Hidrológiai Közlöny, 2017 (97. évfolyam)
2017 / 3. szám - MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS - FLOOD PROTECTION EXPERIENCES AND COOPERATION IN THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN - Bálint Márton Zoltán: Multilateral efforts towards basin flood control along the Tisza River: The Hungarian-Ukrainian joint Upper-Tisza flood development program
76 Hidrológiai Közlöny (Hungarian Journal of Hydrology) 2017. 97. évf. 3. sz. 1000 900 ■qí 800 > CD 1 700 aj £ 600 CD ~ 500 2 400 300 200 100 Figure 4. Long term data series of peak stages on the Upper-Tisza A strong cooperation is needed, because in the past 10-15 years we have seen a number of floods that exceeded anything that previously occurred, anything that was previously recorded. These facts put such a burden on the flood protection system that it could not meet the requirements and it failed. This means that the flood damage, both in Hungary and in Ukraine were severe, raising the attention to an undeniable problem. Our project tried to assess a number of these problems, and come up with viable solutions (Hungarian-Ukrainian joint Upper-Tisza flood development program 2013). Basic principles and concepts of the joint Hungarian-Ukrainian flood protection developments • To be in line with the EU Flood Directive (based on trans-boundary hazard mapping) • To be fitted to the Hungarian and Ukrainian national flood development strategies and programs • To follow a complex approach (using structural, non-structural methods) • To integrate into regional development ideas • To take advantages of current state of the art methods • To support reasonable usage of water, to satisfy the needs of all water users • To prevent the pollution of water resources • To develop the quality and quantity monitoring and the data exchange network • To develop flood and inland water control • To develop the warning telecommunication system, which helps with forecasting extraordinary situations and overcoming the adverse effects of them • To elaborate the quality regulations and technical criteria for transboundary water bodies Figure 6. Basic concept of the Joint Hungarian-Ukrainian flood development concept
