Development of the River Basin Management Plans of the River Basins of West Macedonia and Central Macedonia River Basin Districts according to the Specifications of the WFD 2000/60/EC, applying the Greek Law 3199/2003 and the Greek PD 51/2007 WP 1. 16 Report on the U pstream Countries Actions in the Transboundary Prespa Lakes Basin River Basins of West Macedonia (GR09) CONSORTIUM: • EXARCHOU NIKOLOPOULOS BENSASSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS SA • GEOSYNOLO LTD • LISA BENSASSON • ILIAS KOURKOULIS • ENVIROPLAN SA • DIKTIO SA • ECO CONSULTANTS SA • FOTEINI MPALTOGIANNI Edition 2.0 January 2014 HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE SPECIAL SECRETERIAT FOR WATER PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE RIVER BASINS OF WEST MACEDONIA AND CENTRAL MACEDONIA RIVER BASIN DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE WFD 2000/60/EC, APPLYING THE GREEK LAW 3199/2003 AND THE GREEK PD 51/2007 CONSORTIUM: EXARCHOU NIKOLOPOULOS BENSASSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS SA - GEOSYNOLO LTD - LISA BENSASSON - ILIAS KOURKOULIS - ENVIROPLAN SA - DIKTIO SA - ECO CONSULTANTS SA - FOTEINI MPALTOGIANNI DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE RIVER BASINS OF WEST MACEDONIA RIVER BASIN DISTRICT (GR09) PHASE A WORK PACKAGE 16: - REPORT ON THE UPSTREAM COUNTRIES ACTIONS IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY PRESPA LAKES BASIN Date of First Publication: 31.10.2012 G.G. of Management Plan’s Approval: G.G. B’ 181/31.1.2014 RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE RIVER BASINS OF WEST MACEDONIA RIVER BASIN DISTRICT Report on the Upstream Countries Actions in the Transboundary Prespa Lakes Basin CONTENTS TABLES ............................................................................................................................................................ V FIGURES .......................................................................................................................................................... V ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ VII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................IX 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. PROGRESS OF THE RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS ................................................................ 1 1.2. SCOPE, OBJECTIVES AND PHASES OF THE PROJECT ...................................................................... 2 1.3. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT ................................................................ 2 1.4. EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE CURRENT DOCUMENT ............................................................................. 4 2. TRANSBOUNDARY WATER SYSTEMS .................................................................................................... 5 2.1. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2. INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION .......................................................................................................... 5 2.3. THE EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC .................................................... 7 2.4. THE UNECE CONVENTIONS................................................................................................................ 8 2.4.1. THE HELSINKI CONVENTION ...................................................................................................... 8 2.4.2. THE ESPOO CONVENTION – SEA PROTOCOL ............................................................................ 8 2.4.3. THE AARCHUS CONVENTION ...................................................................................................... 8 2.5. NATIONAL LEGISLATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNTRIES ............................................................. 9 2.5.1. FYROM NATIONAL LEGISLATION ................................................................................................ 9 2.5.2. ALBANIAN NATIONAL LEGISLATION ........................................................................................ 11 3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON LAKE PRESPA SUB-BASIN ........................................................... 12 3.1. GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE OF THE PRESPA PARK ............................................................................ 12 3.2. CLIMATE ........................................................................................................................................... 12 3.3. WATER RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 15 3.4. MINERAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................................... 16 3.5. BIOLOGICAL AND LAND RESOURCES ............................................................................................. 18 3.6 NATURE RESERVES AND PROTECTED AREAS ................................................................................ 27 3.7. TRANSNATIONAL PROTECTED AREA AND FRAMEWORK OF COOPERATION ............................... 30 4. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY LAKE PRESPA SUB-BASIN ............................. 33 4.1. PREPARATION OF A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESPA PARK ......................................................................................................................................... 33 4.2. PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT FACILITY - PDF BLOCK B PHASE .................................................. 35 4.3. INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESPA BASIN IN ALBANIA, FYROM AND GREECE - GEF PROJECT.......................................................................................................................... 37 W.P.1.16 - i MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE SPECIAL SECRETERIAT FOR WATER RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE RIVER BASINS OF WEST MACEDONIA RIVER BASIN DISTRICT Report on the Upstream Countries Actions in the Transboundary Prespa Lakes Basin 4.3.1 TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR THE PRESPA PARK ............................................................................................................ 39 4.3.2 TECHNICAL TASK TEAM (TTT) FOR THE COLLECTION, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF NATIONAL INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS (TDA) AND DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME (SAP) IN THE PRESPA LAKES BASIN – FYROM AND ALBANIA 2009 ............................................................................................................... 40 4.3.3. TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS (TDA) –2009 ...................................................... 41 4.3.4. STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME - 2012 .............................................................................. 44 4.3.5. TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................. 45 4.3.6. (FYR)MACEDONIAN NATIONAL PROJECT COMPONENT UNDER THE UNDP/GEF PROJECT . 46 4.4. DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM 2007-201152 4.5. ISOTEIA – INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR THE PROMOTION OF TERRITORIAL / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SPATIAL PLANNING ................................................. 57 4.6 INTERREG IIIA ................................................................................................................................... 59 4.6.1. INTERREG IIIA/ CARDS GREECE - FYROM - CREATE NETWORK PROMOTION OF HERITAGE SITES IN THE PREFECTURE OF FLORINA AND FYROM ..................................................................... 59 4.6.2. INTERREG IIIA / CARDS GREECE - FYROM - CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL PLANT GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS IN PRESPA ............................................................................... 60 4.6.3. INTERREG IIIA GREECE - ALBANIA – WATER NETWORK IN THE COMMUNITY OF KRYSTALLOPIGI ................................................................................................................................... 60 4.6.4. INTERREG IIIA GREECE - ALBANIA - MUNICIPAL WATER PRESPA ......................................... 60 4.6.5. INTERREG IIIA GREECE – ALBANIA - MUNICIPAL SEWAGE PRESPA ..................................... 61 4.6.6. INTERREG IIIA GREECE - FYROM - QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MONITORING FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF RIVER SAKOULEVA ................................................................... 61 4.7. CONSERVATION OF PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES IN LAKE MICRO PRESPA, GREECE - LIFE2002NAT/GR/8494 ........................................................................................................................ 62 4.8. PROJECT LIFE: HALT THE DECLINE OF FISH BIODIVERSITY, IN THE PRESPA BASIN, BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FISHERY PRACTICES IN COMPLIANCE WITH EU POLICY - LIFE09 INF/GR/000319 ..................................................................................................................................... 65 4.9. TRABOREMA - CONCEPTS FOR INTEGRATED TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CROSS BORDER REGION OF ALBANIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM) AND GREECE ........................................... 66 4.10.