The national dialogue in Lithuania discussed opportunities and challenges for river basin management planning and sustainable water resource management in the context of integrated water resources management (IWRM). The dialogue comprised two seminars attended by over 100 participants from government institutions, municipalities, and NGOs. As an outcome, the Global Water Partnership Lithuania signed an agreement to act as an information center on river basin management. While IWRM concepts are established in Lithuanian law and policy, further dissemination of IWRM principles to broader audiences remains an important goal.
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This document discusses water protection actions in the Danube Region Strategy. It provides background on the strategy and outlines some key challenges and opportunities in the region related to mobility, energy, the environment, socioeconomics, and security. Four priority areas are identified: connecting the Danube Region to improve sustainability; protecting the environment; building prosperity; and strengthening cooperation. Specific actions are proposed to restore water quality, strengthen cooperation, continue monitoring systems, boost wastewater treatment, and more. Hungary is working to identify relevant projects and potential flagship projects in areas like water quality restoration and management.
The document summarizes the Global Water Partnership (GWP), an intergovernmental organization that works to advance sustainable water resource governance and management. It discusses GWP's role in developing a proposed post-2015 development agenda water goal. GWP conducted country consultations to inform the proposed goal, which calls for a dedicated water goal to ensure water is not overlooked by sectoral interests and to underpin sustainability. GWP's executive secretary advocated for a dedicated water goal during a United Nations debate.
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This document discusses water resource management in the Kaliningrad Oblast region of Russia and its neighboring countries. It outlines the common water challenges facing the Baltic Sea region, including pollution, eutrophication, and impacts on water systems from development. Good water management could provide significant health, economic, and ecosystem benefits through industries like agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. The document calls for improved strategic planning and investment in water resources across borders to realize these benefits in a sustainable manner.
The national dialogue in Lithuania discussed opportunities and challenges for river basin management planning and sustainable water resource management in the context of integrated water resources management (IWRM). The dialogue comprised two seminars attended by over 100 participants from government institutions, municipalities, and NGOs. As an outcome, the Global Water Partnership Lithuania signed an agreement to act as an information center on river basin management. While IWRM concepts are established in Lithuanian law and policy, further dissemination of IWRM principles to broader audiences remains an important goal.
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.
This document discusses guidelines being developed for drought management plans in Central and Eastern Europe. It outlines the activities, partners involved, progress made so far, and next steps. Activity 2.1 aims to develop guidelines for drought management plans based on a risk management approach. The guidelines will include national examples from 10 countries. A first draft was presented in June 2014 and will be finalized in April 2015 after receiving country examples and feedback. The guidelines will provide a harmonized process for developing drought management plans consistent with EU policy and include key plan elements like indicators, thresholds, and response measures.
The document announces the 2012 "Danube Art Master" international competition for children aged 6-16 across 14 Danube countries to create artwork celebrating the Danube River environment using natural materials, with national winners advancing to compete at the international level for prizes like laboratory kits and cameras to inspire environmental stewardship of the river basin.
This document discusses water protection actions in the Danube Region Strategy. It provides background on the strategy and outlines some key challenges and opportunities in the region related to mobility, energy, the environment, socioeconomics, and security. Four priority areas are identified: connecting the Danube Region to improve sustainability; protecting the environment; building prosperity; and strengthening cooperation. Specific actions are proposed to restore water quality, strengthen cooperation, continue monitoring systems, boost wastewater treatment, and more. Hungary is working to identify relevant projects and potential flagship projects in areas like water quality restoration and management.
The document summarizes the Global Water Partnership (GWP), an intergovernmental organization that works to advance sustainable water resource governance and management. It discusses GWP's role in developing a proposed post-2015 development agenda water goal. GWP conducted country consultations to inform the proposed goal, which calls for a dedicated water goal to ensure water is not overlooked by sectoral interests and to underpin sustainability. GWP's executive secretary advocated for a dedicated water goal during a United Nations debate.
This document summarizes the process and major achievements of the DROUGHT-R&SPI project from its initial call to completion. The project established four pan-European drought dialogue forums to foster research and science-policy interfacing. It also developed drought monitoring and forecasting tools, created an inventory of European drought impacts, and assessed drought impacts and vulnerability across multiple sectors. The project involved collaboration across 12 partners over 4 years, with a budget of 4.2 million Euros funded by the European Commission.
