Meeting of the project coordinators for river management

An annual international meeting of coordinators of the project “Cross-border dialogue and Multi-Use planning in the Pasvik and Grense Jakobselv catchments” was held on 19 January, 2021. The overall objective of the project is to sustain and improve the state of the environment within Pasvik and Grense Jakobselv cross-border river basins to the benefit of local people, and to increase the viability of the local economy.

In the context of the project partners develop the document, which will help to improve international cooperation between three countries (Russia, Norway, Finland) within the river basins of Pasvik and Grense Jakobselv for 10 years.

The project is in its final stages. Now partners discuss the program of measures for rivers' catchments, recommendations for environmental monitoring, future plans, and also issues concerning ecological education.

In the meeting Norwegian partners said, that they plan to hold public discussions of the document. Publication of the document is planned for the period of April-May 2021.
Next meeting of the project coordinators will be held in February.