Conceptual principles of reform of the water sector of Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose. To analyze and to justify conceptual bases of reforming aquicultural branch of Ukraine for building favorable conditions of its stable development and evolution of agrarian sector of economy. Methods. Analytical methods, methods of expert assessments, comparisons and analogues, statistical. Legislation of Ukraine, as well as investigations of domestic scientists, experts and the international experience is the methodological and theoretical basis for control and formation of water policy and implementation of the integrated water resources management on basin principle. Results. Contemporary state is analyzed of aquicultural branch of Ukraine and agrarian sector of economy which are characterized by crisis and negative trends. Basic problem questions and directions of further development of water economy as a whole and sectors of irrigation and drain in particular are specified. Implementation of integrated water resources management on basin principle will enable to create economic, legal and organizational conditions of stable development of aquicultural branch, intelligent use and reproduction of natural resources. Strategic directions of holding institutional reforms for provision of stable operation of the branch are displayed. Conclusions. Contemporary state of aquicultural branch and agrarian sector of economy of Ukraine does not yield an opportunity to solve basic problems of efficient operation without building organizational premises for heading market principles of managing in the sphere of aquicultural services and operations. Successful heading of integrated water resources management on basin principle requires implementation of structurally-institutional reform of sphere of control. Necessary condition for provision of intelligent use and water resources management, efficient and reliable operation of irrigation and drainage system and the further evolution of potential of reclaimed lands is the development of “Concept of reforming aquicultural branch” and «Strategy of restoring irrigation and drain in Ukraine up to 2030».