Integrated Water Distribution Management - The Way to Enhance Water Management Activities in the Crimean Region

Abstract

Consideration of the main ways and measures aimed at rational water use through integrated water resources management (IWRM) in the Republic of Crimea is the purpose of this paper. The article considers world experience in the application of integrated water resources management, on the basis of which the need for a complex task of effective water resources management has been justified. The Republic of Crimea has sufficient resources and prerequisites for the implementation of an IWRM system; in this connection, the article presents suggestions for the implementation of rational water distribution, formed on the basis of the experience of foreign countries. For the successful implementation of the IWRM principles in the Crimea, it is necessary to carry out a number of transformations, which fi rst of all include the improvement of the current management structure, as well as the elimination of defi ciencies in the water management complex. Within the framework of IWRM, the following actions are necessary to improve the current water situation: actions to strengthen the legal and regulatory framework; measures to facilitate the obtaining of reliable and quality information about the water situation; measures to implement IWRM principles, taking into account the fact that water flow through the North Crimean Canal is resumed. Based on the foregoing, it follows that for the successful implementation of the intended goals for the implementation of IWRM principles, the coordination of activities for the rational use of water resources should be fully owned by the government represented by the main stakeholders.