Swot-Analysis of the Water Resources Management System

The paper discusses the system of water resources management and analyzes the effectiveness of its particular elements functioning. The authors have found the followingfactors of the water sector development: implementation of the strategic documents and attainment of the preset objectives, increasing of investments to the water sector and the self-funding level of the water sector enterprises, provision of scientific/information support for the management system. Application of the SWOT-analysis method have assessed the strong and weak aspects of the water resources management system, as internal conditions of its establishment. The external factors comprise possibilities of the system development, both positive aspects and dangers. Both national components of the system of state governing as a whole and factors affecting the situation at the international level were acknowledged as external factors. The conducted analysis enabled to conclude about necessity of improvement of the water resources management system of the Russian Federation in order to raise effectiveness of its functioning.