This document discusses water resource management in the Kaliningrad Oblast region of Russia and its neighboring countries. It outlines the common water challenges facing the Baltic Sea region, including pollution, eutrophication, and impacts on water systems from development. Good water management could provide significant health, economic, and ecosystem benefits through industries like agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. The document calls for improved strategic planning and investment in water resources across borders to realize these benefits in a sustainable manner.
This document discusses the importance of public education in protecting and restoring river ecosystems. It notes that education efforts often follow restoration projects, and are dependent on donors and funds. As a result, approaches are ad hoc and effectiveness is unknown. It recommends starting studies on social perceptions of water ecosystems, evaluating educational programs and activities, and developing education programs on ecological river functioning. The Global Water Partnership pledges to support information sharing on best practices by 2015 and assess public education effects in river projects by end of 2012.
The document provides an overview of the Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE). It summarizes the start, implementation, outputs and planned continuation of the programme. The IDMP CEE was launched in 2013 with the goal of increasing drought resilience in the region. It involved over 40 organizations from 10 countries and had a budget of over 900,000 euros. Key outputs included guidelines for drought management plans, national consultation dialogues, drought monitoring platforms and demonstration projects on topics like increasing soil water retention. The workshop aimed to discuss progress and lessons learned, disseminate results, and develop proposals to continue the programme's work.
This document provides an agenda for a two-day introductory workshop on sustainable sanitation and water management. The workshop will cover topics such as integrated urban water management, sustainable sanitation and water management approaches, challenges in central and eastern Europe, tools for sustainable sanitation planning, and case studies of sustainable sanitation projects. Participants will introduce themselves, work in groups to discuss their water and sanitation systems, and provide an evaluation at the end of the workshop. The overall goal is to provide an introduction to concepts and practices for sustainable sanitation and water management.
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The document summarizes activities of the Global Water Partnership of Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE) related to integrated water resource management and public awareness events. Specifically, it discusses:
1) A training of trainers workshop in Bulgaria on IWRM and EU water legislation.
2) A seminar in Bulgaria for enterprises on IWRM and participation in water management.
3) A public discussion in Bulgaria on the review of the East Aegean Sea Basin region according to the EU Water Framework Directive.
The document outlines 12 recommendations from a conference on water in international relations that call for an integrated and comprehensive approach to water resource management. The recommendations emphasize the importance of water governance, technological development, communication, education, and involving stakeholders at all levels of decision making. They also stress that access to drinking water should be considered a basic human right.
This document provides an overview of existing plans in the region to address desertification and drought, including:
1. National Action Plans from countries in the Northern Mediterranean and Central/Eastern Europe, as well as the UK Drought Plan.
2. A review of documents from Central and South Eastern European countries on desertification and drought.
The plans and documents summarized cover factors contributing to desertification/drought in each country, proposed strategies and measures to address issues, and frameworks for monitoring and management. The level of detail in the plans varies between countries.
The document summarizes the background and objectives of Activity 1.2 to review the status of drought management plans within river basin management plans according to the EU Water Framework Directive. It will gather information through a questionnaire on the development and implementation of drought management plans in several countries. The questionnaire addresses topics like the content and development level of plans, identification of water scarcity and drought issues, monitoring parameters, risk mapping, and management measures. It aims to analyze the current situation and issues to inform the development of drought management plans and a final report.
This document discusses the planets in our solar system. It describes that there are nine planets that orbit the sun, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. It provides the order of the planets from closest to farthest from the sun and notes some basic facts about Earth, such as it having air and 71% of its surface being water.
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.
The document describes the SATIDA project which aims to (1) develop a platform to analyze satellite data and link it to socioeconomic assessments to monitor drought risk, (2) test this with Doctors Without Borders in Central African Republic and Ethiopia, and (3) create a mobile app for field data collection. It outlines SATIDA's objectives, method of combining precipitation, soil moisture, temperature and vegetation indices to calculate an enhanced drought index, and demonstrates the platform and app for analyzing current and forecasted drought conditions and impacts.
