Progress in 2013 and plans for 2014 Sabina Bokal, Programme Manager 2nd IDMP CEE Workshop Ljubljana, 8 April 2014
Jan 13, 2015
Progress in 2013 and plans for 2014
Sabina Bokal, Programme Manager
2nd IDMP CEE Workshop Ljubljana, 8 April 2014
1. Key principles & objectives & partnership
2. Progress in 2013:
o planning phase (April – June 2013)
o implementation phase (from June 2013 on)
3. Progress within each activity (October – December 2013)
4. Plans for 2014
4 key principles of the programme
From reactive to proactive approach
Vertical planning &
horizontally integrated
sectors
Knowledge base &
sharing best practices
building capacity for integrated
drought management
Regional cooperation
National planning processes
Demonstration projects
Capacity Development
Knowledge and awareness
Partnership and
sustainability Increase the capacity of the CEE region to adapt to climatic variability by enhancing resilience to drought.
OBJECTIVES ACTIVITES
Specific objectives:
• Develop understanding and knowledge, and promote state-of-the-art technology, through documentation, consultative workshops, dialogues and networking for integrated drought management.
• Map and assess the impact of droughts, promote the adaptation of best practices, incorporate risk mitigation/reduction, and develop drought policies based on scientific knowledge.
• Facilitate the capacity of national governments to incorporate assessments on drought management into their national programs and policies.
• Synthesize country findings and develop regional drought policy, a monitoring framework, and a regional drought management platform.
• Raise awareness about severe drought conditions through efficient dissemination mechanisms, such as a learning platform, training and workshops/seminars.
Partners
National Scientific Center for Global Changes (BG)
Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation (CZ)
10 Country Water Partnerships & 40 organizations
University of Debrecen (HUN)
Vilnius University (LT)
Institute of Ecology and Geography (MD)
Institute of Agricultural and Forest Environment (PL)
Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (PL)
National Meteorological Administration (ROM)
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute (SK)
Slovenian Forestry Institute
Biotechnical Faculty (SLO)
Limnos Ltd. (SLO)
Ukrainian Research Institute of Forest and Forest Melioration (UA)
January 2013:
• Development of the final workplan, budget and stakeholder list – submitted to GWPO
February 2013: Official start of the IDMP CEE
March 2013: Programme Manager was selected
IDMP CEE in 2013
detailed budget more detailed description of the
activity defining contributing
partners
description of the final output
implementation plan
April – June Planning phase
June: submission of revised version of IDMP CEE
July: self-hosting status - Contracting
August:
o establishment of a Peer Review Group
o start of demonstration projects
June – September Implementation phase
.... after June the real work started!
Global Water and Climate Programme
Investments in regional and national development
WP1: Regional and Trasboundary Cooperation
WP2: National planning processes
1.1 • Regional cooperation
1.2 • Review of the current status
1.3 • Drought information exchange
Platform
1.4 • GIS based communication
technology platform
o Drought Management Center for Southeastern Europe
o Cooperation with River Basin Organizations (ICPDR, ISRBC):
• observer status • River Base Management Expert Group
(May, 2014 in Zagreb)
o European Drought Observatory (EDO) - platform for exchanging drought information
Act. 1.1: Cooperation with international basin commissions and regional organizations
o High Level Meeting on National Drought Policy, 11-15 March 2013; Geneva
o Climate Change Conference, 3-14 June 2013; Bonn
o UNECE - workshop on adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins (25-26 June 2013) and meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate (27 June 2013)
o 2nd Pan-EU Drought Dialogue Forum, 6 November 2013; Brussels
o EUROPE-INBO 2013: 11th European conference on the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
o 1st Danube workshop on Natural Water Retention Measures, 28-29 January 2014, Hungary
o International Drought Management Workshop in Ankara, 4-5 March 2014, Ankara
... and participation
Task Deadline
Development of the Questionnaire
Draft report
Collecting comments
Final report
Act. 1.2: Review of the current status of the implementation of DM plans and measures within RBMP according to EU WFD
Act. 1.3: Drought information exchange Platform
Task Deadline
Draft version of Implementation guide
Survey on properties of available data
Workshop
List of available data sources and list of planned products to be included in the platform
Final version of Implementation report
September 2014
December 2014
Investments in regional and national development
WP1: Regional and Transboundary Cooperation
WP2: National planning processes
1.1 • Regional cooperation
1.2 • Review of the current status
1.3 • Drought information exchange
Platform
1.4 • GIS based communication
technology platform
2.1
• Guidelines for Drought Management Plan
2.2
