Transboundary cooperation on the Nistru and Prut rivers between Moldova, Ukraine and Romania

Moldova shares the Nistru river basin with Ukraine and the Prut sub-basin to the Danube River with Romania and Ukraine. The three countries have signed treaties to foster cooperation and find solutions to their shared water quality problems, declining biodiversity and increasingly frequent floods and droughts. Over the past months, the three neighbours have made some progress to advance the protection of their shared waters.  

Joint water monitoring of the Nistru river between Moldova and Ukraine

The third meeting of the working group on water monitoring and information exchange of the Commission on Sustainable Use and Protection of the Nistru basin took place in Chişinău, Moldova on 7-8 December 2022, with support of the EU4Environment Water and Data programme. Moldova and Ukraine presented information collected during joint water surveys on the quantity and quality of surface and groundwater. Participants shared the lessons learnt and discussed the possibilities to improve this joint monitoring process in the future. The working group approved its work plan for 2023-2024. 

Moldova and Romania are resuming cooperation on the Prut and Danube rivers

After a long break, the intergovernmental commission for the implementation of the Agreement on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of the Prut and Danube waters held its 2nd regular session from 2-3 November 2022. The meeting was organised by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova with the support of EU4Environment Water and Data.