In line with the Partnership's emphasis on nutrient reduction this page contains mainly literature on various aspects of nutrient loads and their reduction. For literature on broader pollution issues in the Black Sea/Danube Basin, please refer to the webpages of the Regional Environmental Programs for the Black Sea and Danube. The links are provided at the end of the page.
Nature and Sources of Pollution in the Black Sea and the Danube River
Danube Pollution Reduction Programme, Transboundary Analysis Report , June 1999, ICPDR
Black Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis, GEF BSEP
Assessment of Nutrient Emissions and Loads Discharged into the Black Sea, ICPDR
(Under "Project Brief Annex 6-10")
Causes and Effects of Eutrophication in the Black Sea, Summary Report, June 1999, PCU UNDP/GEF
( Under "Project Brief Annex 11-13")
Action Plans for Reducing Nutrient Loads
Danube: Five Year Nutrient Reduction Action Plan, August 2000, ICPDR, UNDP/GEF (PDF Format - 7mb)
Black Sea: Parr et al., Draft Regional Nutrient Action Plan for Black Sea Riparian Countries, September 2000. (PDF Format - 3.9mb)
Stakeholder Participation
Danube: Reinforcement of NGO Activities in Project Implementation and Awareness Raising, August 2000
Black Sea: Supporting Public Involvement in Nutrient Control, Final Report, (Annex 11 to Project Brief) (PDF Format - 1.2mb)
Institutional Aspects of Nutrient Reduction
Enhancing International Cooperation and Legal Provisions for Reduction of Nutrient Input in the Danube River Basin, August 2000, UNDP/GEF (PDF Format)
Danube: Existing and Planned Policies and Legislation Relating to Pollution Control and Nutrient Reduction, August 2000, ICPDR, UNDP/GEF (PDF Format - 4.8mb)
Danube: Existing and Planned Inter-Ministerial Co-ordination Mechanisms Relating to Pollution Control and Nutrient Reduction, August 2000, ICPDR, UNDP/GEF
(PDF Format - 6.6mb)
Black Sea: Zrazhevsky, I., Enhancement of Legislative Provisions for Reduction of Nutrients Input to the Black Sea, 2000, UNEP/ROE, (Annex 12 to Project Brief), Part I (PDF Format 1.4mb), Part II, (PDF Format 1.7mb), Part III (PDF Format 2.9mb),
Monitoring Indicators
Development of Process, Stress Reduction and Environmental Status Indicators to Monitor Nutrient Reduction and its Effects in the Danube and the Black Sea, August 2000, ICPDR, UNDP/GEF Assistance (PDF Format 1.2mb)
Parr B. and P.J. Reynolds, The Development of Process, Stress Reduction and Environmental Status Indicators to Monitor the Effects of Nutrients within the Black Sea Basin, Draft Discussion Paper (Annex 10 to Project Brief) Part 1 (PDF Format 1.4mb), Part 2 (PDF Format 4.2mb), Appendices (PDF Format)
Broader Pollution Issues in the Basin Please refer to International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPPDR) orBlack Sea Environmental Programme / Black Sea Commission or Black Sea Environmental Internet Node |
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