EU / UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
Project name: EMBLAS (Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea)
Grant Agreement Number: 84971
Implementation period: 2013-2014
Objectives and tasks: Project is aimed at strengthening the capacities of Georgia, Russian Federation and Ukraine for biological and chemical monitoring of water quality in the Black Sea in line with the EU water-related legislation. The following activities are to be carried out:
- Review of national systems and tools for assessing data obtained from monitoring activities;
- Support to implementation of countries obligations underthe Bucharest and other related Conventions and Agreements;
- Development of cost-effective and harmonised biological and chemical monitoring programmes in accordance with reporting obligations under multilateral environmental agreements, the WFD and the MSFD;
- Elaboration and implementation of the comprehensive training programme on monitoring methods and quality assurance aiming at adhering to ISO 17025 standard, promotion
- Prepare methodology for Joint Black Sea Surveys;
- Development of the web-based Black Sea Water Quality Database prototype
