Ukraine

1. EUROPEAN UNION WATER INITIATIVE PLUSEUROPEAN UNION WATER INITIATIVE PLUS
FOR THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIPFOR THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
FIRST STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGFIRST STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
1616THTH
MAY 2017, BRUSSELSMAY 2017, BRUSSELS
UKRAINEUKRAINE

2. Result 1 Legislation, Policy and Institutional strengthening
Activities streams Project Outcomes
Active National Policy Dialogue
process
National Policy Dialogue revived and it has become an established
platform with strong political ownership
1-2 NPD Steering Committee meetings a year
Implementation of relevant legal
provisions of the EU AA
Status of harmonization of WFD principles in the Ukrainian water
legislation is in accordance with AA commitments
Legislative acts drafted and subject to adoption by respective
Governmental body (in 2017 – ministerial orders on methodology of
classification of surface water and groundwater bodies)
Water Policy Paper
The conceptual vision for the water sector reform developed
Water Policy Paper
National Water Strategy
Water strategy developed along with the conceptual vision of the Policy
Paper for the water sector reform. A strategic water policy framework
fully reflects and supports implementation of the reform and meeting
the commitments taken by Ukraine under the Association Agreement.
National Water Strategy
Revision of the 2011 national targets
to the Protocol on Water and Health
National targets revised and formally adopted together with the
implementation plan. Ukraine is complying with its obligations under
the Protocol
Support to implementation of the
Dniester treaty
Regular bilateral technical meetings organised with Moldovan
counterparts, in coordination with the GEF project.
Ukraine and Moldova have a set of agreed actions on the Dniester.

3. Result 2 Laboratory and Monitoring programme strengthening
Activities streams Project Outcomes
Assessment
• Needs in terms of equipment, infrastructure, trainings towards WFD
compliant laboratory(ies), QM/accreditation and GW and SW
monitoring identified
• training plan developed
Contract document preparation
• Decision on purchase or upgrade of equipment, infrastructure,
consumables taken
• Technical specifications for procurement agreed
• Tender documentation drafted
Procurement
• Tender published in official journal of European Commission,
Q4/2017
• Procurement process Q1-Q2/2018
Delivery and installation
• Delivery, installation and training on new equipment
• Delivery envisaged end of Q2/2018
Surveys and Training
• Training plan for the laboratories to be decided (2018 onwards)
• Hands-on trainings and training documentation
• Surveys to practice good use carried out (2018 onwards)

4. Hydrographic districts in Ukraine
Pilot Basins for
RBMP Development
and upscaling based
on EU water
directives
Transboundary harmonisation of RBMP
Sub-basin of Prypiat
Sub-basin of Desna
Sub-basin of Middle Dnieper
Sub-basin of the
Seversky Donets
Sub-basin of Lower Dnieper
River basin district of the
Southern Bug
Sub-basin of
Lower Dniester
Sub-basin of
Prut and Siret
Sub-basin of
Tysa
Sub-basin of Upper Dnieper
Sub-basin of the
Western Bug
River of Azov
River basin district of the Crimea
River basin district of
the Black Sea
Sub-basin of
Lower Danube
1. Sub-basin of San
2. Sub-basin of Lower Don

5. Result 2 RBMP development
Activities streams Project Outcomes
Dnieper Water Resource Strategy
• Support the development of Dnieper River Basin Management
Scheme in line with the WFD
Delineation and typology
• Reviewed / revised GWB delineation.
• Re-delineation of SWBs due to shift to WFD system B,
• SW Typology reviewed / revised.
• Revised guidelines to support further national implementation.
Pressures and Impact assessment
• Reviewed GW and SW risk assessment as basis for the programme of
measures and the revision of monitoring networks
Environmental objectives and risk
assessment
• Environmental objectives identified.
• Reviewed and revised status assessment procedure towards WFD
compliance.
• Water body status assessed
• Harmonisation of RBM Plans in Prut and Pripyat transboundary
basins improved
Programme of Measures
• Support the development of pilot Pripyat RBMP and Programme of
Measures compliant with the WFD
• Updated and improved national guidelines to be in coherence with
the Ukrainian context.
• Training program established and implemented for up-scaling
Pripyat experience to Dnieper and other Ukrainian Districts.

6. Result 2 RBMP development
Activities streams Project Outcomes
Data flow management
• Recommendations about strengthening data management at
National and Dnieper basin levels
Public consultation and adoption
• Public consultations on RBMPs and other relevant documentation
linked to participative RBMPlanning conducted
• Training session and coaching on animation technics to conduct
consultation workshops organised
• Guidelines on public participation in the relation with the WFD
elaborated

7. Result 2 RBMP Implementation
Activities streams Project Outcomes
Surveys and EsCS development
• Sufficient monitoring data available (gap filling) to support the
development of the Prypjat, Upper Dnieper and Middle Dnieper
RBMP.
• Ecological status classification system developed for all relevant
biological quality elements.
Develop key pilot measure
• Support implementation of “soft” selected measures.
• Dashboard (or other tool) for regular monitoring of Programme of
Measures implementation.

8. Result 3 Stakeholder involvement and communication
Activities streams Project Outcomes
Development of Communication
Strategy
• Communication strategy in place at basin, national and regional scale
to efficiently support IWRM among main interested parties and up to
the wide public
Implementaion of Communication
Strategy
• Communication activities (RBC meetings, Awareness raising events,
Information materials, Websites, Press-releases, Social media, E-
learning, Workshops) at basin, national and regional scale
implemented
• External project communication assured and developed in synergy
with the communication strategy implementation
• Mechanism for sharing information among project partners is
developed (e.g. web based EUWIplusEast information exchange
platform, online collaboration tools, etc)
RBC establishment and support
• Development of practices and progressive institutionalisation of
stakeholder involvement mechanisms for implementation of the EU
water-related acquis, IWRM and MEAs
• Methodological and technical support for stakeholder involvement in
River Basin Management Planning provided