International Black Sea Day

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Project ID
Project Title	International Black Sea Day
Type	Transboundary Waters
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope	Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey - Europe & CIS
Lead Organization(s)	UNDP
Project Partners	TYPE PARTNERS HERE
Financing	Total: $129,000; Sources of Financing: UNDP-Coca Cola Water Partnership (Coke: 90; BSERP: 39)
Timeframe	2007 - 2009
Status	Ongoing
Project website(s)	http://www.blacksea-commission.org/
Contacts	Bogachan Benli

Contents 1 Description 2 Expected Outcomes 3 Achievements: Results and Impact 4 Lessons for Replication 5 References 6 See also 7 External Resources 8 Attachments

Description

International Black Sea Action Day is celebrated every year on the anniversary of the signing of the original Strategic Action Plan on the Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea in 1996 by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, the Russian Federation, Turkey and Ukraine. This plan puts forward the commitment of these countries to the rehabilitation and protection of the Black Sea ecosystem, and the sustainable development of its natural resources.

The project involves various community involvement and awareness raising activities, materials, etc. around the Black Sea Day.

Expected Outcomes

Achievements: Results and Impact

Lessons for Replication

TYPE LESSONS HERE

References

See also

Related Projects in the Black Sea

1. Capacity and Community Building for Industrial Water Stewardship in the Danube/Black Sea region
2. Black Sea Documentary
3. Black Sea Awareness Project

Related Projects in Georgia

1. USAID - Water Management in the South Caucasus
2. Transboundary River Management Phase II for the Kura River Basin - Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan
3. Sustainable Management of Aquifers in the South Caucasus Region
4. Regional Study of Impacts of Climate Change in the South Caucasus
5. Regional Partnership for Prevention of Transboundary Degradation of the Kura-Aras River
6. Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura/Aras River Basin
7. Reducing Trans-boundary Degradation of the Kura-Aras River Basin - SIDA/UNDP component
8. Public Involvement and Establishing of an NGO Forum in the Kura-Aras River Basin
9. Promoting Replication of Good Practices for Nutrient Reduction and Joint Collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe
10. OECD-EAP Task Force - Report on Developing and Implementing a Financial Strategy for Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in Georgia and Carrying out the Feasibility Analysis
11. NATO Peace for Science Program - Cooperative River Monitoring, Armenia/Azerbaijan/Georgia 2003-2006
12. Khanchali Lake for People and Biodiversity
13. Fostering Dialogue between Riparian States for Development and Establishment of Initial Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Increased Cooperation and Joint Management of the Kura-Aras River Basin
14. Control of eutrophication, hazardous substances and related measures for rehabilitating the Black Sea ecosystem
15. Capacity and Community Building for Industrial Water Stewardship in the Danube/Black Sea region

Related Projects in Russia

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2. St. Petersburg Statement on the Aral Sea
3. SDC - Housing scheme for migrants in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia 2003-2005
4. Russia, Sanitation Country Profile
5. Russia, Freshwater Country Profile
6. Restoring Depleted Fisheries and Consolidation of a Permanent Regional Environmental Governance Framework in the Caspian Sea
7. Public Involvement and Establishing of an NGO Forum in the Kura-Aras River Basin
8. Promoting Replication of Good Practices for Nutrient Reduction and Joint Collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe
9. Original:ST. PETERSBURG STATEMENT ON THE ARAL SEA
10. Joint Actions to Reduce PTS and Nutrients Pollution in Lake Baikal through integrated basin management
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12. Implementation of Priority Interventions of the Dnipro Basin Strategic Action Program: Chemical Industrial Pollution Reduction and The Development of Joint Institutional Arrangements
13. Development and implementation of the Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe Basin Management Program
14. Control of eutrophication, hazardous substances and related measures for rehabilitating the Black Sea ecosystem
15. Caspian Environment Programme
16. Capacity and Community Building for Industrial Water Stewardship in the Danube/Black Sea region
17. CEP/Grants Projects
18. 2006 Annual Report on UN Chernobyl Coordination

Related Projects in Ukraine

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9. Promoting Replication of Good Practices for Nutrient Reduction and Joint Collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe
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19. 2006 Annual Report on UN Chernobyl Coordination

Related Projects in Bulgaria

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6. Country Evaluation: Bulgaria Assessment of Development Results
7. Control of eutrophication, hazardous substances and related measures for rehabilitating the Black Sea ecosystem
8. Capacity and Community Building for Industrial Water Stewardship in the Danube/Black Sea region
9. Bulgaria, Freshwater Country Profile
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1. Water Supply and Usage Improvement in Saray, Turkey
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4. Roof Top Water harvesting in Beypazari, Turkey
5. Regional Partnership for Prevention of Transboundary Degradation of the Kura-Aras River
6. Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura/Aras River Basin
7. Promoting Replication of Good Practices for Nutrient Reduction and Joint Collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe
8. Integrated River Basin Management in the Maritsa River Basin
9. Country Evaluation: Assessment of Development Results Turkey
10. Control of eutrophication, hazardous substances and related measures for rehabilitating the Black Sea ecosystem
11. Capacity and Community Building for Industrial Water Stewardship in the Danube/Black Sea region

Related Projects in Romania

1. Water and Waste Management for small rural communities
2. Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies (TEST) to Reduce Transboundary Pollution in the Danube River Basin
3. Tisza community-led demonstration regional project for sustainable development and integrated land and water management
4. Tisza community-led demonstration project for sustainable development and integrated land and water management
5. Sustainable Development for the Community from the Dorman Creek Valley, Romania
6. Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin
7. Romania Freshwater Country Profile
8. Romania - USAID – Strengthening Water Users Associations
9. Integrating multiple benefits of wetlands and floodplains in to a trans-boundary management plan for the Tisza River Basin
10. Integrated River Basin Management in the Prut River Basin
11. Integrated Management and Conservation of the Mara Basin Reversing the Water Degradation in the Romanian Transboundary Region of the Upper Tisza, Romania
12. Improving resilience of the Tisza River basin to fluctuating climatic regimes through development and adoption of a Strategic Action Programme
13. Garla Mare – Salcia – a double role wetland: biodiversity conservation and nitrate pollution filtration, Romania
14. Control of eutrophication, hazardous substances and related measures for rehabilitating the Black Sea ecosystem
15. Capacity and Community Building for Industrial Water Stewardship in the Danube/Black Sea region
16. Assessment of the Management of Shared Lake Basins in Southeastern Europe
17. A public-private partnership to fix a water supply system in Medjidia
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External Resources

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