'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

Programme 2000 - 2006 Latvia - Lithuania - Belarus (LV-LT-BY)

Date of latest update: 2021-05-04

Description

Description (EN):

Nowadays the low quality of underwater and surface water of the Nemunas basin is an actual issue. In case of the Nemunas river, as the watershed runs in the territory of several countries, the consequences caused by the mankind activity in the whole watershed make influence upon the quality of the water. A matter of great concern in Belarus and Lithuania region is unclean sewage, which flows directly to the Nemunas river basin. It's very important to solve these problems during the project. In order to implement all the activities of the project - participation of partners from both countries is necessary.The overall objective of the project is - to contribute to the preservation of the ecosystems, in order to reduce the number of pollutants discharged into the Nemunas basin watersheds in Belarus and Lithuanian border regions and their negative influence on the ecosystem, also to ensure that discharged cleaned sewage meet the requirements. The main project activities: project administration and implementation, preparation of research on common waters in Belarus and Lithuanian border regions, preparation of detailed plans and technical designs for building of sewage treatment facilities, reconstruction of sewarage treatment facilities system (pumping station No.6) in Grodno, procurement of equipment, publishing of research, training of environmentalists, implementation of project publicity. The project will adress such target groups as: municipalities, Institutions, responsible for the environmental protection, business enterprises and inhabitants of Belarus and Lithuanian border regions.The outputs of the project - prepared research on common waters in Belarus and Lithuanian border regions, published 500 units of the research, prepared 4 detailed plans and 4 technical designs for building sewarage treatment facilities, made reconstruction of sewarage treatment facilities system (pumping station No.6) in Grodno, issued 500 units publications, purchased 2 computer sets with software,2 printers and 1 mobile laboratory, 40 environmentalists trained, organized 3 meetings of the project partners and held 1 Final conference.It is intended that the project results will influence the reduction of diffused and concentrated pollution, having greater effect when sewage treatment facilities will be reconstructed.Interest of the investors in this region will increase by 10-20% when the possibilities to reconstruct new sewage treatment facilities will upstart. Improvement of business conditions, secured by the growing possibilities to develop environment friendly business, establishment of new enterprises and the development of the existing ones will result the increase of employment rate by 1-2 %. Development and modernization of water management infrastructure could have a positive impact for both sides, herewith for the whole territory.

Thematic information

Water management Waterways, lakes and rivers

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Alytus County Governor's Administration

Address: 4580 Alytus, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Public institution Nemunas Euroregion Marijampole Bureau

Name: Public institution Nemunas Euroregion Marijampole Bureau

Address: 68307 Marijampole, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Alytus regional environmental protection department

Name: Alytus regional environmental protection department

Address: 4580 Alytus, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Vilnius regional environmental protection department

Name: Vilnius regional environmental protection department

Address: 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Гродненский государственный университет имени Янки Купалы

Name: Гродненский государственный университет имени Янки Купалы

Address: 230023 Grodno, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Grodno Regional Committee of nature resources and environmental protection

Name: Grodno Regional Committee of nature resources and environmental protection

Address: 230023 Grodno, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Municipal Public Unitary Company 'Grodnovodokanal'

Name: Municipal Public Unitary Company 'Grodnovodokanal'

Address: 230023 Grodno, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Department of Capital construction of Grodno City Executive Committee'

Name: Department of Capital construction of Grodno City Executive Committee'

Address: 230023 Grodno, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

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Public institution Nemunas Euroregion Marijampole Bureau

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Alytus regional environmental protection department

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Alytus County Governor's Administration

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Vilnius regional environmental protection department

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Grodno Regional Committee of nature resources and environmental protection

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Municipal Public Unitary Company 'Grodnovodokanal'

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Department of Capital construction of Grodno City Executive Committee'

'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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Summary

Project name (EN): 'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

Project acronym: IES

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 997 300.00

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2000 - 2006 Latvia - Lithuania - Belarus (LV-LT-BY)

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No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

54 / 54 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

245 / 245 (100%)

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'CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS OF BELARUS AND LITHUANIA FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF A COMMON WATER BASING'

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