The overall goal of the project is to improve water quality of the transboundary Lielupe-Musa river basin by reducing emission of priority hazardous substances to the environment.

Project activities

• 2 parts trainings for industrial enterprises (SMEs)/ professional users of chemicals on identification of hazardous substances in their processes and products (including home work in between), ca. 20 enterprises trained
• Information day for farmers on hazardous substances in plant protection products and how to avoid them, ca. 40-50 farmers involved
• Info leaflets/publications on identification and substitution of hazardous substances for public/NGOs, industry/ professional users and farmers
• International workshop on hazardous substances for water environment (in Latvia)
• Workshop for Lielupe-Musa river basin stakeholders (including Latvian) on possible measures for reduction of hazardous substances emitted to water (in Latvia).

Partneriai

Baltic environmental forum Lithuania

Baltic environmental forum Latvia

Contacts

Justė Buzelytė
Environmental expert
Tel. +370 5 215 9287
E-mail: juste.buzelyte[at]bef[dot]lt

Duration

03/2005-04/2006

Support

Phare Cross Border Co-operation Programme in the Baltic Sea Region for Latvia 2002 and UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP)