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Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development, 2021, 10 (29): 6-15
UDC 334.7 : 330.15
DOI: 10.37100/2616-7689.2021.10(29).1
Mykhailo Khvesyk
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor,
Academician of the National Agrarian Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
Director of the Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and
Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine»;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4306-4904
Lyudmila Levkovska
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Senior Researcher,
Head of the Department of Economic Problems
of Water Consumption of the Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and
Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine»;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-7062
Valeriy Mandzyk
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Senior Researcher,
senior research fellow f the Department of Economic Problems
of Water Consumption of the Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and
Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine»;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6046-5163
WATER POLICY STRATEGY OF UKRAINE: PROSPECTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Abstract: The article is devoted to the development of theoretical approaches to the formation and implementation of the strategy of water policy of Ukraine in the context of climate change. As a result of the conducted research, it is proved that because of influence of various external factors there are changes of basic imperatives of functioning of modern systems of management of water resources. The need to consider these changes by improving the strategic documents that define the priorities and principles of national water management policy is substantiated. It is established that one of the main reasons for the lack of water of good quality is its low value compared to other natural resources. This leads to a lack of legal, organizational, and financial and economic grounds for ensuring the payback of water and water-dependent ecosystem services, which is the reason for lack of funds and relevant work to improve and restore environmental and hydro morphological characteristics of reservoirs and repair and modernization of existing hydraulic structures. In this regard, emphasis is placed on the need to improve methods of economic regulation and the development of mechanisms and tools for financial support of sustainable water management. In the context of the above, it is proposed to include in the list of main tasks of the draft Water Strategy of Ukraine two groups of economic levers to increase the financial base of investment support for sustainable water management. The first group is aimed at improving the rent regulation of special use of water resources and provides for raising standards for unauthorized groundwater production, for companies that produce beverages and sell bottled drinking water, as well as limiting various benefits and preferences when paying special water use fees. The second - to change the system of water resources management, the development of institutional and legal support for their use in a globalized market environment, the implementation of modern instruments of financial and economic support for the formation of territorial water resources on a corporate basis.
Key words: water resources, climate change, integrated management, financial support, Water strategy of Ukraine.
Language version: Ukrainian
References
1. The United Nations (2010). Climate change adaptation: the pivotal role of water. Policy brief. Retrieved from https://www.unwater.org/publications/climate-change-adaptation-pivotal-role-water [in English].
2. The President of Ukraine (2021). Pro rishennia Rady natsionalnoi bezpeky i oborony Ukrainy vid 30 lypnia 2021 roku Pro stan vodnykh resursiv Ukrainy [On the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of July 30, 2021 On the state of water resources of Ukraine] Retrieved from https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3572021-39661 [in Ukrainian].
3. Global Water Partnership (1996). Dublin-Rio Principles. Retrieved from https://www.gwp.org/contentassets/05190d0c938f47d1b254d6606ec6bb04/dublin-rio-principles.pdf [in English].
4. Khvesyk, M.A. & Golyan, V.A. (2007). Instytutsionalna model pryrodokorystuvannia v umovakh hlobalnykh vyklykiv [Institutional model of nature management in the context of global challenges]. Kyiv: Council for productive forces study of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine [in Ukrainian].
5. Khvesyk, M.A. (Eds.). (2019). Intehrovane upravlinnia vodnymy resursamy Ukrainy [Integrated water resources management of Ukraine]. Kyiv: Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine» [in Ukrainian].
6. Pahl-Wostl, C., Sendzimir, J., Jeffrey, P., Aerts, J., Berkamp, G., & Cross, K. (2007). Managing Change toward Adaptive Water Management through Social Learning. Ecology and Society. Ecology and Society, 12(2), 30 Retrieved from http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol12/iss2/art30. DOI: 10.5751/es-02147-120230 [in English].
7. Su, Y., Gao, W., & Guan, D. et al. (2020). Achieving Urban Water Security: a Review of Water Management Approach from Technology Perspective. Water Resour Manage, 34, 4163–4179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-020-02663-9 [in English].
