Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Transboundary Water Programme

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Swedish Environmental Protection
AgencyTransboundary Water Programme

• Stina Lundberg
• stina.lundberg_at_naturvardsverket.se
• http//www.internat.naturvardsverket.se

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Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

• A central environmental authority under the
  Swedish Government.
• TasksDevelopment of environmental work
  Implementation of environmental policyFollow up
  and assessment
• 550 employees

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New priorities development cooperation at the
Swedish EPA

• Last decade mainly the Baltic states and Poland
  and also Russia and Vietnam.
• Over the next few yearsFurther develop our
  cooperation with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
  Expand cooperation in AsiaDevelop projects in
  the Balkans.

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Transboundary Water Programme

• The Swedish EPA initiated a programme on
  transboundary waters in 1997.
• Activities include for example
• - Several projects to facilitate the
  establishment of agreements on Daugava and
  Nemunas rivers.- A project regarding water
  quality monitoring in Nemunas and Daguava
  rivers- The seminar Transboundary Water
  Cooperation in the NIS, Moscow, March 2003.