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This document discusses the target audience for a psychological thriller film. It analyzes survey data showing that psychological thrillers are most popular among 18-24 year olds, as this age group watches thrillers the most. The surveys also found that psychological thrillers tend to be more favorable towards females, going against some common stereotypes. The document then lists some common traits of psychological thrillers like suspense, excitement, and tension. It provides examples of how the film uses traits like suspense and anxiety through techniques like music and questions about the plot.
The document summarizes a survey of the use of treatment wetlands (TW) for wastewater management in small communities (<2000 inhabitants) in Central and Eastern Europe. The survey found that while some countries like the Czech Republic have extensive experience with TW, other countries make little to no use of them due to factors like lack of awareness, deficient legislation, negative past experiences, and land limitations. Barriers to wider adoption of TW include unawareness among authorities and the public, deficits in wastewater discharge limits and planning programs, and institutional and market barriers. Solutions proposed include promoting TW through information sharing, improving legislation, and demonstrating good practice examples.
This document discusses follow up topics and activities for the Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE) and the Drought Management Center for Southeast Europe (DMCSEE). Four main thematic areas are proposed:
1) Drought monitoring including improving monitoring through remote sensing and connecting to existing platforms.
2) Upgrading drought risk assessment including promoting a common approach to risk assessment across countries and developing a drought risk atlas.
3) Drought cost assessment including developing a common methodology to assess costs and selecting pilot areas.
4) Drought management including updating drought management schemes, developing policy recommendations, and initiatives to harmonize drought planning methods across countries.
This document discusses the importance of public education in protecting and restoring river ecosystems. It notes that education efforts often follow restoration projects, and are dependent on donors and funds. As a result, approaches are ad hoc and effectiveness is unknown. It recommends starting studies on social perceptions of water ecosystems, evaluating educational programs and activities, and developing education programs on ecological river functioning. The Global Water Partnership pledges to support information sharing on best practices by 2015 and assess public education effects in river projects by end of 2012.
The document provides an overview of the Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE). It summarizes the start, implementation, outputs and planned continuation of the programme. The IDMP CEE was launched in 2013 with the goal of increasing drought resilience in the region. It involved over 40 organizations from 10 countries and had a budget of over 900,000 euros. Key outputs included guidelines for drought management plans, national consultation dialogues, drought monitoring platforms and demonstration projects on topics like increasing soil water retention. The workshop aimed to discuss progress and lessons learned, disseminate results, and develop proposals to continue the programme's work.
This document provides an agenda for a two-day introductory workshop on sustainable sanitation and water management. The workshop will cover topics such as integrated urban water management, sustainable sanitation and water management approaches, challenges in central and eastern Europe, tools for sustainable sanitation planning, and case studies of sustainable sanitation projects. Participants will introduce themselves, work in groups to discuss their water and sanitation systems, and provide an evaluation at the end of the workshop. The overall goal is to provide an introduction to concepts and practices for sustainable sanitation and water management.
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The document summarizes activities of the Global Water Partnership of Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE) related to integrated water resource management and public awareness events. Specifically, it discusses:
1) A training of trainers workshop in Bulgaria on IWRM and EU water legislation.
2) A seminar in Bulgaria for enterprises on IWRM and participation in water management.
3) A public discussion in Bulgaria on the review of the East Aegean Sea Basin region according to the EU Water Framework Directive.
The document outlines 12 recommendations from a conference on water in international relations that call for an integrated and comprehensive approach to water resource management. The recommendations emphasize the importance of water governance, technological development, communication, education, and involving stakeholders at all levels of decision making. They also stress that access to drinking water should be considered a basic human right.
This document provides an overview of existing plans in the region to address desertification and drought, including:
1. National Action Plans from countries in the Northern Mediterranean and Central/Eastern Europe, as well as the UK Drought Plan.
2. A review of documents from Central and South Eastern European countries on desertification and drought.
The plans and documents summarized cover factors contributing to desertification/drought in each country, proposed strategies and measures to address issues, and frameworks for monitoring and management. The level of detail in the plans varies between countries.
