The document summarizes information about management of the Dnieper River Basin in Belarus, including that it follows the principles of the European Water Framework Directive, has a river basin management plan to coordinate water resource management through stakeholder participation, and aims to achieve good water quality and sustainable water use by 2024 through implementing measures outlined in the management plan.

1. DNIEPER RIVER BASIN
River basin management plan
EUWI+ supports
in the Republic of Belarus
implemented by

2. Dnieper River Basin Factsheet
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 European Water Framework Directive, an
innovative approach to water protection,
 Water resource management through
operative River basin management plan,
 Active participation of all players concerned,
including NGOs and local communities, in
water management activities.
river basin districts
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million inhabitants
30
European Union Water Initiative for
Eastern Partnership EUWI+
support Water Policy Reforms
to improve Water Resources Management
with the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
6 countries
ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC
BELARUS
GEORGIA REPUBLIC
MOLDOVA
UKRAINE

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countries (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine),3
118,000 Km² in Belarus (incl. Pripyat)
(entire basin = 504,000 km2)
4.8 million inhabitants
64% agricultural land
one of the most developed
industrial areas
Pilot area “Dnieper in
Belarus”
The Dnieper River Basin in Belarus
and © EUWI+, 2018

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SURFACE WATER VOLUME
(hm3/year)
GROUNDWATER VOLUME
(hm3/year)
Water abstraction
million m3 abstracted per year
553
average annual river flow:
11,300 million m3
annual groundwater resources:
5,200 million m3
climate change increases the
negative consequences of dry
periods.
75% of rivers monitored are of good
quality, but locally, bad
situations
Water Needs– Quantity & Quality
(Source: EUWI+, 2018)

5. Dnieper River Basin Factsheet
Responsible for more than 90% of the total
volume of discharged treated wastewater.15
Locally, fertilizers and pesticides from
agriculture contribute to pollution
Radioactive pollution is decreasing
significantly.
Water users
Which quality in 2024 ?
Pressures - Pollution
The Minsk Treatment Plant (MTP) is the largest
contributor (about 38% of the total volume of
treated wastewater)
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Good quality in 2024
Doubtful quality in 2024
Poor quality in 2024

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Water for aquatic life
of monitored rivers feature disturbances for
aquatic life⅓
due to hydro-morphological changes
including:
73 obstacles
17 reservoirs
1610 km straightening rivers
LAO TZU ONCE SAID: « A
JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES
BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP ».
BUT DAMMIT,
MAN, LOOK AT THE
SIZE OF THAT FIRST
STEP
…

7. Dnieper River Basin Factsheet
 Good quality for rivers,
 50% of pollutant discharges reduced
 4% of groundwater abstraction reduced
 100% centralised water supply in settlements with
more than 10,000 people
 95% of urban population and 80% of rural
population with high quality tap water
2024
Water for the future

8. Dnieper River Basin Factsheet
233 million euros =
total cost of 2019-2024
programme of measures
GDP (gross domestic product) / year
generated in the River Basin
0.2%
Water for the future – Programme of Measures
Less than
domestic wastewater sludge management runoff
industrial wastewater agriculture wastewater sediments management
groundwater hydrographic network landmanagement
restoring water levels road maintenance solid waste
Estimated costs per challenge
65 million euros =
total cost without Minsk water
treatment plant

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300 EUWI+ supports and manages
Belarusian water institutions to
elaborate the river basin
management plan with
 Latest EU methodologies
 Capacity building of experts
 Knowledge transfer and regional
exchange of practices:
characterisation, objectives,
measures, maps, etc.
Characterisation
of the River basin
River Basin
Management Plan
River Basin Management Plan in Belarus
pages in the River Basin Management Plan = operative
document with all information on water, water uses,
pollution, objectives and programme of measures,
Balance between European Water Framework Directive
(WFD) and Belarusian regulation
WFD working method

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You are concerned as well!
River Basin Management Plan approved
by the Dnieper River Basin Council in
Gomel.
25 Oct.
2018
 Who participate? Dnieper River Basin
council =
21 representatives from:
 Ministries (environment,
agriculture, energy, transport,
housing, health),
 Regional executive committees,
 Water users,
 Public associations,
 Scientific organisations.
 Created by the Water Code in 2014
 Why? for planning investment and
achieving long term environmental
objectives for the river basin
Main
challenges
Approved RBMP
Draft RBMP

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2019 -
2024
Implementation of measures with EUWI+
support (2019-2020)
Update of river basin management plan:
2022-2024
Implementation of measures (2025-2030)
Save the dates!
River basin management plan timeline
2025 -
2030
Next cycle...
WFD introduces a six-year cycle of river
basin management planning, updated
every six years thereafter.

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Action beneficiary
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection,
Republic of Belarus
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