CABRI-Volga events
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Policy roundtable for Russian and EU
policymakers: “Russia’s Water Code and the EU’s
Water Framework Directive – A Dialogue of Research
and Practice”
Moscow, 27 February, 2007, 1400-1800, Hotel Metropol
(by invitation only)
Meeting background documents:
Please read our
article about the meeting.
More information available from
Frank Wefering
(in English and German) and
Elena Nikitina
(in Russian and English).
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CABRI-Volga scientific expert group meeting
Pushchino, 26 February, 2007
The Pushchino Research Center, located some 100km
south of Moscow on the banks of the Oka river,
played host to a discussion forum focused on mapping
future research objectives for the Volga. More than
thirty scientists convened at the invitation of
Peter Mashkin, Head of the center. After hearing
about the project’s results, participants proposed
strengthening the scientific basis of Volga
management by implementing pilot research projects
that would design and test basin management models
on segments of the river, e.g. the Oka. In
contributing to the project’s recommendations, they
wished to add the enhancement of basin monitoring,
and improvement in the user-friendliness and
distribution of this information to all relevant
stakeholders.
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Development of Sanitary Protection Zones in
Russian Cities and Towns
Yaroslavl, 16 February 2007
Collaboration with the private sector in the
reduction of anthropogenic sources of water
pollution was discussed in a workshop hosted in
Yaroslavl by CABRI-Volga partner, the “Cadastre”
Institute. Around 25 representatives of industrial
enterprises participated in the workshop. They
contributed to a vivid discussion with regard to
bringing the efforts of industrial enterprises in
line the requirements of Russian authorities and
domestic legislation. The overall aim being to more
effectively reduce the health risks of those people
living in the cities. The
meeting’s
conclusions (133-Kbyte MS-Word) are now
available for download, as are snapshots from the
event (Image 1,
Image 2).
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The Role and Opportunities of Business in
Sustainable Development of Cities
Astrakhan, 9 February, 2007
This workshop devoted special attention to issues
related to sustainable river management.
Participants of the meeting included industrial
enterprises and business-communities of the Lower
Volga region besides the city of Astrakhan as well
as state run public and municipal authorities and
scientific organizations.
For further information contact Elena Ostrovskaya at
kaspmniz@astranet.ru
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For more events please
see the last page of the
CABRI-Volga
newsletters.
Resources related to the
Water Code of
the Russian Federation.
Read our article:
Project
gives Duma recommendations for strategic
water-resource management
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