Ukraine’s Water Policy on the Path to the EU: University Representatives Participate in an Interagency Meeting

On October 12, S. Tsybuliia, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director of the Educational and Research Institute of Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction, guarantor of the “Ecology” educational program, and Head of the Desna and Upper Dnipro Basin Council, participated in the 7th Interagency Communication Event on the Progress of River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) implementation, organized by the State Water Resources Agency of Ukraine. The implementation of RBMPs is a consistent step in executing the Water Framework Directive on Ukraine’s path to EU membership. Furthermore, fulfilling RBMPs results in achieving good ecological status for water bodies.

The communication event was attended by representatives of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management, the Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine, the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the State Geology and Subsoil Service of Ukraine, the State Environmental Inspection of Ukraine, the State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine, the State Agency of Ukraine for Water Resources Development, Fisheries and Food Programs, the Kyiv Regional State Administration, the Kyiv City Council, Municipal Enterprise “Kyivvodokanal”, Municipal Enterprise “Pleso”, basin water resources management authorities, as well as international and national experts.