Sustainable management of water resources and protection of the Black Sea

In this chapter, the role of the Black Sea Commission in the preservation of marine environment will be considered. Particular emphasis will be placed on the activities related to management of the marine living resources, the legal gaps in the documents and institutional structure, as well the current trends and challenges on the regional and global level. An overview of relevant Black Sea Commission's observers and partners will be provided; existing and possible future arrangements with them will be further described and analyzed. Some concrete recommendations on the improvements in the management of marine living resources in the Black Sea basin will be proposed.

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TURISM DEVELOPMENT VERSUS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT IN NATURA 2000 SITES. STUDY CASE: ROMANIAN SECTOR OF THE BLACK SEA COAST

17th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2017, Ecology, Economics, Education and Legislation ◽

10.5593/sgem2017/51/s20.137 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mioara Mioara

Keyword(s):

Black Sea ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

Natura 2000 ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Black Sea Coast ◽

Study Case ◽

Sea Coast

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Climate change and agricultural water resources: A vulnerability assessment of the Black Sea catchment

Environmental Science & Policy ◽

10.1016/j.envsci.2014.04.008 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 57-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

R. Bär ◽

E. Rouholahnejad ◽

K. Rahman ◽

K.C. Abbaspour ◽

A. Lehmann

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Resources ◽

Black Sea ◽

Vulnerability Assessment ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Agricultural Water ◽

Agricultural Water Resources

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Održivo upravljanje okolišem u marinskim područjima: primjer Crnog mora

Geoadria ◽

10.15291/geoadria.234 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 3

Author(s):

Boian Koulov

Keyword(s):

Environmental Management ◽

Black Sea ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

Management System ◽

Environmental Management System ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Environmental Cooperation ◽

Black Sea Region ◽

The Eu

The EU Marine Strategy Directive (2008/56/EC) proposes four marine regions as a political geographic framework for implementation of the Community's environmental policy. This study critically analyzes the state-based approach, which the Directive uses to outline the regions' boundaries. It suggests that environmental sustainability of marine odies strongly depends on the geographic congruence between their watersheds and the borders of the respective environmental management system, i.e., marine regions have to be environmentally managed within their watersheds. The proposed watershed-based approach also takes into consideration all elements – water, land, and air – of marine regions, which is a conditio sine qua non for their integrated and sustainable management. In the case of the Black Sea region in particular, the borders of a watershed-based environmental management system include a much wider set of stakeholder countries and enable a higher level of environmental cooperation among them.

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Survey and first report of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype in natural spring water resources in the Black Sea, Turkey

Journal of Water and Health ◽

10.2166/wh.2021.250 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ulku Karaman ◽

Zeynep Koloren ◽

Panagiotis Karanis

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Black Sea ◽

Water Samples ◽

Water Sources ◽

Spring Water ◽

The Black Sea ◽

First Report ◽

Natural Spring Water ◽

Acanthamoeba Species ◽

Natural Spring

Abstract Infection with Acanthamoeba spp. may result in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Water is an important habitat where Acanthamoeba species thrive. Therefore, studying the occurrence of this free-living amoeba in water sources will help understand the infection dynamics. The aim of the study was to survey and report on the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in water resources from the Ordu and Giresun provinces in Black Sea. Acanthamoeba spp. was found in 1/17 natural spring water samples from Ordu and in 2/18 from Giresun. Acanthamoeba species were not detected in any of the investigated tap water samples. Sequencing of the (SSU) rDNA gene resulted in the identification of haplotype I (Acanthamoeba genotype: KJ094684). T4 (8.6%) was the only isolated genotype in both Ordu and Giresun provinces. This is the first report of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype in natural spring water resources in the Black Sea. The occurrence of Acanthamoeba species in natural spring water sources should be considered as a potential risk for human infection, especially to high-risk populations.

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