The document summarizes the background and objectives of Activity 1.2 to review the status of drought management plans within river basin management plans according to the EU Water Framework Directive. It will gather information through a questionnaire on the development and implementation of drought management plans in several countries. The questionnaire addresses topics like the content and development level of plans, identification of water scarcity and drought issues, monitoring parameters, risk mapping, and management measures. It aims to analyze the current situation and issues to inform the development of drought management plans and a final report.
This document discusses the planets in our solar system. It describes that there are nine planets that orbit the sun, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. It provides the order of the planets from closest to farthest from the sun and notes some basic facts about Earth, such as it having air and 71% of its surface being water.
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.
The document describes the SATIDA project which aims to (1) develop a platform to analyze satellite data and link it to socioeconomic assessments to monitor drought risk, (2) test this with Doctors Without Borders in Central African Republic and Ethiopia, and (3) create a mobile app for field data collection. It outlines SATIDA's objectives, method of combining precipitation, soil moisture, temperature and vegetation indices to calculate an enhanced drought index, and demonstrates the platform and app for analyzing current and forecasted drought conditions and impacts.
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This document discusses the target audience for a psychological thriller film. It analyzes survey data showing that psychological thrillers are most popular among 18-24 year olds, as this age group watches thrillers the most. The surveys also found that psychological thrillers tend to be more favorable towards females, going against some common stereotypes. The document then lists some common traits of psychological thrillers like suspense, excitement, and tension. It provides examples of how the film uses traits like suspense and anxiety through techniques like music and questions about the plot.
The document summarizes a survey of the use of treatment wetlands (TW) for wastewater management in small communities (<2000 inhabitants) in Central and Eastern Europe. The survey found that while some countries like the Czech Republic have extensive experience with TW, other countries make little to no use of them due to factors like lack of awareness, deficient legislation, negative past experiences, and land limitations. Barriers to wider adoption of TW include unawareness among authorities and the public, deficits in wastewater discharge limits and planning programs, and institutional and market barriers. Solutions proposed include promoting TW through information sharing, improving legislation, and demonstrating good practice examples.
This document discusses follow up topics and activities for the Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE) and the Drought Management Center for Southeast Europe (DMCSEE). Four main thematic areas are proposed:
1) Drought monitoring including improving monitoring through remote sensing and connecting to existing platforms.
2) Upgrading drought risk assessment including promoting a common approach to risk assessment across countries and developing a drought risk atlas.
3) Drought cost assessment including developing a common methodology to assess costs and selecting pilot areas.
4) Drought management including updating drought management schemes, developing policy recommendations, and initiatives to harmonize drought planning methods across countries.
This document discusses research needs and vision for an integrated drought management programme in Central and Eastern Europe. It outlines several key points:
1. Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and severity of droughts globally, causing billions in losses annually. Many parts of the world are seeing long-term drying trends.
2. Future research should focus on drought as a natural hazard, impacts, and policy responses including developing drought management plans. Better communication of climate information to decision-makers is also needed.
3. Specific research needs include improving drought predictability, understanding impacts on environment and socioeconomics, and developing tools to assess and communicate drought risks under climate change. Maintaining cooperation and collaboration frameworks between research and
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 the EU Strategy for the Danube Region and tools for project implementation within the strategy. It provides background on macro-regional strategies in Europe, including the Danube strategy. It outlines the strategy's objectives and pillars related to protecting the environment. Specific priority areas and actions are described for restoring water quality and managing environmental risks. The roles of steering groups and coordinators in implementing the strategy through projects are explained. Guidelines for obtaining a letter of recommendation for project proposals are also provided.
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.
The document discusses the European Open Data Centre (EODC) and its goals and services. The EODC aims to develop shared earth observation resources and connect science with operations through collaboration. It provides various services including data access, software development support, and a science integration platform. The EODC infrastructure is based in Vienna and utilizes the local Scientific Cluster supercomputer for processing. It seeks cooperation from public, private, scientific and commercial partners to further its mission.
The document discusses the Global Water Resources and Drought Management Initiative (G-WADI) network. It provides background on G-WADI, including its establishment, objectives, and organizational structure. It then summarizes activities of the Southeastern European G-WADI region, including validation of satellite rainfall estimates, outcomes of the 2014 Belgrade meeting, and future plans for the region. Key points are strengthening regional capacity for water resource management in arid/semi-arid areas through information sharing, training, and collaboration between regional centers.
