Twinning Project

Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer Environment Agency Austria

In this presentation

• Floods Directive – Legal Requirements – Implementation in EU-27 – Challenges for the future

• Linkage to Twinning Project – Component 1 – selection of pilot areas and stakeholder involvement – Component 4 – Guiding documents – Component 5 – Organisation of Workshops

Floods Directive

• Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks adopted in October 2007 and entered into force on 26 November 2007

Three step approach of the Floods Directive • Aim of the Floods Directive is to reduce and manage the risks that floods pose to human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity.

Implementation of Floods Directive in EU-27 Competent Flood Preliminary authorities Hazard & Flood Risk Notification Flood Risk /Units of Flood Management • Legal transposition transposition Assessment management Risk Maps Plans (Art 7, Country (Art. 17, (Art. 4&5, (Art. 3, (Art. 6, deadline deadline deadline deadline deadline reporting 26.11.2009) reporting • Competent authorities notification reporting 22.3.2016) 22.3.2012) 26.5.2010)* 22.3.2014)

Austria identified

Belgium

• Preliminary Flood Risk Bulgaria

Assessment Cyprus

Czech Republic • EU-27 currently

Denmark

working on Flood Estonia

Hazard and Flood Risk Finland

Maps Linkage to Twinning Project – Component 1

• Component 1 – Selection of two pilot areas – river – river, with focus on • Component 1 – Stakeholder involvement – List of stakeholders identified

Selected Pilot areas (1)

Neretva River Sava-Kupa River (Delta) (Karlovac area) Selected Pilot Areas (2) – Criteria for selection (a)

General purpose: The selected pilot regions will try to cover different types of floods including different sources, mechanisms and characteristics of flooding as well as different types of consequences of flooding (e.g. Human Health (Social), Environment, Cultural Heritage and Economic).

STARTING POINT: Areas with potential significant flood risk Criteria for the selection of pilot areas for the preparation of flood hazard and flood risk maps (Final version)

1 Population (human health) 2 Economic activity (industry, infrastructure, agricultural activities, forestry…) 3 Environment (protected areas, Natura 2000, drinking water abstraction points, bathing water)

4 Cultural heritage 5 Types of floods (as many as possible) Combining several rivers into one area 6 Potential erosion risk 7 Sensitivity to floods Variety of problems (urban areas, risk potential, vulnerability…) Existing flood protection structures 2nd order criteria A Availability of data (DTM, hydrological data, population density, land use, land cover, infrastructure…) Recorded floods (areas hit by floods)

B Land cover and topography C Ongoing projects Selected Pilot Areas (3) – Criteria for selection (b) Criteria Potential pilot areas

Adriatic Basin Basin

Neretva river Rječina river Prof. Bella canal basin river Sava-Krupa Basin 1st order Split region Rijeka region Osijek region Varaždin region Upper-middle Sava region (Slo/HR border – Mačkovac profile)

1. Population (human health) 3. (high) Major town (Rijeka) Smaller settlements 5 smaller towns  3. (high)  High population density

2. Economic activity (industry, 3. (high) Primarily (high value) Primarily agriculture  No significant  3. (high) infrastructure, agricultural economic activities economic activities  Many economic activities, forestry, …)  Primarily agriculture activities

3. Environment (protected areas, 3. (high) Some protected areas  Ecological Natura 2000 areas  3. (high) Natura 2000, drinking water network  Nature parks abstraction points, bathing water)  Natura 2000 areas  Potential pollution problems during floods

Stakeholder involvement (1) • Article 10 Floods Directive – reference to stakeholder involvement: different levels of participation, criteria for stakeholder selection, group of different stakeholder • Why should actors participate?

Stakeholder involvement (2)

YES NO QUESTION Points % Points %

A. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF:

1) THE FLOODS DIRECTIVE? …………….. 22 88,0% 0 0,0% 2) THE TWINNING PROJECT? ...…………. 25 100,0% 0 0,0%

B. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FLOODS

DIRECTIVE, IN WHAT ACTIVITY ARE YOU INTERESTED:

1) THE HAZARD MAPPING ……………. 17 68,0% 4 16,0% 2) THE RISK MAPPING…………… 20 80,0% 1 4,0% 3) THE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN……. 13 52,0% 5 20,0%

C. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

TWINNING PROJECT, IN WHAT ACTIVITY ARE YOU INTERESTED:

1) COMPONENT 2 ON DATA AND MODELS …………… 20 80,0% 4 16,0% 2) COMPONENT 3 (1) ON HAZARD MAPS ……. 20 80,0% 3 12,0% 3) COMPONENT 3 (2) ON RISK MAPS ……. 21 84,0% 2 8,0% 4) COMPONENT 4 ON GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ……. 11 44,0% 5 20,0% 5) COMPONENT 5 ON CAPACITY BUILDING ………….. 12 48,0% 7 28,0%

Linkage to Twinning Project – Component 4 • Activity 4.1: Technical aspects of preparation of Flood Hazard Maps • Activity 4.2: Assessment of Flood Risks and adverse consequences of floods • Activity 4.3: Integrated assessment of existing and planned civil engineering measures (focus on STRUCTURAL MEASURES) • Activity 4.4: Assessing potential impacts of climate change • Activity 4.5: Participation of the public and stakeholder involvement • Activity 4.6: Preparation of Flood Risk Management Plans

Linkage to Twinning Project – Component 5 • WS 1: Implementation of FD – different aspects, experiences from MS • WS 2: Reporting activities to European Commission • WS 3: Flood risk reduction measures and introduction of climate change scenarios in risk management plans (proposal focus on STRUCTURAL MEASURES including climate change scenarios) • WS 4: Risk mapping toward FRMP (proposal focus on NON STRUCTURAL MEASURES) • WS 5: Dissemination of results

Challenges for the future

• Different authorities in water management need to cooperate • 6- years reviewing cycle coordinated with Water Framework Directive • Elaboration of maps and plans: basic elements existing, but need for further legal implementation and technical elaboration for coherent implementation • Taking into account the impacts of climate change • (Inter)national planning process design required, funds as well as increased resources will be needed

Thank you for your attention!

Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer Austrian Environment Agency [email protected]