Romania Agricultural Pollution Control (2) presentation
Transcript of Romania Agricultural Pollution Control (2) presentation
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Regional Conference on "Agricultural Sources Pollution
Control in Danube, Baltic and Black Sea Riparian Countries"
Bucharest, RomaniaSeptember 30 - October 3, 2003
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Agricultural Pollution Control Project
WBTF 050327-RO
ROMANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTS, WATERS
AND ENVIRONMENT
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Europe - River Basins
Area Basin 103 km2 • Volga 1,360• Danube 817• Dniepro 503• Don 423• Northen Dvina 357• Pecora 322• Ural 231• Rhin 225• Wisla 194• Elbe 144• Odra 125• Loira 115• Western Dvina 88• Ebro 86• Tajo 81• Dniester 62
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Black Sea – as seen by the Russian painter I.K. Aivazovsky (1817-1900)
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Black Sea Basin
Black SeaRiparian Countries:
-ROMANIA-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-GEORGIA-TURKEY-BULGARIA
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Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538)
View of the Danube Valleynear Regensburg
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Danube Basin
Catchment Area: 817,000 km2
Danube’s average annual discharge:6,430 m3/sec.
1. Germany2. Austria3. Slovakia4. Hungary5. FYR Countries6. Bulgaria7. Romania8. Moldova9. Ukraine
Countries in the Basin:
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Transboundary Cooperation
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ROMANIA – GENERAL INFORMATION
Area: 238,392 km2
Population: 22.7 mil. inh.
Capital: Bucharest
No. of Counties: 42
Large Cities: 7
Communes: 2,686
Agricultural Land: 14.9 mil. ha
Forests: 6.4 mil. ha
International Waters(Danube River): 1.075 km
National Waters: 9,301 km
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AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION CONTROL - PROJECT AREA
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Project FundingTotal Project value: US$ 10.8 mil., out of which:
• US$ 5.15 mil. World Bank from GEF funds;• US$ 1.86 mil. Government of Romania;• US$ 0.29 mil. Calarasi County Council;• US$ 1.0 mil. From the Governmental “Agricultural
Support Services” Project;• US$ 2.50 mil. In kind contribution of the direct
beneficiaries.
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Project ComponentsComponent 1: Activities in the Calarasi County (US$ 9.22 mil.)
– Manure Management Practices (US$ 5.20 mil.)– Promotion of Environment-Friendly Agricultural Practices (US$ 2.47 mil.)– Integrated Management of Boianu-Sticleanu Polder and Ecological Restoration
of part of the Calarasi-Raul Polder (US$ 1.09 mil.)– Strengthening Capacity in Calarasi County (Service for Water Management,
Soil and Agro-chemistry Office and Public Health Directorate) to Monitor Soil and Water Quality and Environmental Impacts (US$ 0.46 mil.)
Component 2: Strengthening National Policy and Regulatory Capacity (US$ 0.27 mil.)
Component 3: Public Awareness and Replication Strategy (US$ 0.45 mil.)
Component 4: Project Management Unit (US$ 0.86 mil.)
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Main Actions Supported by the Project
At the Local level• Provision of Sub-grants for Beneficiaries to support:
(i) Adopting organic farming; Funds from the ASSP-Competitive Grant Scheme are leveraged to support organic farming projects in Calarasi County;
(ii) Purchasing and installation of household level manure storage facilities;
• Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices through Testing and Demonstrating Programs;
• Training Beneficiaries in the field of Good Agricultural Waste Management Practices;
• Construction of 14 Commune Level Manure Management Facilities and procurement of related Equipment;
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• Demonstration of a number of improved agricultural practices, including integrated crop and nutrient management;
• Tree planting in erosion-prone locations in the terrace area and windbreaks or shelterbelts on privately-owned agricultural land;
• Agro-forestry on degraded lands and implementation of Code of Good Agricultural Practices on the arable land in Boianu-Sticleanu Polder;
• Design and implementation of a conservation management plan for the proposed Iezer Calarasi nature reserve;
• Studies for the ecological restoration of part (about 3,000 ha) of the Calarasi-Raul Polder;
• Specific laboratory and field equipment for the local agencies in charge with soil and water quality monitoring;
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• Preparing a Code of Good Agricultural Practices for water and soil protection;
• Support for adoption of the EU Nitrates Directive and estimating the costs at the national level for voluntary and non-voluntary application of the CGAP in accordance with the provision of the EU Nitrates Directive.
