1. „testing innovative solutions for better
resilience to drought“
• collecting and analyzing data through demonstration projects is the
most effective approach and contributes to the enhancement of
knowledge and capacity development
• promoting innovative solutions that address critical water security
challenges to enhance drought resilience of countries and
communities
• focusing on different aspects of drought management and
involvement of different sectors outside „water“ sector
• results included into Good Practice Compendium, Guidelines for DMP,
GWP Toolbox, ...

2. Identification of agricultural drought
characteristics & monitoring method
through the application of remote
sensing data.Hungary, Slovakia, RomaniaHungary, Slovakia, Romania
Remote sensing
agricultural drought
monitoring methods
Ukraine, MoldovaUkraine, Moldova
Agricultural drought
monitoring and
forecasting
Poland, Romania, LithuaniaPoland, Romania, Lithuania
Drought Risk
Management Scheme
Upgrade data assessment and
forecasting tools to support drought
management and monitoring.
Developing a framework for an
integrated operational drought risk
management system that can be
adjusted to a given drought context.

3. • mitigation measure – to adjust to
extreme variability in water quantities
(release/use of water during dry
periods)
• to improve water retention potential of
the landscapes
• small dikes and polders, restoration of
wetlands and changes in the forest and
agricultural practices, etc.
• Guidelines: to combine drought
mitigation, flood protection and
biodiversity conservation
• Natural Water Retention Measures
Initiative (www. nwrm.eu)
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia,
Slovenia
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia,
Slovenia
Limnos; 2013
Limnos; 2013
Revitalization of the
river stream
Retention of
the
agricultural
runoff

4. • to test the methods for improving
water infiltration into the soil profile
• field experiments with mixture of
different „techniques“: sub-soiling,
with and without tillage, composting
tillage, organic fertilizers applications,
... – to improve soil structure
• ¸practical examples of soil water
holding capacity regultations + how to
include proposals into DMP or already
exsisting agro-enviromental plans
Slovakia, Czech Republic,
Slovenia, Poland
Slovakia, Czech Republic,
Slovenia, Poland
Increasing soil water
holding capacity
Muller; Slovakia
Laboratory rain simulator; CZ
Mihelic; Slovenia

5. Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia,
Lithuania
Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia,
Lithuania
Drought impact on forest
ecosystems
• 4 GWP CEE countries with forests area 35%
of total regional forests
• forests have significant impact on the
water regime of territories
• measures for forest adaptation, mitigation
of the negative effects of climate change
o analysis of forest ecosystems – vulnerability
zones of the forest vegetation for the
present climate (61-90) and for the year
2050 and 2100 (different scenarios:
realistic, optimistic, pessimistic)
o measures for adaptation for differetn zones
(high level of vulnerability, low level)
Sakar Mountain; Bulgaria, 1999

6. Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia,
Lithuania
Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia,
Lithuania
Drought impact on forest
ecosystems
• 4 GWP CEE countries with forests area 35%
of total regional forests
• forests have significant impact on the
water regime of territories
• measures for forest adaptation, mitigation
of the negative effects of climate change
o analysis of forest ecosystems – vulnerability
zones of the forest vegetation for the
present climate (61-90) and for the year
2050 and 2100 (different scenarios:
realistic, optimistic, pessimistic)
o measures for adaptation for differetn zones
(high level of vulnerability, low level)
Sakar Mountain; Bulgaria, 1999