Abstract
The purpose of this research consists in the elucidation of regional and branch aspects of the water use in the Republic of Moldova. The main topics presented in this paper are: 1) the regional delimitations of the Republic of Moldova; 2) resources of surface water and groundwater: 3) regional aspects of water use; 4) dynamics of water use by abstracted sources and by the main usage categories; 5) branch profile of water use and its dynamics: 6) existing problems in the evaluation and monitoring of water use. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15551/lsgdc.v46i2.02
Highlights
According to the economic-geographic criterion, the Republic of Moldova (RM) is divided into 4 distinct regions: Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern
The total volume of water used in the South Region is ≈16 million m3 or only 2.0% of the total volume of water used in the Republic of Moldova and 14% of water used on the right bank of the Dniester river
The dynamics of water use Despite the oscillating evolution conditioned by the rainwater regime and the economic situation, the total volume of water used in the Republic of Moldova shows, in the analysed period, a tendency to decrease, which is observed in the all regions and in the absolute majority of administrative districts
Summary
The Regional Pecularities of Water Use in the Republic of Moldova the Briceni, Edinet, Riscani, Glodeni, Falesti districts and about 1⁄2 of Ocniţa district (Bacal and Burduja, 2017). The Southern Region of the Republic of Moldova occupies a total area of 9.2 thousand km (27%), including the South Development Region (RDS) − 7.4 thousand km (22%) and the Gagauzia Development Region − 1.8 thousand km (5.5%). The population of the South Region is ≈700 thousand inhabitants or 17% of the total population of the Republic of Moldova, including population of RDS districts - 532 thousand (13%) and of ATU Gagauzia - 162 thousand (4.0%). Unlike the North and Central Region, the majority of the territory of the Southern Region is located outside of the Dniester and Prut rivers basins, including in the Ialpug river basin - ATU Gagauzia, Cantemir and Cahul districts, in the Cogâlnic river basin − Cimislia and Basarabeasca districts, in the Sarata and Hadjider rivers basins − Ştefan-Vodă district (Bejan et al, 2017). The share of this region in the total volume of water used is 85%
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