Transboundary cooperation of Ukraine and Hungary in river basin and flood management in the framework of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region

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1 Transboundary cooperation of Ukraine and Hungary in river basin and flood management in the framework of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region Budapest Water Summit October 09, 2013 Balázs Medgyesy Government Commissioner for EU SDR

2 Agenda 1. Introduction to EU Strategy for the Danube Region 2. Modus operandi 3. The Ukraine Hungary flood management project on the Upper Tisza Region 2

3 Geographical coverage 14 participating countries 3

4 Content and building blocks of the Strategy 4

5 Pillars and Priority areas (A) Connecting the Danube Region 1. To improve mobility and multimodality: (1a) Inland waterways Improved travel times between major cities Multimodal Danube river port terminals (1b) Road, rail and air links 2. To encourage more sustainable energy EU2020 climate and energy targets 3. To promote culture and tourism Develop green tourist products along the region (B) Protecting the Environment in the Danube Region 4. To restore and maintain the quality of waters Elaborate sub-basin management plans 5. To manage environmental risks Implement flood risk management plans 6. To preserve biodiversity, landscape, air, soils Secure viable populations indigenous fish species (C) Building Prosperity in the Danube Region 7. To develop knowledge society Full broadband access in the Region by To support competitiveness Patents +50% 9. To invest in people and skills Tertiary education +40% for aged (D) Strengthening the Danube Region 10. To step up institutional capacity & cooperation Benchmarks for reducing bureaucracy 11. To work together to promote security Cooperation between law enforcement actors 5

6 Measures provided by the Strategy A sustainable framework for policy integration: Common policies and implementation strategies Alignment of funding Cross sectoral integration and coordination European and international law EU DRS builds on existing frameworks and fills the gaps 6

7 The general scheme of EUSDR operation Action Roadmap Interventions / Milestones Optimization model Programming Project 7

8 EU SDR Operational steps Projects Actions COM after MS/ DRC / Broad stakeholder consultations Expandable, heuristic Roadmaps Steering groups: PAC + national administrations and COM Milestones Steering groups: PAC + national administrations and COM Optimized models Scientific / innovation partnerships Discussion IA in scientific and high level stakeholder conference Programing and calls National administrations ETC : Task Force / MA Facilitating support: BDCP, other institutions Consortia, clusters National administrations Facilitated or bottom up based on content 8

9 Example: Early Warning & Monitoring System Action Plan endorsed by European Council under HU Presidency on 13 April 2011 (8-10 May 2011, Gödöllő) Action 2 To Greatly Strenghten Cooperation on Sub Basin Level Scientific input and innovation coordination work of EUSDR staff Discussions Presentations on Scientific Conference Timeline Current stage Action Roadmap Optimization model Programming Project 3rd Steering Group Meeting in Bratislava on 4-5 June 2012 First version of Roadmaps accepted 4th Steering Group Meeting in Budapest on 5 November 2012 Refinement, current version of Roadmaps accepted Integration of roadmap items into OPs Cooperation with Ministry for Rural Development in this field from February 2013 Inter ministry talks on 31 May and 31 July 2013 Early warning water quality monitoring system on transboundary rivers During the next 7 year EU financial cycle 9

10 Ukraine and Hungary Integrated Watershed Management Project Builds on cooperation of bilateral water boards Fully incorporated to EU DRS framework: pilot project and endorsed activity Facilitating: Plenipotentiaries, Tisa Water Management Directorate, CWD, FETIVIZIG, HU, Budapest Danube Contact Point Optimization of flood management facilities based on modeling Floods Directive compliant 10

11 Territory affected by the common flood management development programme 1450 km km km km 2 Source: VIZITERV ENVIRON Kft. 11

12 Common Ukrainian and Hungarian flood risk assessment for the Bereg region Source: Upper-Tisza River Region Water Directorate 12

13 Ukraine and Hungary Integrated Watershed Management Project Planning and operation Meteorological Monitoring Scenario analyses Runoff 1D / 2 D models Operation of installations, reservoirs Optimalization, investment programme 13

14 Ukraine and Hungary Integrated Watershed Management Project Current stage List of planned facilities, single projects derived from macroregional programme Integrated to EU DRS and national development programmes Financial planning of funds within EU framework and financial engineering of projects Implementation 14

15 Thank you for your attention! 15