On December 11, 2019, Director of the Institute of Hydrobiology of the NAS of Ukraine, NASU Corresponding Member Serhiy A. Afanasyev participated in a round table on the topic: “Environmental problems and prospects for small hydropower as a renewable energy source in Ukraine”, held by the Verkhovna Rada Committee environmental policy and environmental management. 

He gave a presentation on the impact assessment of the construction and operation of small hydropower plants on the ichthyofauna and ecological status of rivers. Also were presented: "Methodology for identifying especially valuable sections of the river for their conservation and protection" and methodological manual "Scientific and methodological recommendations for the preparation of the ATS report for the construction of small hydroelectric power plants", developed jointly with other scientists and representatives of the Public Association "World Wide Fund for Nature in Ukraine".