This document summarizes an activity aimed at identifying and verifying measures to increase soil water holding capacity through agricultural practices. The activity involves field experiments in several countries comparing traditional ploughing, subsoiling, composting tillage, no-tillage farming, and organic matter application. Progress includes setting up new cross-subsoiling experiments in Slovakia, soil sample analysis in Poland, observing existing experiments in the Czech Republic, and evaluating field results in Slovenia. The work is proceeding as planned with no expected changes or problems in continuing experimental, observational, and evaluative activities toward a final report on proposals for agricultural practices.
The document discusses various European Union funding programmes that could be pursued for projects related to water management, floods, and droughts. It provides information on the LIFE Programme, Horizon 2020, and European territorial cooperation programmes, outlining details like eligible project types, financing amounts, and application procedures. Key funding opportunities mentioned include LIFE for demonstration projects, Horizon 2020 for applied research and innovation, and transnational cooperation programmes for developing joint strategies across borders.
This document summarizes a forest demonstration project assessing drought impacts on forests in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Ukraine. The project mapped temperature, precipitation, and forest vulnerability zones under current and future climate scenarios. It determined forest area and tree species distribution across vulnerability zones. The project identified adaptation measures to mitigate drought impacts in each country. It established a methodology to assess drought impacts on forests using climate projections and indicators that was applied in the four countries.
Fourth IDMP CEE workshop: Upgrading agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting: the case of Ukraine and Moldova by Anna Tsvietkova & Dumitru Drumea
The document summarizes the proceedings of the 1st Working Group meeting on Cres held on April 8, 2015. Participants from universities, institutions, and companies discussed projects related to water and drought management in the Adriatic Sea impacted by climate change. Primoz Banovec presented the basics of EU funding opportunities, particularly the EU MED program. The working group proposed including in the project proposal: protecting Lake Vrana from climate change and monitoring underground conditions; assessing water abstraction from the lake; modernizing water supply networks; evaluating waste water treatment and reuse; and protecting small water retentions. The group agreed to include all proposed activities in the initial project proposal draft. A meeting was also held with the Mayor of Cres who pledged
This document discusses how to future proof a website. It identifies issues such as relying on a single CMS vendor or customizations that may not transfer to a new system. It recommends building in flexibility by keeping CSS, content, and text portable and reusable across different platforms. The document suggests choosing an open-source CMS, assessing the lifespan of each site element, and finding ways to reuse elements indefinitely in order to avoid costs associated with replacing the entire site.
This document summarizes the 3rd Workshop on Integrated Drought Management in Central and Eastern Europe. It provides an overview of the Integrated Drought Management Programme for Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE), including its inception phase, planning, and current status. The IDMP CEE aims to build regional cooperation, support national planning, conduct demonstration projects, develop capacity, spread knowledge and awareness, and ensure proper governance and fundraising. It is currently implementing various activities under six work packages and conducting its third regional workshop to discuss progress and receive feedback from a peer review group.
This document summarizes an activity aimed at identifying and verifying measures to increase soil water holding capacity through agricultural practices. The activity involves field experiments in several countries comparing traditional ploughing, subsoiling, composting tillage, no-tillage farming, and organic matter application. Progress includes setting up new cross-subsoiling experiments in Slovakia, soil sample analysis in Poland, observing existing experiments in the Czech Republic, and evaluating field results in Slovenia. The work is proceeding as planned with no expected changes or problems in continuing experimental, observational, and evaluative activities toward a final report on proposals for agricultural practices.
The document discusses various European Union funding programmes that could be pursued for projects related to water management, floods, and droughts. It provides information on the LIFE Programme, Horizon 2020, and European territorial cooperation programmes, outlining details like eligible project types, financing amounts, and application procedures. Key funding opportunities mentioned include LIFE for demonstration projects, Horizon 2020 for applied research and innovation, and transnational cooperation programmes for developing joint strategies across borders.
This document summarizes a forest demonstration project assessing drought impacts on forests in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Ukraine. The project mapped temperature, precipitation, and forest vulnerability zones under current and future climate scenarios. It determined forest area and tree species distribution across vulnerability zones. The project identified adaptation measures to mitigate drought impacts in each country. It established a methodology to assess drought impacts on forests using climate projections and indicators that was applied in the four countries.
