Technical Information Workshop regarding the national Prut River Basin Management Plans of MD, UA and RO

This Technical Information Workshop aims to

·Bring together relevant experts and representatives from Moldova, Ukraine and Romania, the EPIRB Project and if possible from the ICPDR Secretariat to share and discuss the three national Prut River Basin Management Plans.

oIn the above context, MD and UA will present their national Prut RBMPs, which have been developed in the frame of the EPIRB Project to inform all involved including Romania.

oRO to  present their RBMP 2015 of the Prut and  compare and discuss all three RBMPs.

·Identify overlaps, similarities and also differences between the three national Prut RBMPs;

·Discuss the need and potential of harmonisation of  the three RBMPs including all assessments and their relatedresults;

·In the above context, collect views of the particpating representatives making use of break-out groups and outline practical cooperation steps that would be needed for  harmonation of the three RBMPs;

·Discuss current shortcomings and key challenges regarding the national Prut RBMPs specifically those for MD / UA and discuss steps towards further analysis and improvement;

·Present the key findings of the international Danube River Basins Management Plan, outline the conributions of MD and UA  and highlight remaining information gaps;

·Discuss next steps in the frame of the Prut Working Group and determine key aims towards improvments of the MD and UA Prut RBMP as well as cooperation to harmonise these Plans with the RO Prut RBMP;

·Come up with conclusions and a rough road map for 2016;