Abbreviations and acronyms

AA

Association Agreement

AAM

(Water) Agency Apele Moldovei

ANRE

National Energy Regulatory Agency of the Republic of Moldova

BAU

Business as usual

DCFTA

Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement

DES

Department of Environmental Supervision of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

DPBSD

Danube-Prut Black Sea District

EaP

EU Eastern Partnership

EPI

Environment Protection Inspectorate under the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova

EU

European Union

EUR

euro

EUWI+

EU Water Initiative for the Eastern Partnership countries

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GA

Georgian Amelioration

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GEL

Georgian lari

GNERC

Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission

GWB

Groundwater bodies

ha

hectare

HMWB

Heavily modified water body

HPP

Hydropower plant

ICPDR

International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River

IWRM

Integrated Water Resources Management

JSC

Joint-stock company

LPA

Local Public Authority

MARDE

Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova

MCTD

Ministry of Communities and Territorial Development of Ukraine

MDL

Moldovan leu

MEI

Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova

MEPA

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

MEPNR

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

METAD

Ministry of Economic, Trade and Agrarian Development of Ukraine

MHLSP

Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova

MoESD

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

MRDI

Ministry of Rural Development and Infrastructure of Georgia

MTBF

Medium term budget framework

NAP

National Adaptation Plan

NBS

National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova

NEAP

National Environmental Action Programme (of Georgia)

NEF

National Ecological Fund

NEHAP

National Environmental and Health Plan (of Georgia)

NES

National Environmental Strategy

NFA

National Food Agency of Georgia

NPD

National Policy Dialogue

NRDF

National Regional Development Fund

O&M

Operations and management

SAWR

State Agency of Water Resources of Ukraine

SEI

State Ecological Inspectorate of Ukraine

SHS

State Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova

PoM

Programme of Measures

PSGS

Public Service on Geology and Subsoil

PV

Present value

RBD

River basin district

RBM

River basin management

RBMD

River basin management districts

RBMO

River basin management organisation

RBMP

River basin management plan

SAP

Strategic Action Programme

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

TDA

Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis

UAH

Ukrainian hryvnia

UCSME

Ukrainian Scientific Centre for Marine Environment

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UWSCG

United Water Supply Company of Georgia

WFD

Water Framework Directive

WSS

Water supply and sanitation