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Seminar on Integrated Water Management in the Tisza River Basin
Final Report XVI


List of Projects / National key interests of the five Tisza countries


Hungary

No
1
Title Improvement of Vasarhelyi Plan (A Vásárhelyi Terv Továbbfejlesztése; in Hungarian) (IVP)
Sort Description New concept to lowering the flood levels in the Hungarian reach of Tisza River. Construction of new flood retention reservoirs. Socio-economic effects of the activities.
Keywords Flood protection. River regulation, Dike and reservoir construction , Floods in the Tisza River Valley, Socio-economic effects of development
Responsible organization or author/s Ministry Environment and Water
Cost (in thousand EURO)
200
Possible Source Government budget
Status ongoing
Date 2003-2006
Implementing Agency VITUKI Rt. Water Recourses Research Centre
No
2
Title Habitat restoration Programme Along the Tisza River
Sort Description
Keywords Habitat restoration biodiversity
Responsible organization or author/s MEW
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source Dutch Gov't
Status ongoing
Date 2003-2004
Implementing Agency Hortobágy National Park
No
3
Title Tisza River Nature Conservation Project
Sort Description
Keywords
Responsible organization or author/s
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source
Status completed
Date 2002
Implementing Agency
No
4
Title Tisza Region Spatial Development Concept
Sort Description A Conceptual Plan for the Tisza Region in Hungary.
Keywords Spatial development
Responsible organization or author/s VÁTI
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source Government budget
Status under preparation
Date 2003
Implementing Agency Municipalities along the Tisza River
No
5
Title Tisza River Basin Sustainable Development Programme-Initiation Phase
Sort Description Surveyed of stake holders, contact persons and find networking institutions for sustainable development in the TRB.
Keywords Mapping, networking, sustainable, development
Responsible organization or author/s REC/Tisza-Szamos Public Benefit Co.
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source UNDP-British Embassy
Status closed
Date 2001-2002
Implementing Agency REC and Tisza-Szamos Co.
No
6
Title Upper Tisza Ramsar Site a Preparatory Proposal for a 4-lateral wetland of international importance
Sort Description Surveyed the potential wetlands of international importance along the Tisza in 4 countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania) Published a book
Keywords Ramsar Site, Complex ecological survey
Responsible organization or author/s Tisza Klub (Szolnok)
Cost (in thousand EURO)
100
Possible Source Ramsar Convention
Status completed
Date 1999
Implementing Agency NGOs in 4 countries, (lead: Tisza Klub)
No
7
Title Trans-boundary Cooperation on Ramsar Site designation and management
Sort Description Stakeholder survey, identification of threats, wetland policy and legislation, information exchange
Keywords Trans-boundary Cooperation, Ramsar
Responsible organization or author/s Wetlands International
Cost (in thousand EURO)
190
Possible Source Ministry of Agr., Nature and Food Saf. (the Netherlands)
Status to be launched under approval
Date 2003-2004
Implementing Agency NGOs, local and central authorities
No
8
Title Investigation of ecosystem after the cyanide spill in Szamos and Tisza rivers
Sort Description The response for the cyanide and heavy metal spill of different taxa had been studied
Keywords
Responsible organization or author/s MEW
Cost (in thousand EURO)
100
Possible Source Central Environmental Fund
Status completed
Date 2000-2002
Implementing Agency Hortobagy National Park Directorate
No
9
Title Fish studies
Sort Description The response for the cyanide and heavy metal spill of different fish had been studied
Keywords
Responsible organization or author/s MEW
Cost (in thousand EURO)
20
Possible Source Central Environmental Fund
Status completed
Date 2001-2002
Implementing Agency HAKI, Szarvas
No
10
Title Conservation of the globally Significant Biodiversity of the Tisza River Flood Plain
Sort Description PDF-A project proposal is under implementing to formulate a MSP on biodiversity
Keywords Biodiversity, flood plain
Responsible organization or author/s Tisza-Szamos Public Benefit Co
Cost (in thousand EURO)
25
Possible Source UNDP/GEF
Status ongoing
Date 2003-2004
Implementing Agency Tisza-Szamos Public Benefit Co.
No
11
Title National Agri-environmental Programme. Phase I
Sort Description Reduce of intensive agricultural production land
