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Regional conference on Nutrient pollution control in the Danube- Black sea basin Chisinau, October 3-6 2006 BSRP Kaspars Zurins, Niclas Bergman, Johanness Delstra, Viesturs Jansons

Future of the Baltic Sea Regional Project

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BSRP Kaspars Zurins, Niclas Bergman, Johanness Delstra, Viesturs Jansons Presented at the Black Sea – Danube Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in Chisinau, Moldova – October 2006

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Page 1: Future of the Baltic Sea Regional Project

Regional conference on Nutrient pollution control in the Danube- Black

sea basin

Chisinau, October 3-6 2006

BSRP Kaspars Zurins, Niclas Bergman, Johanness

Delstra, Viesturs Jansons

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Nordic/Baltic cooperation

• Has been a continued cooperation since beginning of the 90’s– Start with Gulf of Riga project– Several projects followed, often in close cooperation between

Sweden, Norway and Baltic countries– Main themes

• capacity/institutional building

• networking

• training

– One of the main results• implementation of standardized monitoring system for quantification of

nutrient losses from agricultural dominated catchment

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Baltic Sea Regional Project

• WB/GEF 5.5 million USD grant• Other co-financiers• Project June 2003 – June 2006

extended till June 2007• Managed by HELCOM in cooperation

with ICES, SLU, WWF, NEFCO.

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Four Components

• Comp. 1: Large Marine Ecosystem Activities

• Comp. 2: Land and Coastal Management Activities

• Comp. 3: Institutional Strengthening and Regional Capacity Building

• Comp. 4: Project Management

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Baltic Sea Regional Project

• Capacity building and institutional strengthening

• Training of farmers• Development of tools for investments• Nutrient balance calculations• Improved data on loads from agriculture• Better knowledge on link between loads

and effects in the sea

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Environmental Management System (EMS)

• Helping the farms making a status of the situation today

• Suggesting investments and change in management

• Helping farmer to look for credits and grants

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EMS

• Combines environmental and economical issues

• Flexible, individual or in group

• Ending up in an application to Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Nefco) to receive credits and grants (GEF funding)

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EMSEnvironmental and technical part

• Information about the status in the Baltic Sea

• Nutrient loads from different countries to the sea

• Nutrients flow• Manure and pesticide handling• Technical solutions• Management• Nutrient balance• Checklist at the farm

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EMS

Economical part• Theory of economical calculations• Profit/loss, balance sheet• Calculation of key figures

-equity, profit etc

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GEF, Baltic Sea Regional Project, Integration of sea, coastal zone and land based activities

• Monitoring elements included:–catchment monitoring programme, –specific demonstration activities, –contamination of drinking water in farm wells –contamination of surface- and ground water at local “hot spots”.

• Modelling

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningrad

Now also to include St. Petersburg region

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For a monitoring network to function over time and to provide reliable data for modelling

• scientifically defensible• reliable results are generated• harmonises with similar programs in the Nordic

and Baltic region • “sustainability” of the program

– not be extravagant – should be operative without long-term support

sources – suitable and attractive for research and

educational purposes

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2nd Phase of monitoring and modelling activities in

the Baltic Sea Regional Project (BSRP)

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New project title:Harmonisation of methods for

monitoring, modelling and assessment of nutrient loading from land to the Baltic Sea and effects of counter

measures

HarmoBalt

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Focus in BSRP

• The main focus is on up-scaling of modelling activities to a regional level relevant for reporting the Pollution Load Compilations (PLC:s) to HELCOM.

• Monitoring activities in small agricultural catchments will be maintained, further developed and integrated with modelling activities.

• To improve public awareness for water pollution from agriculture.

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Selected demonstration catchments for multi-scale modelling and monitoring

RussiaLuga River

EstoniaPärnu River

LithuaniaNemunas River

tributary NevezisLatvia

Lielupe Rivertributary Berze

RussiaPregal River

tributary Instruch

Gulf of Rigawatershed

Baltic Sea

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Models• For the field scale modelling of nitrogen leaching of nitrogen from

arable land the Swedish SOILNDB model will be used

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Models• For the field scale modelling of phosphorus leaching from

arable land the Swedish ICECREAM model will be used

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Models• For the river basin scale source apportionment modelling

the Swedish FYRIS model will be used

Temperature

Point source discharges

Run off

Observed N and P conc.

Timeseries data

Stream width

Stream length

Stream data

Mire/wetlands

Arable land

Lakes

Forested land

Sub-catchment land use

Pasture land

Urban areas

Clear cuts

Sub-catchmentcalculations Retention

Model results (monthly data)

Net and gross transport

Source apportionment

Athmosphericdeposition

Run of from forested land,clear cuts and wetlands

Root zone leakage from arable and pasture land

Type specific concentrations

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Framework for monitoring programme

Design monitoring system, program

Background; national, international, comply with international standards

Improve water quality through increased

environmental awareness

Collect field, lab data

Through existing program + additional

Compile and manage data

Routines for collection, reporting

Assess and interpret data

Part of reporting, modelling

Convey results, findings

Reporting, local meetings, conferences, internet, newspaper

Develop monitoring objectives

Advisory board, ministries

Challenge will be implementation EU/WFD, Baltic Sea

Data collected used for research purposes

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Questions for discussion

Could we develop cooperation between projects at several levels:

• Farmers;

• NGO’s;

• Municipality level;

• Governmental institutions;

• Expert groups.

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Questions for discussion

Should we focus more on exchange of experience between international Projects:

–Methodologies;

–Management;

–Beneficiaries

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Thank you!