Water Management in the Western Balkans
2022
Аутори:
Paunović, MomirNiegowska, Magdalena
Marinov, Dimitar
Poznanović, Goran
Lettieri, Teresa
Остала ауторства
Joksimović, AleksandarТип документа:
Конференцијски прилог (Објављена верзија)
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© 2022 by the University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology
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This work aims to review the state of water management practice in Western Balkan
Countries (WBCs) and the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive
(2000/60/EC - WFD), to point out weaknesses and to suggest progress actions. The
Balkans is an area surrounded by the Adriatic, Ionian and Black seas. The Western
Balkans include countries with the perspective to accede to the EU. A major share of
relevant EU legislation has been transposed to national regulations in WBCs.
Descriptions of the typology and water bodies have been completed in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, while in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia
the process has been initiated. Water monitoring programs in WBCs, which refer to
surface and groundwater, are at different levels of development. A low share of surface
water bodies is covered by monitoring results that are less than 8%. Monitoring of
biological quality elements (BQE) was undertaken in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, N. Macedonia and Serbia, but not all BQEs are covered. A rough estimate
indicates that 54.49% of waterbodies failed to achieve good ecological status and
measures need to be undertaken. Transitional and coastal waters are relevant for
Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina and Montenegro; WFD compliant monitoring has
started only in Montenegro. It is important to increase the institutional capacity in
WBCs, improve regional cooperation with the support of Member States, work on the
identification of river basin-specific pollutants, support the use of advanced methods
(molecular taxonomy and eDNA) and involve research in the advancement of status
assessment.
Кључне речи:
Water Framework Directive; Water monitoring; Status assessment; Regional cooperation; MethodologyУ:
- Joksimović A, editor. Book of Abstracts: International Conference Adriatic Biodiversity Protection AdriBioPro2022; 2022 Jun 13-17; Kotor, Montenegro. Kotor, Montenegro : University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology; 2022. p. 60.