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Regional conference on Nutrient pollution control in the Danube- Black
sea basin
Chisinau, October 3-6 2006
BSRP Kaspars Zurins, Niclas Bergman, Johanness
Delstra, Viesturs Jansons
Nordic/Baltic cooperation
• Has been a continued cooperation since beginning of the 90’s– Start with Gulf of Riga project– Several projects followed, often in close cooperation between
Sweden, Norway and Baltic countries– Main themes
• capacity/institutional building
• networking
• training
– One of the main results• implementation of standardized monitoring system for quantification of
nutrient losses from agricultural dominated catchment
Baltic Sea Regional Project
• WB/GEF 5.5 million USD grant• Other co-financiers• Project June 2003 – June 2006
extended till June 2007• Managed by HELCOM in cooperation
with ICES, SLU, WWF, NEFCO.
Four Components
• Comp. 1: Large Marine Ecosystem Activities
• Comp. 2: Land and Coastal Management Activities
• Comp. 3: Institutional Strengthening and Regional Capacity Building
• Comp. 4: Project Management
Baltic Sea Regional Project
• Capacity building and institutional strengthening
• Training of farmers• Development of tools for investments• Nutrient balance calculations• Improved data on loads from agriculture• Better knowledge on link between loads
and effects in the sea
Environmental Management System (EMS)
• Helping the farms making a status of the situation today
• Suggesting investments and change in management
• Helping farmer to look for credits and grants
EMS
• Combines environmental and economical issues
• Flexible, individual or in group
• Ending up in an application to Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Nefco) to receive credits and grants (GEF funding)
EMSEnvironmental and technical part
• Information about the status in the Baltic Sea
• Nutrient loads from different countries to the sea
• Nutrients flow• Manure and pesticide handling• Technical solutions• Management• Nutrient balance• Checklist at the farm
EMS
Economical part• Theory of economical calculations• Profit/loss, balance sheet• Calculation of key figures
-equity, profit etc
GEF, Baltic Sea Regional Project, Integration of sea, coastal zone and land based activities
• Monitoring elements included:–catchment monitoring programme, –specific demonstration activities, –contamination of drinking water in farm wells –contamination of surface- and ground water at local “hot spots”.
• Modelling
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningrad
Now also to include St. Petersburg region
For a monitoring network to function over time and to provide reliable data for modelling
• scientifically defensible• reliable results are generated• harmonises with similar programs in the Nordic
and Baltic region • “sustainability” of the program
– not be extravagant – should be operative without long-term support
sources – suitable and attractive for research and
educational purposes
2nd Phase of monitoring and modelling activities in
the Baltic Sea Regional Project (BSRP)
New project title:Harmonisation of methods for
monitoring, modelling and assessment of nutrient loading from land to the Baltic Sea and effects of counter
measures
HarmoBalt
Focus in BSRP
• The main focus is on up-scaling of modelling activities to a regional level relevant for reporting the Pollution Load Compilations (PLC:s) to HELCOM.
• Monitoring activities in small agricultural catchments will be maintained, further developed and integrated with modelling activities.
• To improve public awareness for water pollution from agriculture.
Selected demonstration catchments for multi-scale modelling and monitoring
RussiaLuga River
EstoniaPärnu River
LithuaniaNemunas River
tributary NevezisLatvia
Lielupe Rivertributary Berze
RussiaPregal River
tributary Instruch
Gulf of Rigawatershed
Baltic Sea
Models• For the field scale modelling of nitrogen leaching of nitrogen from
arable land the Swedish SOILNDB model will be used
Models• For the field scale modelling of phosphorus leaching from
arable land the Swedish ICECREAM model will be used
Models• For the river basin scale source apportionment modelling
the Swedish FYRIS model will be used
Temperature
Point source discharges
Run off
Observed N and P conc.
Timeseries data
Stream width
Stream length
Stream data
Mire/wetlands
Arable land
Lakes
Forested land
Sub-catchment land use
Pasture land
Urban areas
Clear cuts
Sub-catchmentcalculations Retention
Model results (monthly data)
Net and gross transport
Source apportionment
Athmosphericdeposition
Run of from forested land,clear cuts and wetlands
Root zone leakage from arable and pasture land
Type specific concentrations
Framework for monitoring programme
Design monitoring system, program
Background; national, international, comply with international standards
Improve water quality through increased
environmental awareness
Collect field, lab data
Through existing program + additional
Compile and manage data
Routines for collection, reporting
Assess and interpret data
Part of reporting, modelling
Convey results, findings
Reporting, local meetings, conferences, internet, newspaper
Develop monitoring objectives
Advisory board, ministries
Challenge will be implementation EU/WFD, Baltic Sea
Data collected used for research purposes
Questions for discussion
Could we develop cooperation between projects at several levels:
• Farmers;
• NGO’s;
• Municipality level;
• Governmental institutions;
• Expert groups.
Questions for discussion
Should we focus more on exchange of experience between international Projects:
–Methodologies;
–Management;
–Beneficiaries
Thank you!