Hidrológiai Közlöny, 2017 (97. évfolyam)
2017 / 3. szám - MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS - FLOOD PROTECTION EXPERIENCES AND COOPERATION IN THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN - Gombás Károly - Balatonyi László: Extremities in winter season - outlook for mitigation measures
Károly Gombás and László Balatonyi: Extremities in winter season - outlook for mitigation measures 85 management plan for icy flood or other certain situations together with mitigation measures. Harmonization of ice management planning methods and recommendations for common standards are part of the proposal, too. The project has not been applied for any funding but there are many countries supporting the idea and willing to contribute actively to the project development and execution. ICPDR Flood Protection Expert Group (FP-EG) and EU SDR PA5 jointly looking for the proper funding program. The formerly mentioned activity could be sub served by project DAREFFORT - Danube River Basin Enhanced Flood Forecasting Cooperation. The project was submitted by the support of EU SDR PA5 to the Danube Transnational Programme 2nd call in June, 2017 with Hungarian Lead Partner. The evaluation closes only in spring, 2018. It would deliver an outstanding overview about the present status of the national forecasting capabilities where from the partners and the stakeholders could derive the common goals in order to develop the existing system in a comprehensive way. The mutual understandings will be recorded in a common vision of the partners. The partners jointly work out the policy recommendations to be submitted to ICPDR in the interest of the establishment of the Danube Hydrological Information System (DanubeHIS) which is a fundamental step towards flexible and sustainable data exchange. The main focus is to enhance the access to the recorded hydrologic and ice data and to provide harmonized distribution for all the countries in the Danube. The project would deliver an e-learning material as well which includes the ice management knowledge. EU SDR PA5 in the 2017-2019 timeframe will contribute with expertise to the ICPDR Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2018 Update where the ice -related chapters shall be enhanced with the gained experiences Also a pilot study on coordination of operative flood management and civil protection plans (OFMP) in the Danube Basin will be carried out and the ice mitigation measures should be included. SUMMARY Efficient management of ice transport requires overarching approach from the countries in Danube River Basin. The platform for the discussions is provided by ICPDR FP-EG and EU SDR PA5 SG meetings. Both organizations working closely to reach this step forward and numerous project ideas and activities are ready to support the regional cooperation and joint planning. The subject is not kept on ice and the earlier the funding will be provided the sooner the risk management will develop. REFERENCES Láng, I. (Ed.) (2017). National final report of the icebreaking activities between 18th of January and 20th of February. OVF- General Directorate of Water Management, Budapest, Hungary. Kötél, P. (2017). Ice management of the Danube in 2017. Presentation, which was presented during the XXXV. Annual Conference of the Hungarian Hydrological Society, 5th of July, 2017. Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary. THE AUTHORS KAROLY GOMBÁS MSc civil engineer who was graduated from the Budapest University of Technology in 2006. Since then he has been working for the North-Transdanubian Water Directorate. He is the deputy head of the Flood Protection and Water Management Department with councillor title. He is a registered designer of water structure planning of the Hungarian Engineering Chamber (MMK) and former regional secretary of the Hungarian Hydrological Society (MHT). As operative field engineer and technical group leader he took active role in all major flood defence activities during the last 11 years (2006, 2013 Danube flood; 2012, 2017 Danube ice events; 2010 flash floods, 2013 Rába and Marcal Rivers floods etc.). He is permanent expert of the Hungarian-Slovakian Boundary Commission and the Austrian-Hungarian Water Commission, and also standing advisor of water related international cases for the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Trade, as well as the Ministry of National Development in relation with navigation projects. He also helps the Ministry of Justice in matters related to the Upper-Hungarian Danube section. LÁSZLÓ BALATONYI MSc in environmental expert who is graduated from the Pécs University of Natural Sciences in 2009. Since the graduation until 2014 he was working for the South-Transdanubian Water Directorate in the Flood Protection Department. In parallel he continued his studies on a PhD level on Geography Sciences. The objective of the doctoral thesis is focused on the small streams flood in SW Hungary, the flash floods. He finished his PhD in 2016. For 3 years now he has been working for the General Directorate of Water Management (OVF) as Head of the Department for Flood Protection. He took active role in all major flood defence activities in the last 6 years (e.g. 2013 Danube flood; 2014 Drava flood, 2017 Danube ice events). He is permanent expert of the Hungarian-Croatian-Serbian shared interested Danube section in term of Ice control (ice braking) activities. He is a senior lecturer in the University of Public Service faculty of Water Sciences and teaching the students to practice orientated subjects.