Fourth IDMP CEE workshop: Upgrading agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting: the case of Ukraine and Moldova by Anna Tsvietkova & Dumitru Drumea
The document summarizes the proceedings of the 1st Working Group meeting on Cres held on April 8, 2015. Participants from universities, institutions, and companies discussed projects related to water and drought management in the Adriatic Sea impacted by climate change. Primoz Banovec presented the basics of EU funding opportunities, particularly the EU MED program. The working group proposed including in the project proposal: protecting Lake Vrana from climate change and monitoring underground conditions; assessing water abstraction from the lake; modernizing water supply networks; evaluating waste water treatment and reuse; and protecting small water retentions. The group agreed to include all proposed activities in the initial project proposal draft. A meeting was also held with the Mayor of Cres who pledged
This document discusses how to future proof a website. It identifies issues such as relying on a single CMS vendor or customizations that may not transfer to a new system. It recommends building in flexibility by keeping CSS, content, and text portable and reusable across different platforms. The document suggests choosing an open-source CMS, assessing the lifespan of each site element, and finding ways to reuse elements indefinitely in order to avoid costs associated with replacing the entire site.
This document summarizes the 3rd Workshop on Integrated Drought Management in Central and Eastern Europe. It provides an overview of the Integrated Drought Management Programme for Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE), including its inception phase, planning, and current status. The IDMP CEE aims to build regional cooperation, support national planning, conduct demonstration projects, develop capacity, spread knowledge and awareness, and ensure proper governance and fundraising. It is currently implementing various activities under six work packages and conducting its third regional workshop to discuss progress and receive feedback from a peer review group.
This document provides guidance for selecting waste-water purification systems for country houses in rural areas of Estonia. It discusses factors to consider such as the type of residence, existing natural conditions of the land like soil and water levels, and provides various system options. These include collecting tanks with individual treatment plants, collecting tanks with irrigation in summer, and separated black and grey water systems. The document aims to help select the best technical solution for waste-water purification according to the local conditions.
The document provides an overview of hardware and software tools for sustainable sanitation and water management (SSWM) implementation. It defines hardware tools as physical solutions that optimize water and nutrient cycles, like water filters and treatment systems. Software tools are defined as behavioral change approaches that optimize cycles through economic, awareness raising, command/control, and enabling environment tools. The document then provides examples of various hardware tools for water sources, purification, distribution, use, wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse/recharge. It also gives examples of software tools like social marketing, advocacy, pricing strategies, and policies. Finally, it outlines a group work activity for participants to identify appropriate hardware and software solutions to optimize their local water management system using
This progress report summarizes work from the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDM CEE) on demonstration projects to increase soil water holding capacity through agricultural practices and measures. Experiments were set up in multiple countries comparing subsoiled fields to traditionally farmed fields, fields with green manure or farmyard manure applications, and tillage systems. Preliminary results found that subsoiling increased water infiltration into deeper soil layers while higher yields were achieved. Organic fertilizer applications did not negatively impact water infiltration. The next steps outlined continuing experiments, data collection, and knowledge sharing to increase awareness of improving soil water retention through agriculture.
This document summarizes an activity to upgrade agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting in Ukraine and Moldova. The activity is a collaboration between soil research institutes, hydromet centers, and water resource agencies in both countries. Goals include developing a joint agro-climate zoning map, introducing EU drought indexes, updating crop yield forecast models, and raising stakeholder awareness. Work done so far includes analyzing long-term soil moisture and weather data in Ukraine and collecting data from 7 stations in Moldova. Plans for 2014 include finalizing the zoning map, modeling forecasts in Ukraine, and improving soil moisture monitoring in Moldova. Challenges include developing new forecast models with limited resources and further developing Moldova's monitoring systems.
This document summarizes communications activities for the Integrated Drought Management Programme for Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE) from October 2014 to April 2015. It describes the creation of an IDMP CEE website and brochure in early 2014 to provide information about the programme. It also discusses a photo competition in August 2014 to raise drought awareness, posters created to promote national consultation dialogues, and two informational videos uploaded to YouTube in November 2014. Upcoming publications mentioned include IDMP CEE guidelines, fact sheets, and infographics.
The document describes a compendium of a drought management project in Central and Eastern Europe. The compendium will contain summaries of the project's activities and their outputs. It will have six chapters organized by theme, such as drought monitoring and forecasting, and measures to reduce drought impacts. Each activity summary will describe the activity's objective, methodology, outputs, and its contribution to drought management. The compendium aims to showcase the project's work in order to help others facing drought challenges in the region.