• National Consultation dialogues
Guidelines
Final Version
WP2: National planning process
2nd National consultation
dialogues
Guidelines
Draft version
1st National consultation
dialogues
testing in national conditions
existing
Guidelines 2013
2014
June October / November April 2015
Country Date
Bulgaria 3.4.2014
Czech Republic 3.12.2013
Hungary 3.12.2013
Lithuania 19.12.2013
Moldova 23.12.2013
Poland 9.1.2014
Romania 27.2.2014
Slovakia 26.11.2013
Slovenia 6.2.2014
Ukraine 10.12.2013
National Consultation Dialogues (NCDs) – 1st round
Reports on: http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-CEE/IDMPCEE/National-Planning/
o identification of the national key partners dealing with or being responsible for drought management issues
o general information on the programme
o discussion on the questionnaire (act. 1.2)
o introduction of the act. 2.1 “Guidelines for Drought Management Plan”
Act. 2.2: National Consultation Dialogues (NCDs)
Innovative Green Solutions
WP5: Demonstration projects
5.1
• Increasing soil water holding capacity
5.2
• Drought impact on forest ecosystems
5.3
• Natural small water retention measures
5.4
• Drought Risk Management Scheme
5.5
• Remote sensing agricultural drought monitoring methods
5.6
• Remote sensing agricultural drought monitoring methods
Act. 5.1: Increasing soil water holding capacity
„Testing several approaches to agricultural practices which can
improve conditions for soil water holding capacity.“
Act. 5.2: Drought impact on forest ecosystems
„... identification of mitigation and adaptation
measures for forest ecosystems.“
Act. 5.3: Natural small water retention measures
Guidelines on „Natural landscape retention – combining drought
mitigation, flood protection and biodiversity conservation“
Act. 5.4: Drought Risk Management Scheme
Developing a framework for an integrated operational drought risk management system that can be adjusted to a given drought context.
Act. 5.5: Remote sensing agricultural drought monitoring methods
„Identification of agricultural drought characteristics & monitoring methods through the application of remote sensing data.“
Act. 5.6: Remote sensing agricultural drought monitoring methods
„... to upgrade data assessment and forecasting tools to support drought management and monitoring“.
Knowledge management and capacity development
WP6: Capacity Development
WP7: Knowledge and awareness
6.1 • Workshops
6.2 • Capacity Building Trainings
6.3 • Peer Review Group
Act. 6.1 & 6.2: Workshops
Workshop Date
1st workshop in Hodrusa Hamre, Slovakia 15-16 October 2013
2nd workshop in Ljubljana, Slovenia 8-9 April 2014
3rd workshop (+capacity building training) – joint workshop with DMCSEE in Budapest, Hungary
7-9 October 2014
4th workshop 2015
Training / workshop Date
Workshop for partners (act. 5.3) in Warsaw 28-29 October 2013
Training for partners (act. 5.2) in Ljubljana 14-15 November 2013
Workshop for parterres and stakeholder in Szarvas (act. 5.5)
22-23 November 2013
Workshop for partners (act. 5.4) in Wroclaw 27-30 November 2013
Workshop for partners (act. 5.1) in Prague 4-5 December 2013
Act. 6.2: Capacity building trainings
„capacity building trainings/workshop“ for partners
Reports on partners site: http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-CEE/IDMPCEE/for-Partners/
Act. 6.3: Peer Review Group
o Janusz Kindler (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
o Sándor Szalai (Szent István University, Hungary)
o Henny A.J. van Lanen (European Drought Centre, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
o Robert Stefanski (World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland)
o October – December 2013
o general observations & detail comments for each activity
Knowledge management and capacity development
WP6: Capacity Development
WP7: Knowledge and awareness
6.1 • Workshops
6.2 • Capacity Building Trainings
6.3 • Peer Review Group
7.1
• Good practice Compendium
7.2 • Communication activities
Act. 7.1: Good Practice Compendium
„Mix of existing information and accomplishments of IDMP CEE (success stories from WP2 and WP5) and good practice on drought management outside of our region.“
Task Deadline
Activity list prepared
Presentation of the content and process of preparation at the workshop
Analyses of the current status of existing Drought Management plans across the Europe and other existing drought policy and management documents Include information, results and good practices from IDMP CEE activities
August 2014
December 2014
Act. 7.2: Communication activities
... „to raise the visibility of the programme and to increase the awareness of drought issues in the CEE region, communicating the knowledge gathered, and supporting the programme in reaching political and governmental authorities.“
Partnership and sustainability
WP8: Governance and Fundraising
8.1
• Improving fundraising capacity of CWP and RWP
o 59 agreements signed in 2013 o 12 more in 2014 o discussion on follow-up proposals, additional funds, EU projects, ...
http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-CEE/IDMPCEE/
http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-CEE/IDMPCEE/for-Partners/
Thank you for your attention!