Formation of water policy in Ukraine

Course: Management and Ecology of Water Resources

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Formation of water policy in Ukraine
Code
ВБ.1.2.5
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
obtaining information by students about the main forms and types of water legislation in Ukraine, the main legislative acts of Ukraine that are related to water policy, issues of international cooperation, since at the current stage hydro-ecological and water resource problems go far beyond national borders and have a transboundary dimension, regional or even global in nature. It is important for students to familiarize themselves with the current international legal treaties of Ukraine in the field of hydroecology and the use of water resources.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful completion of the courses "General hydrology", "Fundamentals of scientific research", "Fundamentals of meteorology", "Application of GIS in hydrological research", "General and historical geology"; 2. Knowledge of the basics of jurisprudence, geography of continents and oceans, general hydrology, meteorology and climatology, ecology and world economy; 3. Have elementary knowledge of the English language.
Course content
this educational discipline is dedicated to the formation of students' integral system of knowledge about the main legislative acts of Ukraine, which are related to water policy, namely the Water Code of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On Hydrometeorological Activity". National programs for the development of water management, international hydro-ecological cooperation in terms of the following main issues: the work of international organizations in solving problems related to the preservation of water for humanity, the rational use of water resources and the protection of property and people's lives from the water element; systematization of universal (global), regional and bilateral international legal acts ratified by Ukraine in the field of hydroecology and the use of water resources, their implementation and practical implementation at the national level; international activity of Ukraine in the field of hydrology and water resources management.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Vodna Ramkova Dyrektyva YES 2000/60/ES Osnovni terminy ta yikh vyznachennya // Derzhavne ahent·stvo vodnykh resursiv Ukrayiny. URL: http://dbuwr.com.ua/docs/Waterdirect.pdf 2. Vodnyy kodeks Ukrayiny (vidomosti Verkhovnoyi Rady Ukrayiny 1995, №24, 189s.(zi zminamy 2021r.) 3. ZAKON UKRAYINY "Pro hidrometeorolohichnu diyalʹnistʹ"( Vidomosti Verkhovnoyi Rady Ukrayiny (VVR), 1999, N 16. 4. Dyrektyva Yevropeysʹkoho parlamentu ta rady vid23 zhovtnya 2007 roku pro otsinku ta upravlinnya ryzykamy zatoplennya. https://www.dsns.gov.ua/ua/Vprovadghennya-Directiva-2007-60-EC-of-the-European-Parliament-and-of-the-Council-of-23-october-2007-on-the-assessment-and-management-of-flood-risks.html. 5. Zahalʹna hidrolohiya: pidruchnyk / V.K. Khilʹchevsʹkyy, O.H. Obodovsʹkyy, V.V. Hrebinʹ ta in. K.: Vydavnycho- polihrafichnyy tsentr «Kyyivsʹkyy universytet», 2008. 399 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
As a result of studying the discipline, students should familiarize themselves with the structure and directions of action of current legislative acts and international treaties ratified by Ukraine and the degree of their implementation in the state, in particular, it is necessary to familiarize students with: 1. The Water Code of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On hydrometeorological activity", National programs for the development of water management; 2. The EU Water Framework Directive and their implementation in Ukraine, the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. 3. International agreements between the government of Ukraine and the governments of neighboring countries on the joint use of border waters; 4. The EU directive on flood risk assessment and management. lecture, practical work, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
test, survey blitz, modular control assessment
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oleksandr Obodovskyi
Hydrology and hydroecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Hydrology and hydroecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet