1. Gabriel Azevedo Hungary: GEF Nutrient Reduction Project Project Launching Workshop March, 2007

2. 1.Objectives of the Workshop Presentation Outline 3. Implementation Arrangement 4. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 5. Short Term Actions and Long Term Vision 6. Summary and Conclusions 2.Project Objectives and Context

3. 1.Objectives of the Workshop 1.Mark the effective start up of project implementation 2.Review implementation plans, agree on actions to be carried out, raise and answer questions 3.Bring teams together, review institutional arrangements, agree on communication flow 4.Discuss long term vision, over arching goals, sustainability, etc.

4. 2007 Hungarian Year of Eco Tourism

5. 2.Project Objectives and Context 1.Reduce Budapest’s discharge of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) into the Danube River, and consequently into the Black Sea; 2.Enhance the nutrient trapping capacity of Gemenc and Beda-Karapancsa wetlands situated in the lower Hungarian part of the Danube River; and 3.Serve as a model for similar nutrient reduction initiatives in Hungary and other Danube basin countries.

6. 2.Objectives to be Achieved Through: 1.The development of tertiary treatment (nutrient removal) at the NBWWTP; 2.The rehabilitation of wetlands in the Gemenc and Beda- Karapancsa areas of the Duna-Drava National Park; and 3.The establishment of a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for water quality and environmental health allowing to measure the reduction of nutrients and contributing to the development of an impact evaluation methodology; 4.The project will also finance dissemination activities to foster replication in Hungary and other parts of the Danube Basin.

7. 2. Context G reen Agenda x Brown Agenda

8. 1.Ministry of Environment and Water – Coordination and Component C 3.Implementation Arrangements 2. MOB Component A 3. South-Transdanubian Environmental Protection and Water Management Directorate and the Duna Drava National Park – Component B

9.  How we measure success;  Outputs and outcomes;  Indicators 4. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

10.  Reduction of Nutrient Flow into the Danube of about 4000 tons per year; Annual reduction of nutrient discharge from the NBWWTP of about 70% N and 60% P; Average Operational Cost at NBWWTP;  About 10,000 hectares of wetlands rehabilitated in the DDNP;  Annual water flow and quantity of nutrient s retained at the DDNP increased by 40%, ETC. 4. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework - INDICATORS

11. Getting the project off the ground: A – Completion of the Bidding process for the NBWWTP B – Expert panel, Baseline, Rehabilitation of Sites, etc. C – Auditing, workshops, study tours, dissemination, etc. High quality, strong baseline, M&E, sustainability, generating, organizing and disseminating knowledge, etc. 5. Short Term Actions and Long Term Vision

12.  Starting a project is always a challenge;  Rely on each other, ask questions, seek help;  Take risks – learn by doing;  Build on success;  Don’t be frustrated with processes they become easier;  WB – facilitate, flexibility, support, available, partner;  It is your project, take charge, own it, push it ahead. 6. Summary and Conclusion