„testing innovative solutions for better resilience to drought“

• collecting and analyzing data through demonstration projects is the most effective approach and contributes to the enhancement of knowledge and capacity development

• promoting innovative solutions that address critical water security challenges to enhance drought resilience of countries and communities

• focusing on different aspects of drought management and involvement of different sectors outside „water“ sector

• results included into Good Practice Compendium, Guidelines for DMP, GWP Toolbox, ...

Identification of agricultural drought characteristics & monitoring method through the application of remote sensing data. Hungary, Slovakia, RomaniaHungary, Slovakia, Romania

Remote sensing agricultural drought monitoring methods

Ukraine, MoldovaUkraine, Moldova

Agricultural drought monitoring and

forecasting

Poland, Romania, LithuaniaPoland, Romania, Lithuania

Drought Risk Management Scheme

Upgrade data assessment and forecasting tools to support drought management and monitoring.

Developing a framework for an integrated operational drought risk management system that can be adjusted to a given drought context.

• mitigation measure – to adjust to extreme variability in water quantities (release/use of water during dry periods)

• to improve water retention potential of the landscapes

• small dikes and polders, restoration of wetlands and changes in the forest and agricultural practices, etc.

• Guidelines: to combine drought mitigation, flood protection and biodiversity conservation

• Natural Water Retention Measures Initiative (www. nwrm.eu)

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, SloveniaPoland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia

Limnos; 2013

Limnos; 2013

Revitalization of the river stream

Retention of the agricultural runoff

• to test the methods for improving water infiltration into the soil profile

• field experiments with mixture of different „techniques“: sub-soiling, with and without tillage, composting tillage, organic fertilizers applications, ... – to improve soil structure

• ¸practical examples of soil water holding capacity regultations + how to include proposals into DMP or already exsisting agro-enviromental plans

Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, PolandSlovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland

Increasing soil water holding capacity

Muller; Slovakia

Laboratory rain simulator; CZ

Mihelic; Slovenia

Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia, LithuaniaBulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia, Lithuania

Drought impact on forest ecosystems

• 4 GWP CEE countries with forests area 35% of total regional forests

• forests have significant impact on the water regime of territories

• measures for forest adaptation, mitigation of the negative effects of climate changeo analysis of forest ecosystems – vulnerability

zones of the forest vegetation for the present climate (61-90) and for the year 2050 and 2100 (different scenarios: realistic, optimistic, pessimistic)

o measures for adaptation for differetn zones (high level of vulnerability, low level)

Sakar Mountain; Bulgaria, 1999