ANNEX 1
		PROJECT BUDGET
		Strategic Action Programme for the Dnieper River Basin
Activity		Description	Amount (US$)
Objective 1. Create & maintain a transboundary management regime and coordinating body
	i.	Fund the Dnieper Basin Programme Coordination Unit (Dnieper PCU) - 4 yrs.	$1,200,000
	ii.	Establish and fund international working groups - 4 yrs.	$300,000
	iii.	Establish national activity centers, one in each country	$400,000
	iv.	Annual meeting of Project Management Task Force	$120,000
		SUBTOTAL	$2,020,000
Objective 2. Assist countries in the SAP formulation, review & endorsement process
	i.	Hold experts meetings, workshops to determine priorities & `root causes' of	$120,000
		environmental problems and to articulate SAP actions
	ii.	Identify pollution `hot spots' for subsequent rehabilitation/investments	$80,000
	iii	Draft, review, refine and finalize SAP, including identification of baseline and increm. costs	$40,000
	iv.	Ministerial conference for SAP endorsement	$50,000
	v.	Publish (print & on-line) and broadly disseminate and publicize SAP	$20,000
	vi.	Hold (2) donor conferences to identify donors for SAP and PIP priority activities	$80,000
		SUBTOTAL	$390,000
Objective 3. Financial & legal mechanisms for pollution reduction and sustainable resource use
	3.1 Financial mechanisms for environmental management/Investment portfolio
	i.	Preparation of a Priority Investment Portfolio (PIP) following hot spot ID and SAP	$500,000
	ii.	Feasibility study/pilot project(s): Economic instruments to regul. municipal/indusrial pollution	$150,000
	iii.	Feasibility study/pilot project(s): Price reforms to regulate fertilizer and pesticide use	$150,000
	iv.	Feasibility study/pilot project(s): Economic instruments to regulate use of natural resources	$150,000
	3.2 Improve legal mechanisms for pollution reduction & sustainable natural resource use
	v.	Evaluate existing legal/regulatory structure re: pollution and resource use	$60,000
	vi.	Develop discharge limits; explore pollution permitting schemes including pilot project(s)	$180,000
	vii.	Review and work to harmonize regional water quality standards for ground and surface water	$80,000
	viii.	Determine & enhance legal status of EIAs in project eval. processes; test EIA-pilot project(s)	$130,000
	ix.	Advance implem. of coop'n. principles in UN/ECE Convention on transboundary waterbodies	$50,000
		SUBTOTAL	$1,450,000
Objective 4. Develop international monitoring and river basin management system
	4.1 Develop international monitoring system for transboundary pollutants
	i.	Evaluate existing monitoring capabilities within the basin & identify critical gaps	$50,000
	ii.	Build analytical/monitoring capacity through purchase of equipment	$330,000
	iii.	Develop regional monitoring program for detecting radionuclide pollution	$150,000
	iv.	Build regional capacity to assess & monitor socio-economic and health impacts of pollution	$60,000
		and resource degradation
	4.2 Develop international management system for pollutant reduction
	v.	Sponsor training to increase operational efficiency of water treatment facilities	$100,000
	vi.	Pilot programs to test strategies to reduce indust. waste, promote substitution and recycling	$150,000
	vii.	Develop and test water quality and quantity simulation & decision support system models	$200,000
	viii.	Develop management guidelines for the safe operation of Dnieper reservoirs	$50,000
	ix.	Develop guidelines to minimize hazards from nuclear facilities & disposal sites	$60,000
	x.	Develop warning/response system for accidental poll. releases incl. radioactive compounds	$240,000
		SUBTOTAL	$1,390,000
Objective 5. Conserve biodiversity in the Dnieper Basin; promote sustainable natural resource use.
	5.1 Improve conservation and protection of biodiversity in the basin
	i.	Conduct an assessment of protected areas, priority ecosystems & biodiversity hotspots	$80,000
	ii.	Develop representative system for estab. transboundary nature reserves, incl. demo project(s)	$150,000
	iii.	Review legal and regulatory framework for biodiversity protection	$50,000
	iv.	Conduct biodiversity management training programs	$60,000
	v.	Build capacity for mgmt. and sustain. operation of existing protected areas; pilot project(s)	$150,000
	vi.	Support proposals to protect biodiversity and to restore ecosystems	$50,000
	5.2 Improve land use management and promote sustainable agriculture/ aquaculture
	viii.	Promote ecological rehabilitation; test phyto-remediation appoaches via pilot projects	$150,000
	ix.	Identify and test measures to improve soil fertility and improve irrigated lands; pilot project(s)	$150,000
	x.	Conduct feasibility studies for fisheries rehabilitation & sustainable aquaculture	$80,000
		SUBTOTAL	$920,000
Objective 6. Enhance communication and encourage public awareness and involvement
	i.	Facilitate socio-economic assessment and the identification of key stakeholders	$50,000
	ii.	Improve information access and dissemination through the WWW and Internet list-servers	$50,000
	iii.	Hold regular (1/yr) consultations and workshops with broad stakeholder involvement	$120,000
	iv.	Expand Internet access for key stakeholders with priority for those w/o existing service	$50,000
	v.	Publish & disseminate project and Dnieper basin information (print & on-line)	$80,000
	vi.	Enhance involvement through well-publicized regional Dnieper basin events	$80,000
	vii.	Sponsor annual NGO forum for networking and regional capacity building	$200,000
	viii.	Create & admin.a Dnieper basin small grants program for NGOs & community org'ns.	$200,000
		SUBTOTAL	$830,000
		GRAND TOTAL	$7,000,000