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Project co-funded by the European Union (ERDF, IPA funds) JOINTISzA — Strengthening cooperation between river basin management planning and flood risk prevention to enhance the status of waters of the Tisza River Basin Five countries, one basin, one approach.

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Project co-funded by the European Union (ERDF, IPA funds)

JOINTISzA — Strengthening cooperationbetween river basin management planning and flood risk prevention to enhance the status of waters of the Tisza River Basin

Five countries, one basin, one approach.

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT

JOINTISZAwww.interreg-danube.eu/jointisza

CONTACT USJOINTISZA Project ManagerBalázs HORVÁTHPhone: +36 1 225 44 00 extension: 10330E-mail: [email protected]

JOINTISZA Communication ManagerImola KOSZTAPhone: +36 26 504 000E-mail: [email protected]

Partners: General Directorate of Water Management,Hungary (lead partner) | Global Water PartnershipCentral and Eastern Europe, Slovakia | InternationalCommission for the Protection of the Danube River |Jaroslav Černi Institute for the Development of WaterResources, Serbia | Ministry of Water and Forests,Romania | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,Hungary | National Administration “RomanianWaters”, Romania | National Institute of Hydrologyand Water Management, Romania | Public WaterManagement Company “Vode Vojvodine”, Serbia |Regional Environmental Center for Central andEastern Europe, Hungary | Water Research Institute,Slovakia | World Wide Fund for Nature Hungary

Associated Partners: Interior Ministry, Hungary |Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection– Water Directorate, Republic of Serbia | Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, Austria | State Agencyof Water Resources, Ukraine | Tisza River Basin WaterResources Directorate, Ukraine

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JOINTISZA project implementation will achieve the following outputs:

● an improved geographic information system (GIS);

● guidelines on best management of urban hydrology, and organisation of related trainings;

● a guidance paper on climate change–induced, water quantity issues toassist in overcoming challenges;

● a final draft of the updated ITRBMP; and

● a strategy on public involvement and participation.

The main output of the project will be the updated final draft of the ITRBMP,which already includes primary aspects of the EU Floods Directive.

The two pilot actions will enable the involved actors to develop approachesthat are unprecedented in a comparable environment, and to contribute theiroutcomes to the updated management plan.

Urban HydrologyManagement

Developing a process-orientedspatial decisionsupport tool for urbanwater management

PILOT

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Drought Management

Investigating climatechange–induced water quantity–relatedissues in the MiddleTisza (Hungary)

PILOT

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A long-term goal of the project will be to generate momentum for improvedimplementation of the EU Floods Directive and EU Water FrameworkDirective, targeting four specific groups: national water administrations, water research institutes, international organisations and other interestedstakeholders, and NGOs.

Every year, in latespring or earlysummer, the Tiszabursts into life with millions ofmayflies (Palingenialongicauda). Knownas the Tisza mayflyor long-tailedmayfly, it is thelargest of its species in Europe. The annualappearance of these ephemeral,aquatic insects is anindicator of clean,unpolluted water.

Romania 46.2%

Ukraine 8.1%

Did you know?At a glance

Duration: January 2017 – June 2019

Donor: Co-funded by EU funds(ERDF and IPA) and by theproject partners

Budget: EUR 2,254,126

Geographical scope:Hungary | Romania | Serbia | Slovakia | Ukraine

JOINTISZA focuses on the interactions between two key aspectsof water management —river basin management(RBM) and floodprotection — whiletaking into account therelevant stakeholderswho play a pivotal role in the Tisza RBMplanning process.

The JOINTISZA project brings together 17 partners from five countries sharing thewaters of the Tisza River Basin who are ready towork towards developing an updated IntegratedTisza River Basin Management Plan (ITRBMP).

The first step towards this goal will be basincharacterisation, which includes water statusassessments and updated information onsignificant water management issues. In parallel, an evaluation of water demand and groundwater status will be carried out.Measures will then be proposed that will sustainbalanced water quantity management andachieve good water status. The project will alsoensure that flood risk management planning is more deeply embedded in the RBM planning process by developing a strategicpaper on the integration of the ITRBMP and Tisza Flood Risk Management Plan.

The project strives to identify solutions tocommon challenges identified across the Tisza River Basin, including overexploitation,water regime modification, contamination, and growing flood events amplified by climatechange. It considers the internationaldimension of these issues, and can buildmomentum to address them in a coordinatedway at transboundary level. The InternationalCommission for the Protection of the DanubeRiver (ICPDR) Tisza Group and the EU Strategyfor the Danube Region (EUSDR) Water QualityPriority Area (PA4) and Environmental RisksPriority Area (PA5) platforms will build a bridgebetween stakeholders for conveying informationfrom expert level to policy level.

17

partners

5

countries

2

pilots

JOINTISZA project implementation will achieve the following outputs:

● an improved geographic information system (GIS);

● guidelines on best management of urban hydrology, and organisation of related trainings;

● a guidance paper on climate change–induced, water quantity issues toassist in overcoming challenges;

● a final draft of the updated ITRBMP; and

● a strategy on public involvement and participation.

The main output of the project will be the updated final draft of the ITRBMP,which already includes primary aspects of the EU Floods Directive.

The two pilot actions will enable the involved actors to develop approachesthat are unprecedented in a comparable environment, and to contribute theiroutcomes to the updated management plan.