Keywords Land consolidation and tenure
Responsible organization or author/s Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source Budapest and Gov't Hungary
Status ongoing
Date 2003-2006
Implementing Agency National Land Fund
No
12
Title Development Program for the Great Hungarian Plain
Sort Description Concepted plan to increase the agriculture production in the Great Plain and in the Tisza-Danube Sand Plateau.
Keywords Irrigation, land drainage, agriculture production
Responsible organization or author/s Prime Minister's Office
Cost (in thousand EURO)
20
Possible Source National Budget
Status concept
Date 2004-2006
Implementing Agency n/a
No
13
Title Spatial Development Plan for the Tisza Region
Sort Description Feasibility study, spatial development
Keywords Selectivity potential and characterising areas for flood plain agr. production
Responsible organization or author/s Ministry of Agriculture Development and VÁTI
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source National Budget
Status Feasibility study
Date 2004-2010
Implementing Agency VÁTI
No
14
Title Survey of fauna in the Hungarian reach of the Tisza River
Sort Description Survey of reptiles, birds and their monitoring.
Keywords monitoring, water fauna
Responsible organization or author/s NIMFEA Nature Protection Association
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source n/a
Status ongoing
Date from 2002 continuous
Implementing Agency NIMFEA Nature Protection Association
No
15
Title Survey of fish population in the IVP in planned reservoirs in the Upper and Middle reaches of River Tisza
Sort Description Base line survey of fishes in the potential places of flood retention reservoirs.
Keywords fish survey, monitoring
Responsible organization or author/s Hortobágy National Park
Cost (in thousand EURO)
5.6
Possible Source n/a
Status ongoing
Date 2003
Implementing Agency NIMFEA NPA
No
16
Title Management of Floodplains on the Tisza
Sort Description Habitat (grassland and wetland) restoration on 5 Model Sites within a 134 km long section in the Middle Tisza River flood plain.
Keywords Wetland rehabilitation, revitalization of a 'fok' system and implementation of complex floodplain management land use
Responsible organization or author/s WWF Hungary, Viktória Siposs
Cost
400
Possible Source EU LIFE Nature Programme
Status ongoing
Date 2001-2005
Implementing Agency WWF Hungary
No
17
Title Methodology of Fish Monitoring Programme in the Tisza River network in Hungary.
Sort Description Survey of fish population.
Keywords fish monitoring, identify spawning places
Responsible organization or author/s Relevant National parks along the River Tisza
Cost (in thousand EURO)
64
Possible Source Central Environmental Fund.
Status plan
Date from 2004 continuous
Implementing Agency NIMFEA NPA
No
18
Title National Development Plan: Infrastructure and Environmental Protection Operational Programme
Sort Description
Keywords
Responsible organization or author/s Ministry of Environment of Water
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source
Status under EU approval
Date
Implementing Agency
No
19
Title Tisza Flood Plain Regional Development Plan
Sort Description
Keywords
Responsible organization or author/s
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source
Status under preparation
Date
Implementing Agency
No
20
Title Hungarian Biodiversity Monitoring System
Sort Description Survey of 3 groups of invertebrate
Keywords Survey invertebrate
Responsible organization or author/s MEW
Cost (in thousand EURO)
financed nationally 5000
Possible Source Central Environmental Fund
Status continueus
Date
Implementing Agency Scientific Institutes
No
21
Title Establishment of the Nature 2000 System for Hungary: EU birds Directive and Habitats Directives
Sort Description The representative areas have been determined.
Keywords
Responsible organization or author/s operated and financed by MOEW
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source
Status ongoing
Date 2004-
Implementing Agency
No
22
Title Tisza River Project
Sort Description To help saving water resources and ecological values with integrated catchment management tools.
Keywords river basin management, comprehensive modelling
Responsible organization or author/s VITUKI
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source EU LIFE
Status ongoing
Date 2002-2005
Implementing Agency VITUKI + 10 other research institutes
No
23
Title Survey of ecological particular interests in the Tisza Region
