This document outlines a presentation given by the Ministry of Regional Development on March 22, 2012 about absorption of EU funds for flood risk management projects from 2007-2013. It discusses environmental investments through relevant EU programs, flood infrastructure investments under the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment, anti-flood measures funded by the programs, major beneficiaries of anti-flood projects, progress implementing projects, and types of funded infrastructural and non-infrastructural anti-flood projects.

1. ABSORPTION EU FUNDS ON THE
ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF
FLOOD RISKS PROJECTS FOR THE YEARS
2007-2013
WROCLAW, 22 MARCH 2012
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2. Schedule of the presentatiom
• Environmental investements in the EU Programmes
• Flood infrastructure investments under the Operational
Programme Infrastructure and Environment (OPI&E)
• System of the water management in Poland
• Anti-flood measures and major Beneficiares of anti-flood
projects under the UE Programmes
• Progress in implementation of projects under the OPI&E and
ROP
• Projects types within axis III of the OPI&E
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3. Environmental Investments
in the EU Programmes
5, 5 mld €
OPI&E RPO
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4. Allocation in environmental sector within OPI&E
[mln €]
250 90
I. Water & sewage 557
management (mgmt)
II. Waste mgmt
III. Environmental risk mgmt
IV. Adjusting enterprises to 1 027 3 143
environmental requirements
V.Nature Protection
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5. Flood Infrastructure Investments
in the OPI & E
3.2 3.3
3.1
Priority Axis III, Actions: 557 mln € 100 %
3.1 Water retention and
516 93%
anti-flood safety
3.2 Prevention of natural hazards
30 5%
and serious accidents
3.3 Monitoring of the environment 11 2%
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6. Anti-flood measures in OPI&E and ROP
 Minimising the natural disasters (droughts, floods)
Providing appropriate water resources and improving the quality
Prevention of serious environmental accidents
 Increasing the natural retention of river valleys
 Ensuring a good condition of coastal waters
 Monitoring environment
Re-creation of natural flooding areas
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7. MAJOR BENEFICIARES OF ANTIFLOOD PROJECTS IN
THE UE PROGRAMMES
 Regional water management boards
 Voivodeship boards of land amelioration and water facilities
 Local authorities and their Associations
 Polish State Forest Direcorate
 Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
• Institute of Metoerology and Water
Management
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8. Authorities responsible for the water management and the
monitoring system in Poland
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9. Progress in implementation
OPI & E ROP
Contracted EU
grant 335 mln euro 235 mln euro
% of the allocation
60% 82 %
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10. TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURAL ANTI-FLOOD PROJECTS
 Construction, modernization and improvement of technical
condition of anti-flood structures (e.g. flood
banks, polders, „dry” reservoirs, such as: WWW, Lewin
Brzeski, Racibórz Dolny)
 Improvement and modernization of small retention facilities
and increase of the natural retention of river valleys (e.g
Increasing retention and preventing floods and droughts in
forest ecosystems in lowland areas)
 Construction and modernization of rain water drainage
system (e.g. Protection of Bay Gdańsk waters-construction
and modernization of rain water drainage system)
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11. OTHER NON-INFRASTRUCTURE ANTI-FLOOD PROJECTS
 Improvement of life saving procedures
 Implementation protection against the negative effects of
natural hazards
 Renovation of air, water and noise monitoring system
 Improvement of monitoring and evaluation and of the
condition of the environment
 Construction of posts for analysing and forecasting of
natural threats
IT system for protection against extraordinary
hazards
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12. OTHER NON-INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURES
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13. Thank you for your attention
Adam Zdziebło
Secretary of State
Ministry of Regional Development
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