Urban HydrologyManagement

Developing a process-orientedspatial decisionsupport tool for urbanwater management

PILOT

1

Drought Management

Investigating climatechange–induced water quantity–relatedissues in the MiddleTisza (Hungary)

PILOT

2

A long-term goal of the project will be to generate momentum for improvedimplementation of the EU Floods Directive and EU Water FrameworkDirective, targeting four specific groups: national water administrations, water research institutes, international organisations and other interestedstakeholders, and NGOs.

Every year, in latespring or earlysummer, the Tiszabursts into life with millions ofmayflies (Palingenialongicauda). Knownas the Tisza mayflyor long-tailedmayfly, it is thelargest of its species in Europe. The annualappearance of these ephemeral,aquatic insects is anindicator of clean,unpolluted water.

Romania 46.2%

Serbia 6.6%

Slovakia 9.7%Ukraine 8.1%

Did you know?At a glance

Duration: January 2017 – June 2019

Donor: Co-funded by EU funds(ERDF and IPA) and by theproject partners

Budget: EUR 2,254,126

Geographical scope:Hungary | Romania | Serbia | Slovakia | Ukraine

JOINTISZA focuses on the interactions between two key aspectsof water management —river basin management(RBM) and floodprotection — whiletaking into account therelevant stakeholderswho play a pivotal role in the Tisza RBMplanning process.

Hungary 29.4%

The Tisza River is the longest tributary of theDanube and the largest sub-basin of theDanube basin.

Share in % of the Tisza RiverBasin in the Tisza countries

The JOINTISZA project brings together 17 partners from five countries sharing thewaters of the Tisza River Basin who are ready towork towards developing an updated IntegratedTisza River Basin Management Plan (ITRBMP).

The first step towards this goal will be basincharacterisation, which includes water statusassessments and updated information onsignificant water management issues. In parallel, an evaluation of water demand and groundwater status will be carried out.Measures will then be proposed that will sustainbalanced water quantity management andachieve good water status. The project will alsoensure that flood risk management planning is more deeply embedded in the RBM planning process by developing a strategicpaper on the integration of the ITRBMP and Tisza Flood Risk Management Plan.

The project strives to identify solutions tocommon challenges identified across the Tisza River Basin, including overexploitation,water regime modification, contamination, and growing flood events amplified by climatechange. It considers the internationaldimension of these issues, and can buildmomentum to address them in a coordinatedway at transboundary level. The InternationalCommission for the Protection of the DanubeRiver (ICPDR) Tisza Group and the EU Strategyfor the Danube Region (EUSDR) Water QualityPriority Area (PA4) and Environmental RisksPriority Area (PA5) platforms will build a bridgebetween stakeholders for conveying informationfrom expert level to policy level.

Project co-funded by the European Union (ERDF, IPA funds)

JOINTISzA — Strengthening cooperationbetween river basin management planning and flood risk prevention to enhance the status of waters of the Tisza River Basin

Five countries, one basin, one approach.

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT

JOINTISZAwww.interreg-danube.eu/jointisza

CONTACT USJOINTISZA Project ManagerBalázs HORVÁTHPhone: +36 1 225 44 00 extension: 10330E-mail: [email protected]

JOINTISZA Communication ManagerImola KOSZTAPhone: +36 26 504 000E-mail: [email protected]

Partners: General Directorate of Water Management,Hungary (lead partner) | Global Water PartnershipCentral and Eastern Europe, Slovakia | InternationalCommission for the Protection of the Danube River |Jaroslav Černi Institute for the Development of WaterResources, Serbia | Ministry of Water and Forests,Romania | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,Hungary | National Administration “RomanianWaters”, Romania | National Institute of Hydrologyand Water Management, Romania | Public WaterManagement Company “Vode Vojvodine”, Serbia |Regional Environmental Center for Central andEastern Europe, Hungary | Water Research Institute,Slovakia | World Wide Fund for Nature Hungary

Associated Partners: Interior Ministry, Hungary |Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection– Water Directorate, Republic of Serbia | Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, Austria | State Agencyof Water Resources, Ukraine | Tisza River Basin WaterResources Directorate, Ukraine

17

partners

5

countries

2

pilots

JOINTISZA project implementation will achieve the following outputs:

● an improved geographic information system (GIS);

● guidelines on best management of urban hydrology, and organisation of related trainings;

● a guidance paper on climate change–induced, water quantity issues toassist in overcoming challenges;

● a final draft of the updated ITRBMP; and

● a strategy on public involvement and participation.

The main output of the project will be the updated final draft of the ITRBMP,which already includes primary aspects of the EU Floods Directive.

The two pilot actions will enable the involved actors to develop approachesthat are unprecedented in a comparable environment, and to contribute theiroutcomes to the updated management plan.

Urban HydrologyManagement

Developing a process-orientedspatial decisionsupport tool for urbanwater management

PILOT

1

Drought Management

Investigating climatechange–induced water quantity–relatedissues in the MiddleTisza (Hungary)

PILOT

2

A long-term goal of the project will be to generate momentum for improvedimplementation of the EU Floods Directive and EU Water FrameworkDirective, targeting four specific groups: national water administrations, water research institutes, international organisations and other interestedstakeholders, and NGOs.