Current state of Prut River Acad. Prof. Gheorghe Duca President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova 1 10 th of April 2013 4 th DANUBE ACADEMIES CONFERENCE Science and European Danube Strategy
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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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