On Assessment of the Results of Implementation of the Water Strategy of the Russian Federation for the Period up to 2020.
Tools for implementation of the Water Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2020, its objectives and the degree of its realization have been discussed; effectiveness of the various level executive bodies’ activities on the program implementation has been assessed. Main problems appearing in the process of attaining strategic tasks and objectives have been revealed. The system of target indicators and their calculation methodology have been considered. Outcomes of the independent monitoring of the strategy some objectives realization have been given.Three levels of the target programs (Federal, basin and regional) have been considered as the main tool of the Water Strategy implementation. The Federal target program “Development of the water/economic complex of the Russian Federation in 2012-2020” plays the role. A brief analysis of the Water Strategy and the Federa l Program target indicators has been done; their implementations, problems of their attaining and specific features of their setting have been discussed. Beside analysis of the degree of attaining of the official objectives, an attempt was made to assess some parameters of the water sector condition that indirectly characterized their effectiveness and formed the independent monitoring system. Regional aspects of the expected results have been analyzed in order to understand more clearly the focus points of the Water Strategy implementation; the results of the analysis have been illustrated with thematic maps. The article deals as well with the prerequisites of reviewing the Water Strategy main provisions for the coming period of 2030–2035.