This document summarizes an activity to upgrade agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting in Ukraine and Moldova. The activity was led by Dr. Tatiana Adamenko from UkrHydroMetCentre in Ukraine. It involved analyzing climate trends, revising agroclimatic zoning, upgrading forecasting models, and raising awareness of integrated drought management. Key outputs included new climate trend data, updated agroclimatic zoning maps, an improved crop yield forecasting model for Ukraine, and guidance on soil moisture conservation in Moldova. Lessons learned included the need for better cross-country coordination and building stakeholder capacity on proactive drought risk management.
The document discusses the establishment and operations of the Drought Management Centre for Southeastern Europe (DMCSEE). It began as an initiative in 1998 and became operational in 2009 through a transnational cooperation project involving 15 partners from 9 countries. The DMCSEE monitors meteorological and agricultural drought in the region using tools like the Standardized Precipitation Index and the WinISAREG water balance model. The document also discusses assessing drought vulnerability and sensitivity using GIS and weighted parameters. It provides recommendations for legal frameworks, drought monitoring and early warning systems, and agricultural drought preparedness and mitigation measures.
2010 Mobile Trends, Mobile Development Strategy, Mobile User Experience - Rea...Shay Rosen (שי רוזן)
This document is a presentation in Hebrew given by Shay Rosen on mobile trends and innovations for 2010. The presentation covers the growth of the mobile market and shift to smartphones, the rise of mobile apps and activities like social networking and shopping on mobile. It discusses questions around developing for mobile like whether to use native, browser-based or hybrid apps. It also provides guidelines for optimal mobile user experience, emphasizing clear purpose and intuitive use of standard interfaces.
The document discusses events organized by GWP CEE and national GWP organizations to celebrate the first Danube Day, including photo exhibitions, workshops, cleanups, and concerts held in Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and other Danube countries. Preparations were made for future implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and greater public participation in river basin management planning.
This document describes the Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM) Toolbox. It is an open-source online capacity development tool that takes a holistic approach to water management and sanitation by considering the entire water and nutrient cycle. The toolbox contains implementation tools, process and planning tools, background information, and topic entries. It has been accessed by people in many countries and regions of the world since its launch. The toolbox aims to help users optimize their local water systems and implement initiatives in a more sustainable way.
C:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\a2 media evaluation jackjackwalterssufc
The document provides an evaluation of a media production project creating a music video. It discusses how the video used conventions like lip syncing and editing shots to match the pace of the song. It tells a narrative story of a relationship between the main character and a bear. Audience feedback was gathered on song choice, designs, and which elements worked best. A variety of media technologies were used in the planning, production, and evaluation stages, including websites to find music, YouTube for research, and iMovie and Prezi for editing and presenting.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for sustainable sanitation in Central and Eastern European countries. It introduces a group discussion and activity where participants will individually identify challenges and opportunities for sustainable sanitation systems in 5 minutes. They will then analyze their ideas with their group for 15 minutes before sharing as a full plenary for 20 minutes. The goal is for the groups to analyze the challenges and opportunities of sustainable sanitation systems in their respective areas.
This document discusses Slovenia's involvement in several regional water management initiatives and plans. It begins by providing context on Slovenia's geographic position and participation in the 1992 UN Earth Summit. It then outlines key concepts from Agenda 21 like integrated water resource management. The rest of the document summarizes Slovenia's role in developing and implementing management plans for bodies of water like the Mediterranean Sea, Danube River, Sava River, and Adriatic-Ionic sea region. It also highlights examples of improved water quality and cooperation between Slovenia and neighboring countries on issues like pollution response.
This document discusses single family treatment wetlands in Poland. It provides statistics on water and sewer access in Poland and notes that 15 million people lack access to sewer systems. It then discusses the need for single family treatment plants (STPs) as a solution. It describes three configurations of STPs tested in the town of Stężyca involving septic tanks and vertical and horizontal flow treatment wetlands. The results over four years showed good removal of organic matter, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus. Configuration II with sequential vertical flow beds performed best. Proper pre-treatment and sufficient contact time were important. STPs were an effective sustainable solution but owners were not willing to use reed sludge beds and authorities
The document summarizes the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), a joint program between the World Meteorological Organization and the Global Water Partnership. The IDMP aims to help countries move from reactive to proactive drought management through preparedness, vulnerability reduction, and an integrated multi-stakeholder approach. It will develop tools and guidelines, conduct demonstration projects, build capacity, and respond to regional needs through a new Drought HelpDesk platform. The IDMP has engaged many partner organizations and aims to improve drought understanding, monitoring, policy, and risk reduction.
