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1 ENVSEC KEY RESULTS IN BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND COOPERATION THROUGH TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT Ilya Trombitsky Eco-TIRAS NGO Moldova

2 Characteristics of post- Soviet transboundary rivers management: lack of river basin approach; monopolization of decision making in both riparian stated by water agencies; no public access to decision making; ecosystem interests are ignored and not presented; river is treated as only a source of water; the existing legal and institutional mechanism of cooperation (border waters agreement and governmental Plenipotentiaries) is inefficient.

3 Alternatives to traditional approach Helsinki Water Convention Water Framework Directive (large stakeholders involvement, river basin approach, involvement of all riparians, river basin management plans, taking into consideration of ecosystems interests, etc.)

4 Institutionalizing of river basin NGOs community a response Eco-TIRAS Dniester transboundary river basin association of NGOs was established on the model of US river keepers in 1999 as reaction to reluctance authorities to manage the river in a sustainable way. Functions: - reflection and promotion of environmental interests of river basin population; - strengthening of NGO community; - promotion of IRBM, including basin agreement. Current Membership - >50 from Moldova, incl. TR, and Ukraine Approach involvement in cooperation with ENVSEC and other international programs

5 Principles of Eco-TIRAS activities Professionalism and expertise Approach to a whole basin and benefits for a whole basin No national preferences No competition with NGOs-members Political neutrality and public benefit Cooperation with state authorities and transboundary structures, but critical approach Involvement of Transnistrian region to basin cooperation Approach involvement in cooperation with ENVSEC and other international programs

6 Some confidence building + environment Actions 7 river basin conferences of stakeholders (1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013), each 140+ participants Initiation of transboundary treaty Representation of Civil Society in frames of Dniester I, Dniester II and Dniester III projects of OSCE, UNECE and UNEP under ENVSEC umbrella multiple comments Environmental education and IRBM promotion Numerous publications (>40 books on Dniester environment)

7 Environmental education and confidence building Construction of independent civil society sector in conflicting zone (20 eco-ngos in TR) and their integration into pan- European NGOs activities and processes Eco-TIRAS Dniester Youth Summer School ( ), more then 400 youngsters (16-22), equal representation from MD and TR Eco-TIRAS kayak expeditions (three per year), one week duration, 250 km length, participants, equal representation from MD and TR. Target groups secondary school teachers, university students, univ. lecturers River Festivals (second Sunday of July), Acad. L.S.Berg commemoration conferences with publishing of proceedings 2001, 2006, 2011 Northern Black Sea regional conferences (in cooperation with Tiraspol University) 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012

8 Initiation of Dniester Project Fifth OSCE Forum in Prague, 2001 Eco-TIRAS asked international community to support implementation of Helsinki Water Convention (art. 9) for the Dniester River 2004 UNECE Water Convention together with OSCE initiate preparation of Dniester I Project 2005 Working groups of Moldova and Ukraine produce Taransboundary Dniester River Basin Diagnostic Study The Program for Dniester River is drafted by Parties, drafting of the River Treaty MD-UA Working Groups work (monitoring, water and health, aquatic biodiversity, information and GIS, etc.) All groups include Transdniestrians

9 Confidence building Transdniester specialists were involved in all activities Transdniester NGOs - Eco-TIRAS Association members, coordinate involvement of Transdniesterians Transdniestrians attract other funds like UNDP, etc., to develop activities, produce Concept of Climate Change Adaptation for Transdniester Region Eco-TIRAS acts as a coordinator

10 Confidence building Actions managed by Eco-TIRAS in Dniester Project frames: Eco-TIRAS kayak expeditions (three per year), one week duration, 250 km length, participants, equal representation from MD and TR. Target groups secondary school teachers, university students, univ. lecturers River Festivals (second Sunday of July), Acad. L.S.Berg commemoration conferences with publishing of proceedings 2001, 2006, 2011 Northern Black Sea regional conferences (in cooperation with Tiraspol University) 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012

11 Challenges Lack of at least moral support from national governments Reluctance to go forward (ratify Dniester Treaty and promote its implementation) EU bureaucracy (support of actions visibility instead of confidence building efficiency) Weak involvement of academics to Dniester issues and lack of objective approach to impact factors evaluation Low priority of environment in national agendas

12 Lessons learned - 1 Transboundary river basins projects consortium of OSCE UNECE ENVSEC with NGOs involvement has demonstrated its high efficiency (but finally all depends from concrete people involved) Results of moderately financed project (Dniester I, II, III) could be much higher then of big projects, when expertise and human resources are using efficiently and corruption is avoided

13 Lessons learned - 2 US model of river keepers NGO based on river basin approach could be efficient also in pan-europe and needs reproduction for other transboundary basins ENVSEC team by support of confidence building NGO measures demonstrated cost-benefit efficiency of cooperation with civic association Effectiveness of civil organization initiative support by international organizations (OSCE, UNECE, umbrella ENVSEC)

14 Signing of Dniester River Basin Treaty in Rome, Nov 2012

15 CONFIDENCE BUILDING - summer schools and kayak expeditions

16 Expedition along the river: MD+TR (students, univ. lecturers, MD + TR)

17 Who helps us to work:

18 Thank you for attention! Ilya Trombitsky Executive Director Eco-TIRAS International Association of [Dniester] River Keepers Chisinau, Moldova

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