Sort Description General of ecology and interest in the Tisza section between Kisköre and Szeged
Keywords ecological survey, regional development classification
Responsible organization or author/s University of Debrecen
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source n/a
Status completed
Date 1995
Implementing Agency Hortobágy National Park
No
24
Title Survey of Boroszló oxbow biodiversity
Sort Description Base line survey and assessment of this oxbow biodiversity
Keywords biodiversity 200 plankton algae, fishes, benthos
Responsible organization or author/s University of Debrecen
Cost
n/a
Possible Source n/a
Status completed
Date 1996
Implementing Agency Hortobágy National Park
No
25
Title An INTERREG-III C Network Project
Sort Description Under the INTERREG II A, II B, II C and III B strands, and especially within the IRMA initiative INTERREG Rhine Meuse Activities programme (1997-2003), a high level of co-operation in the field of water management policy was achieved between European regions.
IRMA specifically enabled the development of new co-ordinated approaches to environmental protection, water management , flood protection, flood prevention, public awareness and disaster management throughout the Rhine and Meuse river basins, including both cross-border and internal regions. The outcome was a strategy integrating environmental conservation, spatial planning and water management. These are the corner stones. An additional dimension in border rivers and rivers crossing the state borders is formed by the interest of the civilian. Both sides of a border river or a river crossing the border usually represent opposite interests. Four of the key elements of the IRMA strategy are:
1) public awareness of flood risk
2) flood prevention and protection
3) improving ecological aspects
4) crisis response measures.
Keywords public awareness of flood risk, flood prevention and protection, improving ecological aspects, crisis response measures
Responsible organization or author/s n/a
Cost (in thousand EURO)
Party EU budget and applicants' sources
Possible Source Under preparation
Status 2004-
Date n/a
Implementing Agency
No
26
Title Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in a Trans-boundary context. Preparation of a joint RBMP for the Hernad/Hornad River basin in the Republic of Hungary and the Slovak Republic
Sort Description According to Water Framework Directive (WFD) provisions, each Member State shall ensure co-ordination with the aim of producing a single international PBMP for Trans-boundary river basin districts falling entirely within the Community (Article 13). The Hernad/Hornad river basin district is in many aspects exemplary for transboundary water management in the region. The existing water management plans n4eed to be co-ordinated, and brought in line with the requirements of the WFD. As an example, transboundary monitoring (and early warning systems should be upgraded.
Finally, the regional water management authorities need assistance on economical aspects, defining and submitting concrete project initiatives at international funds, to speed up the implementation of measures
Keywords Water Framework Directive Integrated Transboundary River Basin Management
Responsible organization or author/s The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands
Cost (in thousand EURO)
EU budget Estimation:
Euro700.000 (Euro350.000 per country ;to be financed over 2 years)Hungary, Slovakia
Possible Source Under tendering procedure
Status 2004-2006
Date n/a
Implementing Agency Not yet decided
No
27
Title Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment in Central and Eastern Europe
Sort Description Dialogue on the implementation of EU Water Framework Directive in Agricultural Water Management in Central and Eastern European EU Candidate Countries.
Second phase: 2003-2006.
Keywords River basin Management, EU WFD, Agriculture production policy.
Responsible organization or author/s Global Water Partner Ship, Central and Eastern Europs.
Cost (in thousand EURO)
n/a
Possible Source n/a
Status ongoing
Date 2003-2006
Implementing Agency GWP CEE

Parliament and Government decrees related to the Tisza Region

24/1991 (IV. 17.)
2042/1994 (V. 09.)
2052/1995 (V. 25.)
2253/1999 (X. 27.)
1022/2003 (III. 27.)
Dev. Programme for the Great Plain.
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National Agri-Env. Programme.
Improvement of the Vásárhelyi Plan. (IVP)
Parliament Decree
Government Decree
Government Decree
Government Decree
Government Decree


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