Integrated Management of Water Resources in the Polesie Region

Abstract

The chapter underlines the necessity and suggests the pre-conditions of the introduction of the integrated management of water resources in Ukraine, and in Polesie region in particular. The authors state that the current state of the water resource management, water protection and water resource restoration of Ukraine are classified as a complicated system of branch, department and local functions and structures of the public administration which have a branch and administrative-territorial direction, an imperfect and unbalanced mechanism of water use, water protection and restoration of water resources. In view of this, prior trends in the implementation of the principles of stable water use were worked out, in particular, the introduction of the principles of the integrated management of water resources. A strategic aim was formulated, namely, to supply a basin balance and development of water management, water protection and restoration of water resources, to ensure stable water supply for the population and the branches of the national economy.