The Integrated Drought Management Programme was launched in 2013 by the WMO and GWP to support implementing the outcomes of the High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policies. The HMNDP final declaration emphasized developing proactive drought risk management strategies including mitigation, planning, science, technology, public outreach, and resource management. It also promoted greater collaboration on observation networks and delivery systems to improve public awareness of drought risk and incorporate drought plans into development policies. The IDMP held regional workshops in several areas from 2013-2015 to provide guidance on developing national drought management policies.
This document provides guidance for selecting waste-water purification systems for country houses in rural areas of Estonia. It discusses factors to consider such as the type of residence, existing natural conditions of the land like soil and water levels, and provides various system options. These include collecting tanks with individual treatment plants, collecting tanks with irrigation in summer, and separated black and grey water systems. The document aims to help select the best technical solution for waste-water purification according to the local conditions.
The document provides an overview of hardware and software tools for sustainable sanitation and water management (SSWM) implementation. It defines hardware tools as physical solutions that optimize water and nutrient cycles, like water filters and treatment systems. Software tools are defined as behavioral change approaches that optimize cycles through economic, awareness raising, command/control, and enabling environment tools. The document then provides examples of various hardware tools for water sources, purification, distribution, use, wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse/recharge. It also gives examples of software tools like social marketing, advocacy, pricing strategies, and policies. Finally, it outlines a group work activity for participants to identify appropriate hardware and software solutions to optimize their local water management system using
This progress report summarizes work from the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDM CEE) on demonstration projects to increase soil water holding capacity through agricultural practices and measures. Experiments were set up in multiple countries comparing subsoiled fields to traditionally farmed fields, fields with green manure or farmyard manure applications, and tillage systems. Preliminary results found that subsoiling increased water infiltration into deeper soil layers while higher yields were achieved. Organic fertilizer applications did not negatively impact water infiltration. The next steps outlined continuing experiments, data collection, and knowledge sharing to increase awareness of improving soil water retention through agriculture.
This document summarizes an activity to upgrade agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting in Ukraine and Moldova. The activity is a collaboration between soil research institutes, hydromet centers, and water resource agencies in both countries. Goals include developing a joint agro-climate zoning map, introducing EU drought indexes, updating crop yield forecast models, and raising stakeholder awareness. Work done so far includes analyzing long-term soil moisture and weather data in Ukraine and collecting data from 7 stations in Moldova. Plans for 2014 include finalizing the zoning map, modeling forecasts in Ukraine, and improving soil moisture monitoring in Moldova. Challenges include developing new forecast models with limited resources and further developing Moldova's monitoring systems.
This document summarizes communications activities for the Integrated Drought Management Programme for Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE) from October 2014 to April 2015. It describes the creation of an IDMP CEE website and brochure in early 2014 to provide information about the programme. It also discusses a photo competition in August 2014 to raise drought awareness, posters created to promote national consultation dialogues, and two informational videos uploaded to YouTube in November 2014. Upcoming publications mentioned include IDMP CEE guidelines, fact sheets, and infographics.
The document describes a compendium of a drought management project in Central and Eastern Europe. The compendium will contain summaries of the project's activities and their outputs. It will have six chapters organized by theme, such as drought monitoring and forecasting, and measures to reduce drought impacts. Each activity summary will describe the activity's objective, methodology, outputs, and its contribution to drought management. The compendium aims to showcase the project's work in order to help others facing drought challenges in the region.
This document summarizes an activity to upgrade agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting in Ukraine and Moldova. The activity was led by Dr. Tatiana Adamenko from UkrHydroMetCentre in Ukraine. It involved analyzing climate trends, revising agroclimatic zoning, upgrading forecasting models, and raising awareness of integrated drought management. Key outputs included new climate trend data, updated agroclimatic zoning maps, an improved crop yield forecasting model for Ukraine, and guidance on soil moisture conservation in Moldova. Lessons learned included the need for better cross-country coordination and building stakeholder capacity on proactive drought risk management.