This document discusses drought hazards and climate change impacts in Romania. It notes increasing temperatures, more hot days, and decreasing precipitation, especially in southern regions. This increases the probability of drought events. Climate models project increases in tropical nights and heat waves by 2021-2050.
The National Meteorological Administration's networks monitor these impacts. The agency is modernizing stations to automatically collect meteorological and soil moisture data. Projects also use remote sensing to estimate crop water use under climate change.
Climate scenarios indicate greater drought risk. The agency aims to improve monitoring and early warning systems to help address agricultural and economic vulnerabilities.
This document summarizes an integrated drought monitoring system called InterDrought that was established in the Czech Republic over 15 years with support from Czech and international agencies. The system provides real-time drought monitoring across the Czech Republic at a 500x500m resolution based on soil moisture, vegetation conditions from satellite data, long-term climate forecasts, and reported drought impacts from farmers. The goals are to raise awareness of drought risks, engage users in monitoring and research, and sustain the system to continue providing drought monitoring, forecasts and research into the future.
This document summarizes a project on integrated drought management in Central and Eastern Europe. It was a 3 year project from 2009-2012 with 15 partners from 9 countries and a budget of 2.1 million euros. The project had work packages on project management, dissemination, capacity building, monitoring systems, risk assessment, and ensuring the sustainability of the Drought Management Centre for Southeastern Europe. Key activities included training workshops, implementing drought indices, developing risk assessment methods, and creating vulnerability maps. The project was funded through the Transnational Cooperation programme in Southeast Europe.
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.
The document discusses follow-up plans for promoting natural small water retention measures (NsWRM) in Central and Eastern Europe. It proposes developing technical guidelines on different NsWRM, a GIS-based decision support system tool for planners, and demonstration sites across the region. The document also discusses potential funding sources for regional projects in 2016, conducting hydrological and ecological monitoring at demonstration sites, and developing an analytical study on quantitative indices for evaluating combined NsWRM effectiveness in river basin management planning.
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
Drought has varying impacts on forests in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania and Ukraine, and adaptation measures need to start now to mitigate these effects. Proposed follow-up pilot projects in forests would assess drought impacts, develop drought management plans, and establish demonstration projects in vulnerable forest types like mountain spruce-beech forests, Dinaric fir-beech forests, and weakened coppice oak forests. Successful projects require expertise in fields like meteorology, hydrology, biology and ecology in addition to forestry and GIS specialists.
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 are also listed.
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 implemented in four countries.
This document summarizes a project on natural small water retention measures. The project was led by Tomasz Okruszko and involved partners from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The main objectives were to develop guidelines and case studies on natural small water retention measures for drought mitigation, flood protection, and biodiversity conservation. The guidelines provide definitions and examples of different natural retention techniques. Case studies from the partner countries demonstrate best practices and lessons learned. The project developed a GIS-based methodology to identify suitable areas for natural retention measures. Potential follow-up activities are also discussed.
This document summarizes a project aimed at increasing soil water holding capacity through agricultural practices and measures. The project was led by Pavol Bielek and involved partners from several Central and Eastern European countries over 2013-2015. Through field experiments in the participating countries, the project evaluated methods for increasing soil water capacity, including subsoiling, organic matter application, conservation tillage, composting tillage, and no-till farming. The project published articles and a book on its findings, and seeks to incorporate the approaches into university curriculum, agricultural extension services, and water management plans to promote wider adoption of the practices.
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10. Mësimi 1 -Të dhënat në dispozicion
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Thellimi i njohurive për reshjet në nivelin e KRU-së është thelbësore: staf, trajnim.
MZHE t’i obligojë KRU-të që të fillojnë me përcjelljen e rregullt të reshjeve, të identifikojnë dhe të raportojnë këto të dhëna për çdo muaj në IHMK.
KRU-të duhet të përcjellin reshjet në secilën zonë të burimeve ujore. P.sh. fabrikat për trajtimin ujit ideale 24 orë punë
IHMK-ja duhet ta marrë përgjegjësinë kryesore për instalimin e këtyre matësve si dhe për trajnimin e vëzhguesve të KRU-ve.
