General
National Id
Slovakia_02
Site name
488 villages and towns from all regions in Slovakia
Summary
The Landscape Revitalization Program is a main tool for solving ecosystem problems but also flood and drought risks included improvements in rainwater retention, primarily, in the territory where rainwater falls or in damaged parts on the landscape. The program restore landscape retention ability by different water retention elements.
RBD code
SK40000
Transboundary
0
Data provider
Jovanka Ignjatovic
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
20.1311
Latitude
49.16722
Site information
Climate zone
cool temperate moist
Mean rainfall
649
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
10
Average runoff coefficient
0,850000023841858
Type
Case Study Info
Light or indepth?
Light
Monitoring maintenance
Monitoring impacts effects
1
Monitoring parameters
level of water
Performance
Performance impact estimation method
Catchment outlet
Performance impact estimation information
N/A info
Design & implementations
Application scale
Country
Installation date
2012-03
Lifespan
50
Performance timescale
1 - 4 years
Area (ha)
1700
Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha)
1700
Design capacity description
Measures and system in cadastre of a settlement of a medium size (1700ha)
Basis of design
Torrential rains in spring and summer
Public consultation
1
Design contractual arrangement
| Arrangement type | Responsibility | Role | Comments | Name |
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Design consultation activity
| Activity stage | Key issues | Name | Comments | |
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Workshops
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Hundred of workshop with mayors in different regions of Slovakia and meetings with representatives of local public administration authorities.
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Design land use change
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Design authority
| Authority type | Role | Responsibility | Name | Comments | |
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Lessons, risks, implications...
Key lessons
This project demonstrated that rapid an effective landscape restoration is feasible at the costs. A big amount of small measures can result in better changes. Example of a fundamental solution in combating climate change, ecosystem degradation, flooding and drought risks and with international recognition.
Success factor(s)
| Success factor type | Success factor role | Comments | |
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Communication activities
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secondary factor
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Hundred of workshop with mayors in different regions of Slovakia and meetings with representatives of local public administration authorities. |
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Attitude of decision makers
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secondary factor
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Existing staff and consultant knowledge
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secondary factor
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The experience gained in the first implementation project help to make better the next ones with a big difference. |
Financing
| Financing type | Comments | |
|---|---|---|
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EU-funds: Cohesion and regional development funds
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European social fund
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National funds
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Provided by the Slovak Republic Government
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Driver
| Driver type | Driver role | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Organisation committed to it
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main driver
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NGO People and Water
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Other
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secondary driver
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Competition between the stakeholders who will invent something original that is better, more effective and of a higher added value.
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Financing share
| Financing share type | Share | Comments |
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Policy, general governance and design targets
Policy description
Due to the farming methods in the territory, the landscape's ability to hold water was substantially weakened, contributing to increase risks of landscape overheating, local and regional climate changes, floods and droughts, soil water erosion, pond silting, permanents soil degradation, disruption of ecosystems, etc.
Part of wider plan
1
Policy target
| Target purpose | |
|---|---|
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Increase Water Storage
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Runoff control
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Erosion Control
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Policy pressure
| Pressure directive | Relevant pressure |
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Policy area
| Policy area type | Policy area focus | Name | Comments |
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Policy impact
| Impact directive | Relevant impact |
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Policy wider plan
| Wider plan type | Wider plan focus | Name | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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National
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Water
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Integrated River Basin Management
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Adopted by the Slovak Republic Government on 27 August 2010
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National
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Other
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Act of Employment Services
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In cooperation with the Central Office of Labor, Social Affairs and Family to help with the high unemployment rate that especially consists of young people and the long-term unemployed.
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Policy requirement directive
| Requirement directive | Specification |
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Socio-economic
Direct benefits information
7700 seasonal jobs during the three first implementation projects
Ancillary benefits
500000
Ancillary benefits information
The measures helped to reduce damage and costs that may have been incurred by preventive and rescue investment work during torrential rains in spring and summer.Positive influence on 500 to 1000 municipalities located lower in the river basins because the reduction of flooding risks and drought risks down the watercourse. Enhance the life in the place of water retention.
Costs investment information
N/A info
Costs operation maintenance
N/A info
Costs total
43080000
Costs total information
Sum of the expenses in the first three implementation projects
Ecosystem improved biodiversity
1
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity
The measure protect nature and strengthen biodiversity
Ecosystem provisioning services
1
Information on Ecosystem provisioning services
In the vast majority of cases, local naturally occurring materials such as soil, wood and stone were used for implementing measures.
Ecosystem water supply
1
Ecosystem impact climate regulation
No information available
Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation
N/A info
Biophysical impacts
Information on retained water
The landscape water retention capacity is now of total 10 millions square meters.
Information on increased water storage
The measures helped the villages to diminish flooding risks of torrential rains in 2011 and the retained water was gradually released over the period of extreme drought the affected Slovakia in the second half of the same year.
Information on runoff reduction
The power of rainwater runoff helps to keep the country to be vital
Information on Increased infiltration
There is a better infiltration due to increase of time in water storage
Ecosystem erosion control
1
Water quality overall improvements
Positive impact-WQ improvement
Information on Water quality overall improvements
N/A Info
Soil quality overall soil improvements
N/A info
Information on Soil quality overall soil improvements
N/A info
