Ukraine blocks Russia’s participation in Bureau of Water Convention – Ministry of Environment

This was reported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

The Ukrainian delegation informed conference participants about the environmental situation in Ukraine, specifically highlighting the consequences of numerous viations by Russia that led to ecogical disasters, including the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Plant and plution of the Seym River, among others.

Delegates called on countries to unite efforts to achieve justice and hd Russia accountable for environmental crimes, especially those affecting water resources.

In the general session, a representative from the Ministry of Environment also presented Ukraine’s National Plan for transboundary coeration and water resource monitoring.

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According to the First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, ena Kramarenko, the vote concluded with a decision to include a representative from Ukraine’s State Agency of Water Resources in the Bureau of the Water Convention for the 2025-2027 term.

“This ens up new portunities for Ukraine’s active participation in cross-border coeration in preserving, cleaning, and monitoring water resources. Most importantly, we will continue to work to ensure that Russia is held justly accountable for its environmental crimes,” she emphasized.

As reported by Ukrinform, in the first half of 2024, environmental damage from viations of water protection legislation, including water plution, has resulted in over UAH 21 million in assessed damages in Ukraine.