General
National Id
Slovakia_04
Site name
Senne depression by the Cierna Voda Channel, tributary of the Laborec river, whose catchment is largely within the pilot project area.
Summary
Reconstruction of the existing floodgate in confluence of a dying bypass channel with Ziarovnicky stream in Slovakia, and ensuring supplying of wetlands by water during the dry period and in case of flood events to facilitate the elimination of flood impact on this territory. It was financed by the Global Environmental Fund and carried out by the Global Water Partnership Slovensko (GWPS) and local authorities.
Light or indepth?
Light
NUTS Code
Východné Slovensko
RBD code
SK40000
Transboundary
1
Data provider
Jovanka Ignjatovic
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
22.0794
Latitude
48.668
Site information
Climate zone
cool temperate moist
Mean rainfall
603
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
9
Average runoff coefficient
0,349999994039536
Type
Case Study Info
Average slope range
2-5%
Vegetation class
Flood-plain forest
Monitoring maintenance
Monitoring impacts effects
1
Administrative annual costs
4667
Performance
Performance impact estimation method
Catchment outlet
Performance impact estimation information
Quarterly reports, partly achieved at the end of the project, fully by year 1 after the end, applied to: strategy for mitigation of floods, change of land use and measures elaborated to reduce the effects of floods, to reflect the basin and habitat improved conditions (related to water regime and quality, agiculture, forestry, etc.)
Design & implementations
Application scale
Field Scale
Installation date
2009-12
Lifespan
50
Age
1
Performance timescale
< 1 year
Area (ha)
25100
Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha)
25100
Design capacity description
Reconstruction of existing floodgate
Constraints
Missing harmonization of national strategies and unsatisfactory involvement of stakeholders and NGOs
Favourable preconditions
There is a pumping station with 16m3/s capacity from a previous project
Design contractual arrangement
| Arrangement type | Responsibility | Role | Comments | Name |
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Contractual agreement
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Establish the bases of the transboundary cooperation.
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Bilateral agreement between Slovakia and Hungary. Main force to arrange the flood prevention in Bodrog River Basin.
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Committes for transboundary water
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Other
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Memorandum of Understanding between the riparian ministries
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Tpwards a River Basin Management Plan for the Tisza River supporting sustainable development of the region
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Contractual agreement
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Signed by GWP and each partner on undertaking specific tasks
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Contracts
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Design consultation activity
| Activity stage | Key issues | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
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Common Meetings
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Organised by the project
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Design phase
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Activities at national level
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Coordination meetings
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Organised by the project partners or participation of the project expert on the events at national level
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Other
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To achieve replication on national levels and to other basins
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Dissemintaion activities
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This activities included: meetings with international stakeholders, inforamation materials and interview for informing the media, articles for local newspapers and presentations about the results of the project at local and international meetings
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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
The main lesson learned is that success of such project relies on long-term and complex work with local stakeholders focused on showing practical examples and advantages of alternative solutions to local stakeholders identified based on the Stakeholder Analysis. Even though the same methodology was applied in the Bodrog River Basin countries the experiences are different depending on specific conditions and circumstances in those countries. The project element on "improvement of conditions of original floodplains and wetlands" demonstrated that even using relatively small amount of resources, still significant improvement could be achieved by finding effective measures.
Success factor(s)
| Success factor type | Success factor role | Comments |
|---|---|---|
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Other
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secondary factor
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The measures can be done in a short period of time (within 12 months) |
Financing
| Financing type | Comments |
|---|---|
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Other
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GWPS, GEF, SHMU
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Local funds
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Municipalities in Slovakia, City council of Uzhgorod
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Private funds
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VITUKI, SVP, EKOVIZIG
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Driver
| Driver type | Driver role | Comments |
|---|---|---|
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Past flooding events
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main driver
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Yearly in the Bodrog catchment area which have negative consequences on inhabitants. Most serious one was in 2004 when floods affected 75% of the area in Eastern lowlands, managed by Water Management enterprise and also inhabitants had to be evacuated.
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Availability of subsidies
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secondary driver
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Without the UNDP/GEF support, the coordination among the Bodrog River Basin countries and the national plans and their implementation on the local level would be very limited and thus the idea of flood prevention through the integrated land and water management would not be implemented.
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Financing share
| Financing share type | Share | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
Policy, general governance and design targets
Policy description
Reduced area of natural floodplain, declining biodiversity; water quality-affected by point and diffuse sources of pollution (agriculture, chemical production, urban effluents); insufficient water management regarding flood prevention and protection; missing harmonization of national strategies on flood management and flood prevention within Bodrog river Basin.
Quantified objectives
Increase 20% of area temporarily flooded
Part of wider plan
1
Policy target
| Target purpose |
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Increase Water Storage
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Pollutants Removal
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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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UNDP/GEF MSP project Component 1, activity 1(ii)
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Component 1 of the Project: Making space for water in the Bodrog river Basin
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National
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Water
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Program of Flood Protection Measures of the Slovak Republic until 2010
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The program has declared the restoration of original function of water courses and the improvement of aquatic and terrestrial environment, especially in lowland areas by a long-term flood protection plan oriented predominantly at water retention measures with the aim to decrease surface runoff and maximum discharges.
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National
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Water
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National mitigation strategy and plan focused on flood management and flood prevention.
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Each country (SK-HU-UA) within the Tisza catchment has developed it
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National
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Water
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Related Iniciatives
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Project "MOSES - Improvement of flood management in Slovakia and Ukraine"; Project UNDP/GEF"Integration of Ecosystem Management Principles and Practices into Land and Water Management of Laborec-Uh region"; Project LIFE "Conservation of Senne and Medzibodrozie SPAs in Slovakia".
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Policy requirement directive
| Requirement directive | Specification |
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Socio-economic
Direct benefits information
Formulation of the "Strategy for mitigation of floods for Bodrog River Basin countries"; Creation of "rooms for water" improving the conditions of original floodplains and wetlands affected by current land uses and environmentally inappropriate flood protection measures.
Ancillary benefits information
By the Strategy, a framework for effective creation of new temporary space for water during flood event swill be set up for each country. Replication on national levels and to other basins thanks to the dissemination of the project results.
Costs investment
28720
Costs investment information
Slovakian project site: Preparation of the strategy + Restoration of the original floodplain
Costs capital
19745
Costs capital information
Slovakian project site: Restoration of the original floodplains
Costs operation maintenance
N/A info
Costs total
45234
Costs total information
Slovakian project site: Preparation of the strategy + Restoration of the original floodplains + Dissemination of project results + Project managements
Economic costs other annual
46670
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity
N/A info
Information on Ecosystem provisioning services
N/A info
Information on Economic costs other annual
Rest of the project:Hungarian(39490) and Ukranian(7180) sites; (TOTAL = 91904)
Ecosystem impact climate regulation
Not relevant for the specific application
Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation
N/A info
Biophysical impacts
Information on retained water
N/A info
Information on increased water storage
Intervention reduces flood risks by decreasing of water discharge into Stretavka pumping station and simultaneously allows retention of water into NNR.
Information on runoff reduction
N/A info
Water quality overall improvements
N/A info
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