Reports

Strategy of bilateral cooperation on joint monitoring of transboundary rivers affected by hydropower

The srategy provides recommendations on how to develop joint environmental monitoring of transboundary rivers affected by hydropower in the Black Sea Basin. An analysis was made on the legal as well as institutional basis, the necessity and opportunities for joint monitoring of the impact of hydropower on transboundary rivers. It will draw conclusions on practical...

Monitoring protocol within the Hydroeconex project

The monitoring protocol evaluates the state of aquatic ecosystems as a result of the operation hydropower facilities in the context of climate change and promotes standardized monitoring methodologies that can be used by scientific institutions, NGOs and managers of existing hydropower plants for assessing the transboundary ecosystem impact (Moldova, Ukraine and Romania). For the...

Legal Framework International and EU legislation on monitoring of surface waters and transboundary use of aquatic resources and cooperation on adaptation to climate change and comparative legislation analysis of the Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine

The report on legislation overview was developed by the legislative expert Natalia Zamfir wth contributions from Contributors: Ilya Trombitsky, Eco-Tiras, Elena Zubcov, Nadejda Andreev - Institute of Zoology, Antoaneta Ene - Universitatea Dunarea de Jos Galați, Svetlana Kovalishina, Ukrainian Centre for the Ecology of the Sea, Alekandr Matygin, Hydrometeorological Centre for Black and Azov...

Scientific Report presented by Institute of Zoology on the impact of hydopower on freshwater ecosystems of Dniester and Prut rivers

The report is an overview of historical and newly collected data  of the Institute of Zoology on the impact of hydropower on freshwater ecosystems, including important indicators of impact such as changes in the water temeperature, multiannual dynamics of main ions, bacterio-, phyto- and zooplankton, zoobenthos and fish species.  The file can be downloaded...