• Support a number of public awareness activities to familiarize the population and help induce the behavioral changes necessary to the success of the Project in the seven selected communes and replication in the County area.
• Promote the Project as a possible model for replication in the Danube and Black Sea riparian countries.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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Financial information
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Actual Implementation – Financial Aspects
• Effectiveness date: April 29th, 2002
• Financial Requirements accomplished – starting of disbursement: July 1st, 2002- GEF and GOR funds available;- Local support (Calarasi County Council) provided;- Communes and Local beneficiaries ready to involve in Project activities;
=> 1 year and a half of Project implementation
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Actual Implementation – Financial Aspects
DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS
GEF funds: US$ 836,500
GOR funds: US$ 670,000
Local contribution: US$ 62,500Calarasi County Council
Beneficiaries contribution: US$ 73,500(communas, individual beneficiaries)
TOTAL: US$ 1,642,500
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Actual Implementation – Financial AspectsEXPENDITURES ON DISBURSEMENT CATEGORIES
-US$-
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Actual Implementation – Financial Aspects
Expenditures by Category
640.805
127.060
191.564
0189.384
WorksGoodsTA and TrainingSub-GrantsOC
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Actual Implementation – Financial Aspects
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Actual Implementation – Financial AspectsEXPENDITURES ON PROJECT COMPONENTS
-US$-
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Achievements and looking ahead
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General aspects regarding the inappropriate manure management in the Project area
At Commune level:
The waste (livestockwaste mixed with otherhousehold materialssuch as plastic, glassand metal) is transportedby carts to the so calledManure platforms.
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So called “Manure Platform”
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So called “Manure Platform”
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Manure stored on the bank of a lake
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So called “Manure Platform”
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Component 1: General aspects regarding the manure management in the Project area
• At the household level, the usual behaviour is to mix household waste materials such as plastic, glass and metal with the livestock waste.
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• Waste is improperly stored within or outside the household yards before being evacuated.
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• Direct leach into the soil, of the urine, from the livestock shelters.
• Groundwater contamination increase due to the dirty yard and roof waters, which leaches into the soil, near by the unprotected well heads.
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Achievements
• Construction of two commune level Manure Storage Platforms in Ciocanesti and Vlad Tepes communes;
• 7 commune level Manure Storage Platforms under different construction stages;
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Construction of commune level manure storage facilities
Vlad Tepes commune
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Effluents Storage tank – Vlad Tepes Manure Platform
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Hydroinsulation – Ciocanesti Manure Platform
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Finalized Manure Storage Platform - Vlad Tepes commune
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Achievements
• About 900 individual household manure storage facilities constructed
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Operated Individual Manure Storage Facilities
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General aspects regarding the degraded lands in Calarasi County
• Sloped terrain, exposed to erosion and with low agricultural potential;
• Unprotected water courses;
• Swamping tendency;• Shore erosion.
Alexandru Odobescu Commune
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Awareness and Training on Agro-forestry Practices
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Tree planting in Ciocanesti commune
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Accacia trees planted on slopped lands in Vlad Tepes
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Testing and Demonstration Program for Environment-friendly Agricultural Practices
Demonstration plot – Independenta commune
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Training farmers for preparing project proposals under the ASSP –CGS Project
Training sessions in Calarasi Lectures jointly presented by ASSP andAPCP teams.
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Soil and Water Monitoring
• Construction of a 76 piezometers’ network
The monitoring program is implemented by the National Administration “Romanian Waters” - Waters Management Service, Calarasi
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Strengthening the National Policy and Regulatory Capacity
• Preparing and printing the Code of Good Agricultural Practices for soil and water protection
• Cost estimates of the implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive in Romania
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The Recipe of a Smooth and Successful Implementation
Optimal mixture of:• Strong support of the central coordinating authority (Ministry
of Agriculture, Forests, Waters and Environment / Ministry of Public Finance) and the World Bank counterparts;
• Permanent contacts and substantial involvement of the local authorities (Calarasi Prefecture and County Council);
• Total commitment of the Project beneficiaries (Mayoralties and farmers);
• Timely and appropriate guidance from the National and Local Coordination Committees;
• GEF, GOR and Local funds available on timely basis;• A knowledgeable and dedicated Project Implementation Team.
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Looking ahead