8. Ministry of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine (2021). Stratehiia rozvytku vodnoi polityky Ukrainy – Vodna Stratehiia [Strategy of development of water policy of Ukraine - Water Strategy] Retrieved from https://mepr.gov.ua/files/KMU_Water%20Strategy_new.pdf [in Ukrainian].
9. The government courier (2021). Cuchasna melioratsiia ta dotrymannia pryrodookhoronnykh zakoniv harantuvatymut Ukraini status svitovoho prodovolchoho donora [Modern land reclamation and compliance with environmental laws will guarantee Ukraine the status of a world food donor] Retrieved from https://ukurier.gov.ua/uk/articles/suchasna-melioraciya-ta-dotrimannya-prirodoohoronn [in Ukrainian].
10. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2021). Zakon Ukrainy Pro zatverdzhennia zahalnoderzhavnoi tsilovoi prohramy rozvytku vodnoho hospodarstva ta ekolohichnoho ozdorovlennia baseinu richky Dnipro na period do 2021 roku [Law of Ukraine On approval of the national target program for the development of water management and environmental rehabilitation of the Dnieper river basin for the period up to 2021] Retrieved from https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/4836-17#Text [in Ukrainian].
11. The State treasury service of Ukraine (2021). Richna zvitnist pro vykonannia Derzhavnoho biudzhetu Ukrainy [Annual reporting on the execution of the State budget of Ukraine]. Retrieved from https://www.treasury.gov.ua/ua/file-storage/vikonannya-derzhavnogo-byudzhetu [in Ukrainian].
12. Khvesyk, M.A. (Eds.). (2018). Pryrodni resursy u finansovo-ekonomichnomu zabezpechenni rozvytku obiednanoi terytorialnoi hromady (rekomendatsii dlia mistsevykh lideriv ta kerivnykiv OTH) [Natural resources in financial and economic support of the development of the united territorial community (recommendations for local leaders and leaders of OTG)]. Kyiv: Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine» [in Ukrainian].
Article publication date: 2021
Date of online version: 2021
UDC 334.7 : 330.15
DOI: 10.37100/2616-7689.2021.10(29).1
Mykhailo Khvesyk
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor,
Academician of the National Agrarian Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
Director of the Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and
Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine»;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4306-4904
Lyudmila Levkovska
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Senior Researcher,
Head of the Department of Economic Problems
of Water Consumption of the Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and
Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine»;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-7062
Valeriy Mandzyk
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Senior Researcher,
senior research fellow f the Department of Economic Problems
of Water Consumption of the Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and
Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine»;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6046-5163
WATER POLICY STRATEGY OF UKRAINE: PROSPECTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Abstract: The article is devoted to the development of theoretical approaches to the formation and implementation of the strategy of water policy of Ukraine in the context of climate change. As a result of the conducted research, it is proved that because of influence of various external factors there are changes of basic imperatives of functioning of modern systems of management of water resources. The need to consider these changes by improving the strategic documents that define the priorities and principles of national water management policy is substantiated. It is established that one of the main reasons for the lack of water of good quality is its low value compared to other natural resources. This leads to a lack of legal, organizational, and financial and economic grounds for ensuring the payback of water and water-dependent ecosystem services, which is the reason for lack of funds and relevant work to improve and restore environmental and hydro morphological characteristics of reservoirs and repair and modernization of existing hydraulic structures. In this regard, emphasis is placed on the need to improve methods of economic regulation and the development of mechanisms and tools for financial support of sustainable water management. In the context of the above, it is proposed to include in the list of main tasks of the draft Water Strategy of Ukraine two groups of economic levers to increase the financial base of investment support for sustainable water management. The first group is aimed at improving the rent regulation of special use of water resources and provides for raising standards for unauthorized groundwater production, for companies that produce beverages and sell bottled drinking water, as well as limiting various benefits and preferences when paying special water use fees. The second - to change the system of water resources management, the development of institutional and legal support for their use in a globalized market environment, the implementation of modern instruments of financial and economic support for the formation of territorial water resources on a corporate basis.
