Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID)

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The Project supports strengthening the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Environment Waters and Forests (MEWF), the National Administration Romanian Waters (ANAR), the National Phytosanitary Authority (NFA) and the Directorate of Land Improvements and Land Fund (LILF) of the MARD to monitor pollution reduction from agriculture. The Project will go beyond the previous support provided for nutrient pollution in the Integrated Nutrient Pollution Control Project and will include targeted investments on equipment, technologies, and software to address other types of agricultural pollutants. It will also strengthen MEWF’s monitoring, evaluation and reporting administrative capacity to leverage the absorption of the NRRP environment related available resources. The Project will strengthen the institutional capacity of ANAR through investments in digitalization and equipment to ensure sampling and testing of pesticides, antimicrobials, heavy metals, and other pollutants, including training services. The NFA will benefit from strengthened institutional capacity through targeted investments on systems, equipment, mobile laboratories, IT solutions and trainings for integrated pest management and sustainable use of pesticides. The LILF will benefit from software development for integrated collection, processing, analyzing, mapping, and reporting of data, ensuring traceability of pesticides and pollutants. Lastly, the Project promotes knowledge transfers, innovations and increased awareness for preventing and reducing rural pollution by strengthening role model farms, developing national knowledge transfer networks and conducting public information campaigns.