The peculiarities and challenges of the water use in the Southern Region of the Republic of Moldova
The peculiarities and challenges of the water use in the Southern Region of the Republic of Moldova

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of present research is the complex assessment of water use at regional and local level. The main objectives are as follows: 1) the comparative analysis of volumes of abstracted and used water by the sources of origin and by the main categories of use; 2) assessing the trend evaluations of the volume of abstracted and used water in the years 2010-2023; 3) determining the causes and effects of the values of water use indices and their trends; 4) identifying the problems and opportunities of water use in the study region. The study area includes the Southern Region of Republic of Moldova. The key applied methods are: statistical, cartographic, analytical, including SWOT analysis, comparative method. The main results of this research are: 1) summary and comparative assessment of water use in the study area; 2a) 2010-2016 years with negative trends; 2b) 2017-2023 years with positive trend; 3) water use volume are conditioned by the proximity to the Dniester and Prut, by the size of urban centers, by rainfall and by the capacity of water supply systems; 4) SWOT analysis of water use of in the conditions of climate aridification and of masiive depopulation, of increasing demand of water and capacities of water supply systems.

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