUNDARY
WATERCOURSE, EUROPE
•Location, geomorphology, landscape, climate
•Water resources
•Formation of surface flow
•Surface water resources
•Lakes and depressions
•Groundwater:reserves and use
•Waste and drainage water
•Dams and hydropower
•Lands
•Irrigated lands
•Salinization and drainage
•The Aral Sea basin in figures
There are, however, 110 first order transboundary
rivers in the region, not counting Northern America
International river
commissions with
permanent secretariats or
joint databases:
Rhine, Moselle/Saar, Elbe,
Oder, Danube,Meuse, Scheldt,
Chu-Talas, Sava, FI-RU
Joint bodies on
transboundary lakes:
40 lakes
–
Constance,
Geneva,
Maggiore, Lugano, Peipsi,
Lugano, lake Emmonson,
Finnish-Russian lakes, (and
reservoirs between Portugal
and Spain)
7 commissions
Added value
Focus on transboundary water assessment
Coherent framework to address prevention, control and reduction
of transboundary impact
Coverage of all major transboundary waters (rivers, lakes,
groundwaters)
Added value
Focus on transboundary water assessment
Coherent framework to address prevention, control and reduction
of transboundary impact
Coverage of all major transboundary waters (rivers, lakes,
groundwaters)
Supplements WISE (EEA) for non-EU countries
Modular approach
(Water Convention (ECE), WISE (EEA), river commissions, lake
commissions, other joint bodies, …..)
Phased approach (2007, 2009, 2012, 2015…)
Phased approach
First phase (2006-2009)
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Protection of surface water resources against pollution and overuse;
• Protection of groundwaters against pollution and overuse.
Phased approach
Second phase (beyond 2009)
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Accidental water pollution
Prevention, protection and mitigation of floods
Protection/sustainable use of water-related ecosystems
Water management related information (Article 6, Protocol on Water
and Health)
Queries in the database
• Transboundary agreements
• Transboundary basins and sub-basins
• Hydrology and general basin characteristics
(Discharge characteristics, dams, water use by user groups (in the
basin, not nationally, as usual!), population density, land use)
Queries in the database
Pressure factors
• Crop and animal production
• Mining and quarrying
• Manufacturing
• Electricity supply
• Sewerage
• Waste management
• Transportation (road, pipelines)
• Storage (including tailing dams)
• Tourism
• Geochemical processes or other natural pressure factors
Queries in the database
Specific pressure factors
Industrial accidents
Illegal discharges from industries
Queries in the database
Transboundary impact and trends (1)
(Hazardous substances and pathogens in surface waters)
Organic matter from wastewater discharges
Pathogens in wastewater discharges
Nitrogen species
Pesticides
Heavy metals
Industrial organic compounds
Hydrocarbons
Radioactive substances
Others
Queries in the database
Transboundary impact and trends (2)
(Water quantity)
Flooding
Scarcity
Overuse
Queries in the database
Policies and actions
Legal, administrative, economic, financial, technical and other measures
to establish integrated water resources management and achieve good
status
The datasheets on transboundary rivers, lakes and
groundwaters are at the root of the database.
The work will start with the existing datasheets. This involves
communication between the secretariat and countries/joint
bodies to avoid inconsistency in submitted data and
information.