Critical limitations of water resources monitoring and management in Chernihiv region under conditions of total mining pollution of the Dnieper and Desna floodplains

Abstract

At the current stage, Ukraine is recognized as the most heavily mined country in the world, posing unprecedented challenges to environmental security. River floodplains are among the most difficult areas for humanitarian demining due to their specific hydrological conditions. For the Chernihiv region, this issue is of strategic importance, as the region serves as a formation zone for a significant portion of the discharge of the Dnieper and Desna basins. According to the Water Code of Ukraine [1], water resources management must follow the river basin principle. However, the total mining of coastal zones de facto blocks the implementation of these norms, transforming floodplains into «blind zones» for state monitoring.