NDLI: The ISARM/South Eastern Europe (SEE) Programme: Sharing Data and Information

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The ISARM/South Eastern Europe (SEE) Programme: Sharing Data and Information

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Ganoulis, J. Aureli, Alice Stournaras, George
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Approximately 90% of the territory in South Eastern European (SEE) countries lies within shared water basins and therefore the effective management of transboundary waters is of particular importance for the region. Transboundary aquifer resources are also vital sources of freshwater. 65 Transboundary Aquifers (TA) were identified in the region in an inventory developed in 2007 by the UNESCO Chair and International Network of Water/Environment Centres for the Balkans (www.inweb.gr) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in cooperation with UNESCO/IHP, as part of the UNESCO/ISARM worldwide initiative. TA in SEE, and especially those which are karstic, are highly vulnerable to pollution from different pressure factors (agriculture, industry, mining, sewage/waste disposal and tourism). In this paper, the WEB-based metadata inventory on transboundary aquifers in SEE (the Balkans) is described. This inventory is the first step towards implementing the UNESCO/ISARM (Internationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management) programme in the region. This programme uses a multidisciplinary methodological approach and is based on an effective cooperation mechanism between countries in order to reduce groundwater and ecosystem vulnerabilities and contribute to sustainable management of transboundary groundwater resources in the SEE region. Together with the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and other partners the cooperative project DiKTAS (Dinaric Karst Transboundary Aquifer System) was formulated specifically for the Dinaric region. The project preparation phase was completed in December 2009, and the FSP (Full Size Project) is expected to effectively start in 2010.
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Language	English
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Resource Type	Article

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