The document discusses the establishment and operations of the Drought Management Centre for Southeastern Europe (DMCSEE). It began as an initiative in 1998 and became operational in 2009 through a transnational cooperation project involving 15 partners from 9 countries. The DMCSEE monitors meteorological and agricultural drought in the region using tools like the Standardized Precipitation Index and the WinISAREG water balance model. The document also discusses assessing drought vulnerability and sensitivity using GIS and weighted parameters. It provides recommendations for legal frameworks, drought monitoring and early warning systems, and agricultural drought preparedness and mitigation measures.
2010 Mobile Trends, Mobile Development Strategy, Mobile User Experience - Rea...Shay Rosen (שי רוזן)
This document is a presentation in Hebrew given by Shay Rosen on mobile trends and innovations for 2010. The presentation covers the growth of the mobile market and shift to smartphones, the rise of mobile apps and activities like social networking and shopping on mobile. It discusses questions around developing for mobile like whether to use native, browser-based or hybrid apps. It also provides guidelines for optimal mobile user experience, emphasizing clear purpose and intuitive use of standard interfaces.
The document discusses events organized by GWP CEE and national GWP organizations to celebrate the first Danube Day, including photo exhibitions, workshops, cleanups, and concerts held in Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and other Danube countries. Preparations were made for future implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and greater public participation in river basin management planning.
This document describes the Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM) Toolbox. It is an open-source online capacity development tool that takes a holistic approach to water management and sanitation by considering the entire water and nutrient cycle. The toolbox contains implementation tools, process and planning tools, background information, and topic entries. It has been accessed by people in many countries and regions of the world since its launch. The toolbox aims to help users optimize their local water systems and implement initiatives in a more sustainable way.
C:\documents and settings\owner\my documents\a2 media evaluation jackjackwalterssufc
The document provides an evaluation of a media production project creating a music video. It discusses how the video used conventions like lip syncing and editing shots to match the pace of the song. It tells a narrative story of a relationship between the main character and a bear. Audience feedback was gathered on song choice, designs, and which elements worked best. A variety of media technologies were used in the planning, production, and evaluation stages, including websites to find music, YouTube for research, and iMovie and Prezi for editing and presenting.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for sustainable sanitation in Central and Eastern European countries. It introduces a group discussion and activity where participants will individually identify challenges and opportunities for sustainable sanitation systems in 5 minutes. They will then analyze their ideas with their group for 15 minutes before sharing as a full plenary for 20 minutes. The goal is for the groups to analyze the challenges and opportunities of sustainable sanitation systems in their respective areas.
This document discusses Slovenia's involvement in several regional water management initiatives and plans. It begins by providing context on Slovenia's geographic position and participation in the 1992 UN Earth Summit. It then outlines key concepts from Agenda 21 like integrated water resource management. The rest of the document summarizes Slovenia's role in developing and implementing management plans for bodies of water like the Mediterranean Sea, Danube River, Sava River, and Adriatic-Ionic sea region. It also highlights examples of improved water quality and cooperation between Slovenia and neighboring countries on issues like pollution response.
This document discusses single family treatment wetlands in Poland. It provides statistics on water and sewer access in Poland and notes that 15 million people lack access to sewer systems. It then discusses the need for single family treatment plants (STPs) as a solution. It describes three configurations of STPs tested in the town of Stężyca involving septic tanks and vertical and horizontal flow treatment wetlands. The results over four years showed good removal of organic matter, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus. Configuration II with sequential vertical flow beds performed best. Proper pre-treatment and sufficient contact time were important. STPs were an effective sustainable solution but owners were not willing to use reed sludge beds and authorities
The document summarizes the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), a joint program between the World Meteorological Organization and the Global Water Partnership. The IDMP aims to help countries move from reactive to proactive drought management through preparedness, vulnerability reduction, and an integrated multi-stakeholder approach. It will develop tools and guidelines, conduct demonstration projects, build capacity, and respond to regional needs through a new Drought HelpDesk platform. The IDMP has engaged many partner organizations and aims to improve drought understanding, monitoring, policy, and risk reduction.
The Integrated Drought Management Programme was launched in 2013 by the WMO and GWP to support implementing the outcomes of the High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policies. The HMNDP final declaration emphasized developing proactive drought risk management strategies including mitigation, planning, science, technology, public outreach, and resource management. It also promoted greater collaboration on observation networks and delivery systems to improve public awareness of drought risk and incorporate drought plans into development policies. The IDMP held regional workshops in several areas from 2013-2015 to provide guidance on developing national drought management policies.