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Current state of Prut River

Acad. Prof. Gheorghe DucaPresident of the Academy of Sciences of

Moldova

10th of April 2013

4th DANUBE ACADEMIES CONFERENCEScience and European Danube Strategy

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General contextWater resources of Moldova: 3621 rivers and rills

with total length about 16.000 km,

4117 natural lakes and artificial ponds,

7.000 fountains 166.500 wells of

groundwater. • 13,2 bill. m3 - surface of

water resources• 2,8 bill. m3 - reserves of

groundwater

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State of the river PrutGeneral, Hypsometric and hydrographic map of Prut River Basin

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Flood of 2010:Cause

A fragment of space imagery of the distribution of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in the basin of the Prut River in

the summer of 2010

Map of flood zones

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Flood of 2010: Impact

Evacuation of citizens Destruction of homes

Flood zones of the river Prut, 2010

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Flood of 2010: Impact assessment

Flood of the river Prut, 2010. Sirauti Village on the border with Romania

and Ukraine

Flood of the river Prut, 2010. Manta Village, Lower Prut Region

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Water Quality of Prut River

National surfacewater monitoring network Prut river

National groundwater monitoring network Prut river

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Quality of Prut river wells

Leova, SelisteCantemir, Tartaul

Briceni, Drepcauti Cahul, Crihana Veche

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State Program: Research and management on water quality

12 research projects organized in 5 clusters (scientific directions)

Research directions:• Investigation of water quality and structure

(Cluster A);• Surfacewater (Cluster B);• Groundwater(Cluster C);• Water supply and treatment (Cluster D);• Irrigation technologies(Cluster E).

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Agricultural and Industrial Use of the River Prut Basin

Map of state protected territories in the Prut Basin

Heavily degraded grassland in the floodplain of river Prut

(Cuhunesti, Glodeni)

Map of irrigation systems in process of reconstruction

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