LIFE+ Project

Project Name

REVITALIZATION OF THE CLIMATE IN DRIED - OUT COMMUNITIES IN SLOVAKIA VIA HYDRO - CLIMATE RECOVERY
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Project framework

This Project is Sponsored in part by LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance LIFE11 ENV/SK/1019 8/2012 - 9/2015
  Project presentation
  LIFE + Project Proposal

Implementation area

Humenne Country Municipalities: Baškovce, Černina, Gruzovce, Hrubov, Ohradzany, Slovenská Volová, Sopkovce, Turcovce

Total area of involved communities

7044 ha

Total population of involved communities

2801

Project duration

August 2012 - September 2015

Budget

EU Contribution	690 267 €
P&W Contribution	141 288 €
Ondavka Contribution	600 000 €
Total	1 431 535 €

Project implementors

Co-ordinating Party	Občianske združenie Ľudia a Voda
Associate Party	Regionálne združenie Ondávka

Project team

Project Coordinator	Ing. Danka Kravčíková
Project Manager	Ing. Michal Kravčík, CSc.
Financial Manager	Jaroslava Pajtinková
External Manager	Ing. Ľubica Tomášová
Technical team	Dr. Ing. Michal Gažovič
	Ing. Ján Hronský
	Mgr. Pavol Varga

Project goals

• Recovery of the climate and landscape via integrated rainwater retention in the damaged parts of the country utilizing water retention measures.
• Making use of various technologies for the prevention of excessive storm water run-off from forested and agricultureal landscape.
• Reviving the climate by retaining rainwater where it falls.
• Increasing the supply of water resources of the water basin while preventing flooding, drought, erosion and other negative effects of climate change.
• Involving local communities in environmental protection (creating employment opportunities).

Main activities

• Selection of locations and implementation of measures
• Project presentations and their approvals at municipal gatherings
• Introductory conference presenting project proposal
• Selection and training of workers
• Field work and construction of water retention measures
• Monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of applied measures
• Preparation and publication of manual, “Revitalizing the Climate in my Community”
• Closing conference and dissemination of project results
   

Expected results

• The retention of a minimum 120,000 m3 of rainwater in the Ondávka region
• Employment for a minimum of 80 locals for 1 year
• Mitigate impacts of drought and floods in the Ondava basin
• Improvement of conservation and bio-diversity in the basin
• Greater attractiveness of the basin contributing to increased tourism
• Creation of new system and methodology for climate recovery at a community level

MINIMUM MEASURES PROPOSED PER MUNICIPALITY retention of 15,000 m³ of rainwater via implementation of water retention measures:

• Minimum 100 small dams
• Minimum 3 retention ponds
• Minimum 5 rainwater gardens
• Minimum 7 km of re-cultivated logging roads
   

Schedule of Activities

  Schedule of Project realisation

Evaluation of the after project implementation

Brochure (.pdf, size 39,3 MB)

Final report

Report (.pdf, size 6,0 MB)