Key words: water resources, climate change, integrated management, financial support, Water strategy of Ukraine.
Language version: Ukrainian
References
1. The United Nations (2010). Climate change adaptation: the pivotal role of water. Policy brief. Retrieved from https://www.unwater.org/publications/climate-change-adaptation-pivotal-role-water [in English].
2. The President of Ukraine (2021). Pro rishennia Rady natsionalnoi bezpeky i oborony Ukrainy vid 30 lypnia 2021 roku Pro stan vodnykh resursiv Ukrainy [On the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of July 30, 2021 On the state of water resources of Ukraine] Retrieved from https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3572021-39661 [in Ukrainian].
3. Global Water Partnership (1996). Dublin-Rio Principles. Retrieved from https://www.gwp.org/contentassets/05190d0c938f47d1b254d6606ec6bb04/dublin-rio-principles.pdf [in English].
4. Khvesyk, M.A. & Golyan, V.A. (2007). Instytutsionalna model pryrodokorystuvannia v umovakh hlobalnykh vyklykiv [Institutional model of nature management in the context of global challenges]. Kyiv: Council for productive forces study of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine [in Ukrainian].
5. Khvesyk, M.A. (Eds.). (2019). Intehrovane upravlinnia vodnymy resursamy Ukrainy [Integrated water resources management of Ukraine]. Kyiv: Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine» [in Ukrainian].
6. Pahl-Wostl, C., Sendzimir, J., Jeffrey, P., Aerts, J., Berkamp, G., & Cross, K. (2007). Managing Change toward Adaptive Water Management through Social Learning. Ecology and Society. Ecology and Society, 12(2), 30 Retrieved from http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol12/iss2/art30. DOI: 10.5751/es-02147-120230 [in English].
7. Su, Y., Gao, W., & Guan, D. et al. (2020). Achieving Urban Water Security: a Review of Water Management Approach from Technology Perspective. Water Resour Manage, 34, 4163–4179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-020-02663-9 [in English].
8. Ministry of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine (2021). Stratehiia rozvytku vodnoi polityky Ukrainy – Vodna Stratehiia [Strategy of development of water policy of Ukraine - Water Strategy] Retrieved from https://mepr.gov.ua/files/KMU_Water%20Strategy_new.pdf [in Ukrainian].
9. The government courier (2021). Cuchasna melioratsiia ta dotrymannia pryrodookhoronnykh zakoniv harantuvatymut Ukraini status svitovoho prodovolchoho donora [Modern land reclamation and compliance with environmental laws will guarantee Ukraine the status of a world food donor] Retrieved from https://ukurier.gov.ua/uk/articles/suchasna-melioraciya-ta-dotrimannya-prirodoohoronn [in Ukrainian].
10. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2021). Zakon Ukrainy Pro zatverdzhennia zahalnoderzhavnoi tsilovoi prohramy rozvytku vodnoho hospodarstva ta ekolohichnoho ozdorovlennia baseinu richky Dnipro na period do 2021 roku [Law of Ukraine On approval of the national target program for the development of water management and environmental rehabilitation of the Dnieper river basin for the period up to 2021] Retrieved from https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/4836-17#Text [in Ukrainian].
11. The State treasury service of Ukraine (2021). Richna zvitnist pro vykonannia Derzhavnoho biudzhetu Ukrainy [Annual reporting on the execution of the State budget of Ukraine]. Retrieved from https://www.treasury.gov.ua/ua/file-storage/vikonannya-derzhavnogo-byudzhetu [in Ukrainian].
12. Khvesyk, M.A. (Eds.). (2018). Pryrodni resursy u finansovo-ekonomichnomu zabezpechenni rozvytku obiednanoi terytorialnoi hromady (rekomendatsii dlia mistsevykh lideriv ta kerivnykiv OTH) [Natural resources in financial and economic support of the development of the united territorial community (recommendations for local leaders and leaders of OTG)]. Kyiv: Public Institution «Institute of Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine» [in Ukrainian].
Article publication date: 2021
Date of online version: 2021