Memorandumi të Mirëkuptimit ndërmjet IHMK-së dhe secilës KRU.
KRUjdhe komunat e interesuara të përfshihen në rrjet NËSE mund të ofrojnë vend të sigurt dhe staf të besueshëm.
KRU-të duhet të përdorin ISR për identifikimin e rreziqeve në zhvillim për shkak të mungesës së reshjeve.
11. Mësimi 2 -Përfshirja e KRU-ve në monitorimin e reshjeve
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Vëzhgues meteorologjik në secilin nga katër stacionet meteorologjike të qeverisë. Mangësitë në të dhëna të mënjanohen.
Ministria të caktojë linjë buxhetore vjetore fikse për vëzhguesit rural.
Trajnimi i monitoruesve: përdorin tabelat themelore për llogaritje, verifikimin e të dhënave dhe për kontrollin e cilësisë.
IHMK-ja të mbështetet me një ekspert të jashtëm afatgjatë.
Të dhënat e shimatësve manual të dorëzohen tek IHMK-së jo më vonë se në ditën e 5-të të muajit. Të dhënat që nukmerren nga IHMK-ja në datën e caktuar duhet vazhdimisht të kërkohen nga IHMK-ja.
12. Mësimi 3 -Sistemi i paralajmërimit të hershëm
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ISR për secilin rajon të monitorohet nga IHMK dhe të transmetohet direkt në uebfaqene AMMK dhe/ose Agjencisë për Menaxhimin e Emergjencave
IHMK-ja të procedojë të gjitha të dhënat nga stacionet jo më vonë se në ditën e 7-të çdo muaji, të llogaritë vlerat e ISR-së dhe të përditësojë informatat.
KRU-të të zhvillojnë procedura për rrezikun nga thatësira të bazuara në nivelet e alarmit të diktuara nga vlerat ISR-së nga shimatësit e tyre.
ISR-ja do të raportohet edhe në Bazën e të dhënave të ambientit në Kosovë (KED)
Secili shimatës i regjistruar në KED do ta ketë një skedar të ISR-së lidhur me të, i cili rillogaritet çdo herë kur futen të dhëna të reja. Vlerat momentale të ISR-së për 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 dhe 12 muaj llogariten automatikisht, si dhe historiku i ISR-së gjithashtu kontrollohet për secilin stacion.
13. Mësimi 4 -Plani kombëtar i menaxhimit të thatësirës dhe i menaxhimit të emergjencave
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MMPH, si kujdestar i burimeve ujore, të obligojë Departamentin e Ujërave (dhe/ ose Autoritetin e ardhshëm të pellgut lumor) që menjëherë të zhvillojë një Plan kombëtar për menaxhimin e thatësirës. Ky plan (apo këto plane në nivel pellgu) duhet të koordinohen dhe rregullohen në kuadër të planeve më të gjëra për menaxhimin e pellgut lumor.
MMPH-ja duhet të bashkëpunojë me AME në përgatitjen e një urdhri administrativ mbi procedurat për përcjelljen e thatësirës dhe për menaxhimin e emergjencave.
KNMU-ja do të obligojë të gjitha institucionet gjegjëse që t'i përgjigjen hartimit të dokumenteve të mësipërme.
AME duhet të sigurojnë që planet e menaxhimit të thatësirës të jenë brenda pritjeve të planeve të reagimit emergjent.
14. Mësimi 5 -Monitorimi i thatësirës dhe planet e menaxhimit nga KRU-të
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Kërkohet angazhim më i madh pro-aktiv në monitorimin e reshjeve.
ZRRUK dhe Njësia për Politika dhe Monitorimin e Ndërmarrjeve Publike (MZHE) të sigurojnë që KRU-të hartojnë rregullat operative për të gjitha burimet kryesore.
KRU-të të zhvillojnë plane të menaxhimit të rrezikut të thatësirës, duke shfrytëzuar udhëzimin teknik të bërë nëpërmjet asistimit të GIZ-it. Planet duhet të përfshijnë vlerësimin e rrezikut dhe veprimet lehtësuese.
