Progress With Agricultural Nutrient Pollution Control in Eca 1

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Progress with Agricultural Nutrient Pollution Control

Projects

in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

and

Relevance to Complying with EU Agricultural

and Environmental Directives

Prepared for Regional Conference on "Agricultural ources Pollution Control in

Danu!e #altic and #lac$ ea Riparian Countries" #ucharest Romania%

eptem!er &' ( )cto!er & *''&

+itenda P% rivastava ,eeta ehgal

Environmentally and ocially ustaina!le Development Unit

-orld #an$


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+artners include

DanubeBlack Sea Basin #ountries 3orld Bank 4nited !ations Development +rogram 4nited !ations $nvironment +rogram $uropean #ommission $B5D $uropean "nvestment Bank 4S6"D 33) Bilateral cooperation agencies

trategic Partnership on the Danu!e . #lac$ ea

#asin


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trategic Partnership /nvestment 0und

"nvestment )und established as investment arm of the Strategic+artnership

)unded by ($) and implemented by 3orld Bank

6im is to partially grant finance pro*ects in the Danube and BlackSea basin that aim at nutrient reduction.

7as a proposed envelope of 4S890 million to be approved in threetranches


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'here are -9 countries in the Black Sea Basin

6ustria 7ungary

Belarus %oldova

Bosnia27er:egovina 5omania

Bulgaria 5ussian )ederation

#roatia Slovak 5epublic

#:ech 5epublic Slovenia

(eorgia 'urkey

(ermany 4kraine;ugoslavia

Only -< countries are eligible for receiving grant financing from ($)

(ermany and 6ustria do not qualify

trategic Partnership /nvestment 0und


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1nowledge Dissemination

=nowledge sharing is key to the success to achieving overallob*ectives and remains an important component of each pro*ect

#onference3orkshops are organi:ed to provide a forum forinformation exchange

'he workshops are complemented by aRegional Distance LearningProgram

Web site on the Strategic +artnership >www.worldbank.orgblacksea2danube? has been established
http://www.worldbank.org/blacksea-danubehttp://www.worldbank.org/blacksea-danube


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EU Environmental Ac2uis $nvironmental 6cquis covers a wide range of measures, mostly in theform of Directives

#ountries aspiring for $4 accession must incorporate $4 environmentalacquis into national legal order and ensure its implementation.

6cquis sets quality standards for 6ir, 3aste %anagement, 3ater, !ature+rotection, "ndustrial +ollution #ontrol, #hemicals and (enetically %odified

Organisms

$nvironmental 6cquis is evolving

6 well functioning institutional capacity is required for the applicationand enforcement of the environmental acquis


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Nitrates Directive

$4 #ouncil Directive -/9$$# concerns protection of watersagainst pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources

6ll %ember States must incorporate the directive, set up acomprehensive monitoring network, establish a code of good practices

and designate their vulnerable :ones.


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Nitrates Directive

'he $uropean #ommission emphasi:es that all %ember States

arrive at a full implementation of the !itrate Directive reinforce surveys and controls at field level >including checkingfertili:ation plans and records, manure storage and handling, soil analysis,

natural buffer strips, etc.?

introduce dissuasive penalties for the producers who do not ensure eco2compliance.


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/mplications of EU Policy on Agriculture

'o be eligible for farm payments, farmers would be required to

keep the land in good agricultural condition comply with statutory requirements regarding 22

public, animal and plant health occupational safety environment animal welfare


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/mplications of EU Policy on Agriculture

'o assist farmers to maintain land in good agricultural condition,%ember States would be required to set up a system for advising farmers

on land and farm management.

)armers receiving over $uro -


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6gricultural +ollution #ontrol +ro*ects promote a number of

policy, investment and capacity2building interventions, including

6doption of environmentally friendly agricultural practices byfarmers and agro2processors.

5evision of the regulatory andor policy framework towards one thatsupports reduction of nutrient discharge from agriculture.

7armoni:ing national legislation with $4 directives >nitrate directive?,including #ode of (ood 6gricultural +ractices.

+ublic awareness to disseminate benefits of pro*ect interventions sothat they can be replicated in similar areas within the country or other

Black SeaDanube riparian countries.


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3oo$ing Ahead

Sharing of $xperiences and 1essons 1earned from +ilot +ro*ects

%onitoring and $valuation@ "mpact 6nalysis

5eplicating

"ncreasing #ountry #ommitments

3idening Scope of "nvestments $mphasi:ing +rivate2+ublic +artnerships

Broadening +artnerships

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