In May 2026, a field meeting was held in the Ust-Putyla Territorial Community to discuss riverbed regulation works on the Cheremosh River and measures to strengthen flood protection for mountain communities in Bukovyna and Prykarpattia.
Representatives of the Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regional military administrations, relevant public services, basin water management authorities, environmental experts, local authorities and community residents took part in the meeting.
The participants discussed the safety situation in settlements located along the Cheremosh River, as well as the need for urgent works to protect riverbanks and infrastructure from the consequences of floods.
According to the participants, intense rainfall and summer floods can significantly raise water levels in mountain rivers and create risks for residential buildings, roads, power lines, gas pipelines and other critical infrastructure. One of the priority tasks identified was the regulation of the Cheremosh riverbed and the repair of the retaining wall in the Pisky area near the village of Roztoky.
Following the field meeting, the participants agreed to submit the project documentation for approval to the Dniester Basin Water Resources Management Office in Ivano-Frankivsk. They also agreed to reinitiate meetings of the commissions on technogenic and environmental safety and emergencies.
The situation on the Cheremosh River once again shows that protecting small and mountain rivers in the Carpathians is not only an environmental issue. It is also a matter of community safety, infrastructure protection, climate change adaptation, and proper water resource management.
Small rivers and mountain streams respond quickly to intense rainfall, forested catchment degradation, riverbank erosion, and changes in seasonal water regimes. That is why not only flood protection works are important, but also continuous monitoring of rivers, riparian areas and watershed ecosystems.
In 2026, Youth Public Environmental Organization “Our Home – Manyava” is developing a volunteer-based project to monitor small rivers in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. The project aims to collect, systematize, and publish open information about the region’s rivers, develop a database, and strengthen cooperation with relevant institutions in the field of water resources.
Read more about climate risks, anthropogenic pressure, the role of forests in water security, and the importance of community-based monitoring in our analytical article:
Climate Challenges in the Carpathians: Why Small Rivers Need Continuous Monitoring and Community Oversight

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