KNMU duhet të përsëris planin e menaxhimit të thatësirës në KRU Hidromorava tek KRU-të tjera.
ZRRUK të detyrojë KRU-të që të zhvillojnë dhe përditësojnë planet e menaxhimit të rrezikut të thatësirës, si kusht gjatë procesit të licencimit.
15. Mësimi 6 -Zonat e mbrojtura ujore
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Të ndërpritet shkarkimi i ujërave të zeza dhe hedhja e mbeturinave përgjatë kanalit Ibër-Lepenc.
KRU-të (+MZHE & komunat?) të ndërtojnë sistemin e kanalizimit nëpër fshatrat përgjatë kanalit. Përkohësisht, gropa septike.
Ndërtimet rreth Liqenit të Batllavës, në zonën e caktuar për mbrojtjen e ujërave, duhet të ndalohen. Fshatrat përreth, në veçanti Orllani, duhet të kenë një impiant për trajtimin e ujërave të zeza.
Pompat e derivateve afër liqenit të Badovcit të zhvendosen menjëherë!
MMPH-ja duhet të mbrojë zonat e mbrojtura dhe vazhdimisht të bëjë mbrojtjen e të gjitha këtyre zonave. Zbatimin e vendimeve dhe mirëmbajtjen nuk mund ta kenë KRU-të! MMPH-ja është kujdestari i përcaktuar i të gjitha burimeve ujore dhe në këtë mënyrë duhet të marrë përgjegjësinë e plotë
16. Mësimi 7 -Zhvillimi i burimeve ujore
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KRU Prishtina duhet menjëherë të hartojë një plan emergjent për Batllavën.
Hulumtimi gjeologjik (MZHE) dhe MMPH-ja duhet të përfundojnë një studim hulumtues të ujërave nëntokësore dhe të ndërtojnë një rrjet monitorimi (të cilësisë dhe të sasisë).
Zhvillimi i resurseve ujore alternative
Të hulumtohet plani për një rezervuar rezervë në Krivarekëqë mund të mbushë liqenet e Përlepnicës dhe Badovcit.
MZHE të obligojë KRU-të që të vlerësojnë se çfarë shkalle të popullsisë (urbane) në të vërtetë është e qëndrueshme sa i përket burimeve ujore që janë në dispozicion.
Qeveria duhet të ndajë buxhet emergjent për fatkeqësitë natyrore (në këtë rast për thatësira).
17. Mësimi 8 -Humbjet e ujit
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MMPH-ja të përcjell lejet ujore për KRU-të dhe të mbledhjen e obligimeve financiare.
MZHE të obligojë KRU-të të përgatisin planet afatgjata të investimeve për reduktimin e humbjeve reale.
ZRRUK-i të obligojë KRU-të që të raportojnë mbi humbjet teknike vs. komerciale.
KRU-të të forcojnë disiplinën në punë në reduktimin e humbjeve të dukshme si dhe shpeshtojnë inspektimit.
MMPH-ja duhet të promovojnë teknologji për kursimin e ujit dhe industri me shpenzim efikas të ujit brenda një zone specifike të burimit të ujit.
PMThduhet parë si pjesë integrale të objektivave teknike dhe financiare të planit të biznesit të kompanisë së ujit
Fushata për ndërgjegjësimin e popullatës në kursimin e ujit
18. Mësimi 9 -Objektet strategjike dhe inventari
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Komunat + KRU të bëjnë vlerësimin e realizueshmërisë teknike për të përfshirë të gjitha objektet e tilla në skemat për furnizim të pandërprerë me ujë.
Nëse teknikisht e parealizueshme, komunat duhet që menjëherë të marrin parasysh zgjidhjet alternative nëpërmjet puseve apo cisternave.
AME ta kryejë dhe ta përditësojë rregullisht inventarizimin e pajisjeve.
19. Mësimi 10 -Përdorimi jo-esencial i ujit
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Të zbatohen masa graduale më të ashpra në çdo fazë të thatësirës.
Këto masa politikisht të vështira duhet të diskutohen paraprakisht me grupet e duhura të interesit, të miratohen, dhe të mbështeten në një plan të publikuar të KRU-ve kundër thatësirës.