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THE STATE STATISTICAL COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Rena Lazimova Head of Environment,

Forestry and Fishery Section Baku, 25-27 June 2014

WATER STATISTICS IN THE REPUBLIC

OF AZERBAIJAN

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WATER RESOURCES OF AZERBAIJAN

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WATER RESOURCES OF AZERBAIJAN

Water resources of Azerbaijan consist of surface and groundwater. Surface water resources are 32 billion m3, in dry years their volume is reduced to 23 billion m3. Surface water resources are rivers, lakes, reservoirs, glaciers and sea water.

70% of the total water resources is formed on the territory of neighboring states.

The main sources of surface water are rivers and reservoirs. The river network of the country consists of more than 8350 rivers.

Despite the fact that the rivers of the Republic of Azerbaijan are included in the Caspian Sea basin, they are divided into three separate basins of water:

- the basin of the Kura River - the basin of the Araz River (left tributaries) - rivers that directly flow into the Caspian Sea 80% of the country's water resources is the water basin of the Kura River

(1515 km) and its tributaries. The second largest waterway of Azerbaijan is the Araz River.

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MAIN RESERVOIRS

Republic has 135 reservoirs, with the total volume 21,5 km3.

Largest reservoirs:

Mingachevir reservoir, volume 15,7 km3 Shamkir reservoir, volume 2,7 km3 Araz reservoir, volume 1,3 km3 Sarsang reservoir, volume 0,6 km3 – is under occupation

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LEGAL BASIS OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS ACTIVITIES

The Constitution of Azerbaijan, Article 94; Law on “Official Statistics” (18.02.1994, last amended on

15.11.2011); The Regulation on the SSC of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of

Azerbaijan is the central executive authority running public policy in the field of statistics and analyzing official social, economic, demographic and ecological statistical data on the basis of unified methodology.

Statistical information is collected in accordance with the Law on Statistics.

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In Azerbaijan the uniform system of classification, which is harmonized with

the relevant European classifications, was created.

1. Statistical Classification of Economic Activities - NACE rev.2; 2. Classification of Products by Activity - CPA, 2008; 3. List of Industrial Products - PRODCOM 2009; 4. Classification of Sectors of Economy; 5. Classification of Environmental Protection and Expenditures Activities - 2011; 6. Classification of Administrative Territory division

and others

The country has developed a system of key environmental indicators in accordance with the Guidelines for the Application of Environmental Indicators in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia developed by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON WATER

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1. The Water Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1997); 2. The Law on Environmental Protection (1999); 3. The Law on Amelioration and Irrigation (1996); 4. The Law on Water and Wastewater, (1999); 5. The Law on Environmental Safety (1999); 6. The Hydrometeorological Activities Act (1998) and other laws and regulations that govern the activities in this

field Azerbaijan has acceded to 20 international conventions. In 2000 it acceded to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and in 2002 to Protocol on Water and Health to the Water Convention.

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THE CONCEPT “AZERBAIJAN 2020: LOOK INTO THE FUTURE” " (2012 )

One of the main goals of the concept is to achieve sustainable socio-economic development. The concept makes provision of implementing fundamental reforms in housing and communal services, improving access to improved water supply and sewerage systems, towns and villages will be equipped with water treatment facilities and there will be improved monitoring system in this area. Along with all this, there are practical steps to improve the legislation in the field of environmental protection in accordance with international best practices, the establishment of effective mechanisms for monitoring and control. In the field of environmental protection there will be focus on international cooperation, measures on enhancing public awareness in order to cultivate the culture of environmental protection.

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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BY STATE ORGANIZATIONS

Ministry of Ecology and

Natural Resources

Ministry of Emergency Situations

JSC «Amelioration

and Water Economy»

JSC «Azersu»

Ministry of Health

State policy in the

field of water resources,

management of groundwaters and state control over

the quality of water in rivers and reservoirs

State control over the use

and protection of

water facilities

Management and distribution of

surface water for irrigation,

operation of public facilities

Providing the population

with drinking water, other users with industrial

water, as well as

management of sewerage and wastewater

systems

State supervision (control) of

water quality

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State water monitoring is a component of state

environmental monitoring system

Objective: to provide collection, processing, storage and analysis of the

information on the state of water facilities, forecasting its

changes and development of evidence-based recommendations

for decision-making on water use, water protection and

restoration of water resources.

WATER REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

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Objective: To establish information about the quantity and quality of water, as well as about data on water use, which is the basis for allocating water to water users and developing measures for rational use and protection of water and restoration of water resources.

Statistical report forms: 2-TP (water management) “Use of Water”;

1-water supply and sewerage “Work of Water Supply and Sewerage”;

Form No18 “Sanitary Condition of Districts (cities)”;

1-Water Resources “Water Abstraction and Use in Irrigation System";

5-Water Resources “Availability and Use of Pumping Stations and

Equipment for Water Wells”.

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MAIN INDICATORS OF WATER RESOURCES ACTIVITIES

Water abstraction and use, mln. cub. meters

At shortage of water in the country annually 30-34 percent of its lost in transit.

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Water use for various needs, %

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Total discharge and discharge of polluted wastewater mln. cub. meters

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Country population are provided with wastewater treatment facilities *)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Population, connected to wastewater collection system, %

30,0 30,0 30,2 30,2 30,8 30,8 31,3 31,3 31,5 32,1

Population, connected to wastewater treatment system, %

13,1 13,5 13,6 13,6 13,9 13,8 14,1 14,1 14,1 14,4

Incl, population provided with at least secondary treatment

11,0 11,9 12,0 12,0 12,3 12,2 12,5 12,5 12,5 12,8

*) According to the data received from JSC «AZERSU»

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DATA REPORTING Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States; The United Nations Statistics Division; Joint Task Force on Environmental Indicators

OFFICIAL STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE SSC OF

AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC ON WATER STATISTICS

Statistical books "Environment, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting in Azerbaijan"; "Statistical indicators of Azerbaijan"; "Azerbaijan-Russia" (2013).

ALL STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC

www.stat.gov.az

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ENPI-SEIS PROJECT

Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) is an initiative of the European Union, aimed to modernize and simplify the collection, sharing, access and use of data and information required for development and implementation of environmental policies. The project is implemented by the European Environment Agency (EEA) under the "European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument" (ENPI) to strengthen the capacity of relevant agencies. Indicators:

Biochemical oxygen demand, and ammonium concentration in the rivers; Nutrients in freshwater.

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CHALLENGES

Data on water supply and management have not been adequately reflected in the online resources of the agencies and organizations producing this information.

Low water automation system makes it difficult to collect, process, store and analyze information on the state of water facilities, which complicates the development of evidence-based recommendations.

Lack of unified information system for free and convenient users access to the national data on the state and use of water resources.

Thank you for your

attention!

renal@azstat.org

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