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Ukrainian hydro-economic complex under conditions of sustainable development

 

N. S. Ognianik, N. K. Paramonova, E. N. Shpak & R. B. Gavriluk

Institute of Geological Sciences, Nat. Acad. of Science, Gonchara St. 55-B, Kiev 01054, Ukraine

gwp_ogm@mail.ru

 

Abstract This paper describes the Ukrainian hydro-economic complex in the context of sustainable development. Criteria such as the supply of renewable water resources of satisfactory quality (Ig), the efficiency of water resources use (Ie), and the index of water resources risk (Id) were used to determine sustainable development.

 

Key words sustainable development; water resource use; water resource risk; Ukraine hydro-economic complex