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Rivers — latest ecology news

27 September – World Rivers Day
27 September – World Rivers Day

This is an opportunity to draw attention to the pollution and overuse of water bodies

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A new lease of life for small rivers: volunteers in the Kharkiv region are saving water bodies
A new lease of life for small rivers: volunteers in the Kharkiv region are saving water bodies

Once the riverbanks have been cleaned up, they once again become popular leisure spots for locals

Society
18 September marks world water quality monitoring day: how it works in Ukraine
18 September marks world water quality monitoring day: how it works in Ukraine

Water quality is monitored at over 1,100 groundwater and surface water monitoring points

Government
Over 600 million UAH will be spent on clearing the Ingulets River near Kryvyi Rih
Over 600 million UAH will be spent on clearing the Ingulets River near Kryvyi Rih

Терміновість і відсутність торгів обґрунтовують тим, що через замулення і загрози атак місто може залишитися без води

Government
Rivers in Ukraine continue to dry up: where the highest danger level has been declared
Rivers in Ukraine continue to dry up: where the highest danger level has been declared

In the west of the country, water levels are already below historical records in some places

Monitoring
Rivers in Zakarpattia are drying up due to deforestation, off-roading and the construction of wind farms — says an environmentalist
Rivers in Zakarpattia are drying up due to deforestation, off-roading and the construction of wind farms — says an environmentalist

A separate issue is the drainage of marshes and floodplains, which is taking place due to the rapid urbanisation of Lviv and Uzhhorod

Monitoring
Due to a shortage of water in Ukraine’s rivers, water abstraction has been severely restricted for 300 businesses
Due to a shortage of water in Ukraine’s rivers, water abstraction has been severely restricted for 300 businesses

Some water users have had their quotas cut by a factor of ten

Monitoring
Ukrainians should learn to conserve drinking water — says a scientist
Ukrainians should learn to conserve drinking water — says a scientist

Cities need to adapt to the new circumstances, in particular by building rainwater storage facilities

Monitoring
Rivers in western Ukraine are falling to levels below their historical lows — Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Centre
Rivers in western Ukraine are falling to levels below their historical lows — Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Centre

The hydrological warning is at the highest danger level – brown

Monitoring
The evacuation of tourists, the shutdown of a nuclear power station, and rivers you can walk along: an overview of disasters in the EU
The evacuation of tourists, the shutdown of a nuclear power station, and rivers you can walk along: an overview of disasters in the EU

Droughts and forest fires continue to ravage countries

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Around 30% of Ukraine’s rivers have disappeared over the past 30 years: the reasons behind the drying up of water bodies
Around 30% of Ukraine’s rivers have disappeared over the past 30 years: the reasons behind the drying up of water bodies

Ukraine’s water flow could fall by a further 25% or even more

Monitoring
Global water crisis: rivers in Ukraine and the EU have reached record low levels, whilst reservoirs in the US are drying up
Global water crisis: rivers in Ukraine and the EU have reached record low levels, whilst reservoirs in the US are drying up

This is already posing a threat to the energy sector, logistics and the preservation of ecosystems

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