Overview
Name Encouraging best agricultural practices and management of nutrient losses for Development and Implementation of the Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe Basin Management Program
Practice
Encouraging best agricultural practices and management of nutrient losses
Project
Development and Implementation of the Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe Basin Management Plan
Region:
Baltic Sea
Caspian
Central and Eastern Europe
Central Asia
Danube-Black Sea
Dnipro Basin
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Global
Kura-Aras River Basin
Mediterranean
Other
Prespa Lakes
Skader-Shkoder Lake
Details
Lessons learned: http://waterwiki.net/index.php/Lessons_from_the_Lake_Peipsi/Chudskoe_Basin_Management_Program
Comments: Estonia, Russia
Implementation start date:
2003-01-01
Implementation end date:
2006-12-31
Link to project documents: Project documents
http://waterwiki.net/index.php/Lessons_from_the_Lake_Peipsi/Chudskoe_Basin_Management_Program
Results
Annual tons of nitrogen reduced: N/A
Annual tons of phosphorous reduced: N/A
Other outcomes: • Measures to control pollution from crop production, programme strategy focusing on the prevention of nutrient pollution from plant production.
• Sound scientific base for the long-term water management is in place;
• Raised capacities of the stakeholders;
• Joint monitoring activities have been supported and carried out;
• Joint data processing and databases have been established;
• Information exchange and networking is fully operational;
• Public/local stakeholders have been actively engaged into the Programme implementation
Finance
Total co-finance (USD): 3.755 million
Total GEF/WB investment: USD 1 million
Contacts
Co-finance partners:
EU TACIS, MANTRA, Danish EPA, EU LIFE, NGOs
Other partners: Peipsi Center Partnerships
