Results of the First International Ural River Basin Workshop (NATO-ARW)

Abstract

The First Ural River Basin International Workshop “Rescue of Sturgeon Species by means of Transboundary Integrated Water Management in the Ural River Basin” (NATO-ARW) was held in Orenburg on June 13–16 within the Ural Basin Project framework. Organized by Research and Consulting Center DonEco and Central European University the Workshop was co-sponsored by the Security Through Science Programme (NATO-ARW) and the Caspian Environmental Program. The Workshop was conducted under the auspices of Orenburg Regional Government and Parliament with active involvement and assistance by the Russian Federal Agency for Environmental Inspections. The Project’s ultimate goal is the establishment of a Ural Sturgeon Park to facilitate conservation and restoration of the sturgeon population in the Caspian Sea, rehabilitation of the Ural River ecosystem, and sustainable development of the Ural Basin.