Hidrológiai Közlöny, 2017 (97. évfolyam)
2017 / 3. szám - MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS - FLOOD PROTECTION EXPERIENCES AND COOPERATION IN THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN - Piriîanu, Marisandra - Neamţu, Silvia - Constantin, Gheorghe: EAST AVERT Project MIS ETC 966 implementation - Good Practice Example of Crossborder Cooperation for Flood Risk Prevention
71 Marisanda Piriianu et al: EAST AVERT Project MIS ETC 966 implementation - Good Practice Example... water resources, for the prevention of emergency situations; • Adjusting and implementing the national strategy for the fight against Hood risk, by informing local communities, local public authorities and the public of issues regarding the protection against floods in the Siret and Prut river basins, and also in the vulnerable areas by creating vulnerability and risk maps for both the Prut and Siret river basins in the areas with transboundary impact; • Reviewing bilateral agreements in the field of water management and improving the part for data exchange, warning and the coordination of preventive activities. • The expected outputs of the EAST AVERT MIS ETC 966 project are the following: • Increasing data availability by installing 32 automated hydrological stations; • A flood forecasting methodology and forecasting model will be used at the basin level, gaining an increased reaction time for flood protection measures, downstream the Ukrainian border, on the Romanian and Republic of Moldova territory, providing better protection for communities in the border area; • Increased capacity for flood attenuation by a better monitoring system at the Stanca-Costesti Dam and by safety measures; • Increased competence of the personnel by trainings for automatic station calibration, maintenance and data processing; using ArcGIS, specialized EC Inspire software for mapping information. • Creating flood hazard and flood risk maps for a better flood protection measures integration in the border area and EU policy implementation (Flood Directive 2007/60/EC). PROJECT CONSORTIUM AND TARGET GROUPS Project consortium comprises 4 partners from Romania'. Ministry of Environment, Prut-Bärlad Water Basin Administration, Siret Water Basin Administration, National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management; 1 from Republic of Moldova: “Apele Moldovei” Agency; 3 from Ukraine: Dniester-Prut Basin Department of Water Resources, Chernivtsi Regional Centre on Hydrometeorology, State Scientific and Technical Centre for intersectorial and regional problems of Environmental Safety and Resources Conservation “EcoResource”) Through the implementation of the EAST AVERT MIS ETC 966 project, the targeted cross-border areas with high vulnerability will be better protected in case of flood events or related potential pollution events, and also better protection of the cultural, historical and natural heritage within these river basins will be ensured. SYNERGIES WITH OTHER INTERREG PROJECTS The EAST AVERT MIS ETC 966 project is related to and further develops the outcomes of the Danube Flood Risk project, one of the flagship projects of the EUSDR. It will apply the basin wide approach used for flood risk control more specifically to the Eastern part of the Danube basin. Moreover, it will create the necessary capacities for a better real-time monitoring and forecasting of floods, particularly in the transboundary areas between the three countries. The results of this project will be shared and used in another two ongoing INTERREG projects, namely, JOINT TISZA and CAMARO-D. Strengthening the transnational water management for flood risk prevention is a vital issue for increasing social and economic resilience. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Joint Operational Programme Romania -Ukraine- Republic of Moldova 2007-2013 is financed by the European Union through the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and co-fmanced by the participating countries in the programme. Common borders. Common solutions. http://www.ro-ua- md.net Programme funded by the European Union Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova CROSS BORDER COOPERATION THE AUTHORS MARISANDA PIRIIANU, PhD. She has a solid background in the field of economics: accounting and agricultural economy. She started her work as a researcher at the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences Research Station for crop cultivation on sands Dabuleni, Dolj. She transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and in 2009 she was nominated director of the Directorate of Programmes financed by the EU and European Affairs, and now has more than 8 years of experience in the implementation of EU-funded programmes (agriculture, rural development and fisheries). She has extensive professional experience in programme coordination, e.g. developing and implementing the financial engineering scheme of the Romanian Operational Programme for Fisheries 2007-2013 in accordance with European regulations and the Romanian legislation. She led the work of the Managing Authority in implementing the Romanian Operational Programme for Fisheries. Since 2013, she has been coordinating the Project Management Unit within the Romanian Ministry of Environment. Since 2015, she has been managing three programmes funded by the EEA Financial Mech-
