tə kˈɑːmbæt ʌŋkəntɹˈoʊld flˈʌdɪŋ, ðə nˈæʃənəl ɐkˈædəmi ʌv sˈaɪənsᵻz ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn hæd dɪvˈɛləpt ɐ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ʌv flˈʌdɪŋ fˈɔːɹkæstɪŋ; haʊˈɛvɚ, æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐdˈɑːpt ɪt.
To combat uncontrolled flooding, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine had developed a program of flooding forecasting; however, as of 2012, the Government of Ukraine refused to adopt it.