The National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management was involved in several tasks within the RESTORE project including: 1. Project management and monitoring progress in Eastern Europe. 2. Developing communication plans for Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. 3. Identifying relevant river restoration networks and projects in Romania. 4. Organizing engagement events in Romania on river habitat and sharing restoration knowledge and experience.

1. Tasks of the National Institute of Hydrology and
Water Management within the RESTORE Project
WIKI Database – Romanian Projects

2. NIHWM involvement within RESTORE project
Tasks
ACTION A2: Project management: Monitoring project progress (Eastern Europe)
ACTION B1: CREATE COMMUNICATIONS PLANS (one communication plan covering
Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria)
‐East Communication Plan for Romania:
‐Input from Hungary – ongoing;
‐Input from Bulgaria – to be provided.
ACTION B2: RR networks directory (all relevant network organisations)
‐Romanian team identified network organizations
ACTION B4: REVIEW EXISTING EU RIVER RESTORATION PROJECTS
‐ collection of all RR projects all over Romania and prepare the information for the
standard format
ACTION B5: IDENTIFY MAIN TARGET AUDIENCE – INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANISATIONS
Romanian team sent questioners to almost 25 MTA and received answers
ACTION C1: NETWORKING AND MARKETING: RR Best Practice Handbook

3. NIHWM involvement within RESTORE project
Task
ACTION C3: ENGAGEMENT EVENTS: SECTOR SPECIFIC
The principle aim is to target sectors outside the immediately EU policy MTA groups
that benefit from/ impact on RR, to communicate lessons from obj. 1, discuss
existing RR activities in that sector
Organise a 3 day event in Rom./ Hun./ Bulg. about 15 participants:
Iasi , Romania – 9‐11 May 2012
RESTORE – WORKSHOP organized by NIHWM with support of N.A. ”Apele
Romane” and DLG
SHARING RIVER RESTORATION KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN EUROPE
‐ 2 days river habitat and geomorphology training session
‐ Field visit on a Restore Project – Ciobarciu wetland
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4. NIHWM involvement within RESTORE project
Task
ACTION C4: ENGAGEMENT EVENTS: POLICY MAKERS and RIVER BASIN MANAGERS
The principle aim is to engage policy makers and river basin managers within the
regions, to communicate lessons from obj. 1, and to discuss existing RR activities
affecting policy and river basin wide
Organise one event in Romania, Hungary or Bulgaria with approximately 10
participants:
‐ One training event, 1 day: for example on co‐operation in international river
basins or on public involvement and information sharing (PROPOSAL TO BE
ORGANISED IN RUSE, BULGARIA in Autumn 2012)

5. NIHWM involvement within RESTORE project
Tasks
ACTION C8: POPULATE RIVER RESTORATION‐Wiki DATABASE
NIHWM filled in the excel format for the wiki data base for 5 Romanian RR projects
ACTION E1: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF COMMUNICATIONS EVENTS
Questionnaires
ACTION E2: TESTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
TOOLS (WIKI database)
‐ On line sessions
ACTION F3: LAYMAN'S REPORT