Priority Area 5: To Manage Environmental Risks Péter Bakonyi & Olimpia Negru Hungary Romania

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

EUSDR – Basic Documents COMMUNICATION from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of The Regions ACTION Plan ( Accompanying document to the COMMUNICATION ) 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

EUSDR – Basic Documents Communication  Targets Action Plan  Actions 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Structure of the EUSDR EUSDR Pillar A Connecting Pillar B Environment PA 4 Water Quality PA 5 Risks Action 1Action 2Action … Action 8 PA 6 Biodiversity Pillar C Prosperity Pillar D Strengthening 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Targets (Pillar B) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions [COM(2010) 715] “The Commission strongly believes that setting targets is essential, to focus and prioritise efforts. These should be further developed with stakeholders, immediately following adoption of this Communication and finalised before the European Council in June Targets will apply to Member States; non Member States will be encouraged to strive towards them in the light of their specific circumstances. The targets will be monitored closely in the context of Commission reporting.” 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Targets (Pillar B) 1. Achieve the environmental targets set out in the Danube River Basin Management Plan; 2. Reduce the nutrient levels in the Danube River to allow the recovery of the Black Sea ecosystems to conditions similar to 1960; 3. Complete and adopt the Delta management Plan by 2013; 4. Implement Danube wide flood risk management plans - due in 2015 under the Floods Directive – to include significant reduction of flood risk by 2021, also taking into account potential impacts of climate change; 5. Draw up effective management plans for all Natura 2000 sites; 6. Secure viable populations of Danube sturgeon species and other indigenous fish species by 2020, combating invasive species; 7. Reduce by 25% the area affected by soil erosion exceeding 10 tonnes per hectare by /11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

PA 5 Final Targets 4. Implement Danube wide flood risk management plans - due in 2015 under the Floods Directive – to include significant reduction of flood risk by 2021, also taking into account potential impacts of climate change; 8. Update of the Accidental Risk Spots inventory at the Danube River Basin level by To address the challenges of water scarcity and droughts based on the 2013 update of the Danube Basin Analysis and the ongoing work in the field of climate adaptation, in the Danube River Basin Management Plan to be adopted by /11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Actions (managing flood risks) 1. To develop and adopt one single overarching floods management plan 2. To support wetland and floodplain restoration as an effective mean of enhancing flood protection 3. To extend the coverage of the European Floods Alert System (EFAS) system to the whole Danube River 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Actions (managing industrial risks) 4. To strengthen operational cooperation among the emergency response authorities 5. To continuously update the existing database of accident risk spots (ARS Inventory) 6. To develop rapid response procedures and plans in case of industrial accidental river pollution 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Actions (managing climate change) 7. Anticipate regional and local impacts of climate change through research 8. To develop spatial planning and construction activities in the context of climate change and increased threats of floods 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 1. To develop and adopt one single overarching floods management plan - Milestone n°1: Preliminary flood risk assessment on level A - Milestone n°2: Preparation of flood hazard and flood risk maps - Milestone n°3: Preparation of flood risk management plan for Non-Member States - Milestone n°4: Preparation of flood risk management plan 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 2. To support wetland and floodplain restoration as an effective mean of enhancing flood protection - Milestone n°1: Successful implementation of the Morava-Thaya Basin initiatives - Milestone n°2: Development of a Master Plan for the restoration of Floodplains of the Danube and its tributaries from spring to its discharge into the Black Sea - Milestone n°3: Organisation of national and regional workshops concerning the Danube Floodplain restoration 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 3. To extend the coverage of the European Floods Alert System (EFAS) system to the whole Danube River - Milestone n°. 1: Establishment of the three operational EFAS centres for hydrological data collection, computation, and dissemination - Milestone n°. 2: Operational running of EFAS - Milestone n°. 3: Contact the relevant hydrological authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Milestone n°. 4: Annual training on EFAS - Milestone n°. 5: Bi-monthly bulletins distributed to all EFAS partners - Milestone n°. 6: Specific ICPDR training workshop on EFAS - Milestone n°. 7: Find financing possibilities for EFAS beyond /11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 4. To strengthen operational cooperation among the emergency response authorities - Not available as yet 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 5. To continuously update the existing database of accident risk spots (ARS Inventory) - Milestone n°1: ICPDR Accident Risk Spot Inventories (templates, data collection) - Milestone n°2: ICPDR Accident Risk Spot Inventories Maps - Milestone n°3: ICPDR Guidelines and good practices for Tailing Management Facilities 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 6. To develop rapid response procedures and plans in case of industrial accidental river pollution - Milestone n°1: AEWS system upgrade and refining - Milestone n°2: Regular AEWS maintenance - Milestone n°3: International standardization of AEWS 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 7. Anticipate regional and local impacts of climate change through research - Milestone n°1: Danube Climate Adaptation Study - Milestone n°2: Danube Climate Adaptation Workshop - Milestone n°3: Danube Climate Adaptation Strategy  - Milestone n°4: Check the Danube Climate Adaptation Strategy for completeness 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Roadmaps 8. To develop spatial planning and construction activities in the context of climate change and increased threats of floods - Milestone n°1: Explore areas stricken by droughts and water shortage - Milestone n°2: Measurement of land use aspects of protection against flood, and developing recommendations for the application of land use aspects in flood risk management plans - Milestone n°3: Development of spatial planning research program and methodology for the sake of harmful effects mitigation of climate change - Milestone n°4: Principles of climate-friendly city structure and integration of climate-aware architecture solutions in the regulation of different sectors 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Projects Letter of Recommendation - HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment (submitted by the NGO «FORZA, Agency for Sustainable Development of the Carpathian Region») - Sava FRMP: Flood Risk Management Plan for the Sava River Basin (submitted by the International Sava River Basin Commission) - SOFTWARE: Sustainable Operational Flood Forecasting in Real-Time and Water Resources Management (submitted by the International Sava River Basin Commission) - WACOSS: Water Pollution Contingency Management Plan for the Sava River Basin (submitted by the International Sava River Basin Commission) - Danube Floodplain (submitted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Romania and WWF). 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Projects EUSDR Relevant Label - Monitor II: Practical Use of MONITORing in Natural Disaster Management - CC-WaterS: Climate Change and Impacts on Water Supply - Transboundary Risk Management in the Danube Delta - Danube Floodrisk: Stakeholder oriented f lood risk assessment for the Danube floodplains - Restoration of the Lower Morava floodplains - MoRe - Revitalisierung der March/Morava: Maßnahmendetailplan entsprechend EU Wasser- und Naturschutz-Richlinien - SEERISK: Joint Disaster Management risk assessment and preparedness in the Danube macro region. 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Outline EUSDR – Basic Documents Structure of the EUSDR Priority Area 5 Targets Actions Roadmaps Projects Tasks ahead 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

Tasks Ahead Develop new (regional) projects  be prepared for years Review the roadmaps, actions and targets Develop new actions (with roadmaps) Develop new targets 06/11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

PA 5 Information /11/2012Budapest, Annual Stakeholder Seminar

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