Decree No. 91 of the Council of Ministers validating the National Strategy for Water Resources Management in the Conditions of Climate Change for the period up to 2030.

National Strategy for Water Resources Management in the Conditions of Climate Change for the period up to 2030 is a nationwide policy document aimed at improving the efficiency of the use of water resources to ensure sustainable economic growth of the country in conditions of changing climate and creating conditions for the conservation of aquatic ecosystems. The assessment of the rational use of water resources is carried out on the basis of: (a) involvement of recycling and successive water supply systems in production processes; (b) the presence of losses and unaccounted for water consumption in utility systems of water supply; and (c) specific water consumption for household and drinking needs of the population. At the state level, have been established legal guarantees for the satisfaction of needs of natural persons and legal entities in drinking water in accordance with drinking water safety standards and water consumption standards, as well as state guarantees of reliability and safety of drinking water supply.
The goal of the National Strategy is to achieve long-term water security of the country for its current and future generations, based on the following principles: (a) guaranteed supply of water of standard quality to the population; (b) providing sectors of the economy with water, taking into account the efficiency of its use; (c) safe discharge of all types of wastewater into the environment with an increase of the quality of its treatment; (d) protection of life and property of the population, as well as sectors of the economy from the occurrence of natural emergencies caused by negative impact of water. The main objectives of the National Strategy are: (a) equal access of the population to high-quality drinking water and adequate services in the field of water supply and sanitation with the provision of their financial availability; (b) improvement of the ecological state (status) of surface waterbodies with the prevention of their pollution, clogging and depletion; (c) improving the efficiency of water use in all sectors of the economy; and (d) development of integrated water resources management, including in a transboundary context.
Climate change increases the value of groundwater as a major source drinking water supply for the national territory, which requires an assessment of expediency of providing all consumers with drinking water from underground sources of drinking water supply and development of the technical water supply system.
In order to encourage water users to take timely action to reduce the volume of discharge of insufficiently treated wastewater, it is necessary to improve the system of formation and collection of environmental tax for discharge of wastewater, taking into account the “polluter pays” principle to charge it not for the volume of discharged wastewater, but for the actual content of pollutants in its composition (by weight).
The priority water use in agriculture is land reclamation, fishfarming and water supply for agricultural production. Water supply for the needs of agriculture is carried out both from underground, and from surface sources. In general, efficient water uptake by crops can be achieved by scheduling irrigation based on water demand for different crops at different stages of growth and depending on the prevailing conditions of environment (irrigation rates).
Optimal water management involves investment into modern wastewater treatment methods that allow the extraction of methane from organic matter and then use this biogas to generate energy, required for the cleaning process. Reuse of treated wastewater is the most desirable option for agricultural irrigation, fishfarming, artificial aquifer replenishment or applications in industry. Adaptation to climate change is mainly in the improvement of water resources management, which consists of an assessment, planning, distribution and control for rational (sustainable) use of water resources and their protection. Mitigation measures related to climate change can affect water resources and their management.