UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Monitoring & Evaluation Indicators
UNDP/GEF Tisza Medium Sized Project:
Integrating multiple benefits of wetlands and
floodplains into improved transboundary management
for the Tisza River Basin
27th November 2008
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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Purpose of this Document
This document presents draft baseline and target levels of key project indicators for approval. This
information will be used in the Annual Progress Report due for submission in June 2009.
It is clear that some indicators require additional data gathering and these are highlighted. This
information will be assembled by the Project Team together with National Experts and presented to
the Tisza Group Meeting in April 2008. The revised document will be sent to the PSC members for
approval.
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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Progress towards achieving project objectives
The overall goal is to contribute to the environmental management of the Tisza River Basin by
introducing and testing new approaches to minimize the impact of floods and to reduce nutrient
pollution through enhanced use of wetlands and floodplains
Project Objective and
Description of
Baseline Level
Target Level
Level at 30 June
Outcomes
Indicator
2009
Adoption of an
3 EU countries
All 5 countries
integrated plan by
introduce WFD
accept a basin-
Overall objective:
2011
RBM plan by
wide integrated
Integrated River
2009
management plan
Basin Management
by 2011
Plans adopted in all
Replication strategy
No strategy
Strategy available
countries
Dissemination
No strategy
Strategy available
strategy
Regional and
No plans for
All 5 countries
National IRBM plans
IRBM
accept a basin-
endorsed
wide integrated
management plan
by 2011
National budget
Budget available
????
allocation for IRBM
in EU countries
plans
Nutrient and
No strategy
Strategy adopted
Outcome 1:
flood/drought
by all 5 countries
Adoption of policies
strategies adopted
and legislation within
Operation of the
No strategy
Strategy adopted
Tisza countries that
Tisza Group
by all 5 countries
promote the use of
confirmed
wetlands/floodplains
Inter-ministerial
??
??
for flood mitigation,
processes established
nutrient retention,
or strengthened
biodiversity
Reduced nutrient
Need current area
Current plus x%
enhancement and
pollution, reduced
and length of
social amenity value
flooding of urban
wetlands and
improvement
areas and improved
floodplains in
consistent with the
recharge of
Tisza basin
EU WFD and IWRM
groundwaters through
increase in the length
of active floodplains
and the area of
connected wetlands
Nutrient strategy
No strategy
Strategy available
Feedback on nutrient
No information
Reports from 3
strategy by
demonstration
demonstration
projects
projects
Objective 1: To
Draft flood/drought
No strategy
Strategy available
integrate water
strategy developed
quality, water
Feedback on
No information
Reports from 3
quantity, land use,
flood/drought
demonstration
and biodiversity
strategy by
projects
objectives into an
demonstration
integrated water
projects
resources/river basin
IRBM plan issued
No IRBM
IRBM distributed
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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Project Objective and
Description of
Baseline Level
Target Level
Level at 30 June
Outcomes
Indicator
2009
management plan
Adoption of revised
-
At least 1 new
under the legal
policies for land-
policy for land-
umbrella of the EU
water management
water
and ICPDR, that will
following the
management
improve the Tisza
successful
adopted
River Basin
completion of
environment
demonstration
including the
projects
reduction of pollution
Meetings of the
Tisza Group focus
Tisza Group
and mitigation of
ICPDR and Tisza
on WFD and
succeed in
floods and droughts.
Group
flood issues
integrating the
management of
water quality and
water quantity.
Outcome 2:
Project selection
n/a
Criteria agreed
Completed ­ July
Demonstrating
criteria developed
2008
effective wetland and
List of provisional
n/a
List available.
Completed ­
floodplain
demonstration
October 2008
management with
projects
multiple
Hectares of wetland
Need current
Current plus x%
environmental
planned for
levels planned
benefits, leading to
restoration and
stress reduction (e.g.
initiated
nutrient reduction,
Kilometres of
Need current
Current plus x%
flood mitigation,
floodplain planned
levels planned
biodiversity
for connection
enhancements, etc.)
Hectares of habitat
Need current
Current plus x%
resulting in the
planned for
levels planned
motivation of local
restoration
communities and
Reduced Nitrogen
Need current
Current minus x%
other stakeholders to
and Phosphorus loads
levels planned
continue the
planned as a result of
implementation of the
wetlands / floodplain
successful
restoration
conclusions of the
demonstration
projects.
Objective 2: To
Completion of first
No workshop
Workshop
begin implementation
stakeholder workshop
successful
of IWRM principles
(autumn 2009)
through the testing of
Agreed
n/a
Agreed list
Completed ­
new approaches on
demonstration sites
December 2008
wetland and
and projects
floodplain
Completion of
n/a
3 demonstration
management through
demonstration
projects
community-based
projects
completed
demonstration
Inclusion of strategies
n/a
Strategies
projects
in selected
incorporated in
demonstration
demonstration
projects
projects where
appropriate
Evaluation completed
n/a
Mid-term and
on demonstration
final evaluation
projects
reports of 3
demonstration
projects
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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Project Objective and
Description of
Baseline Level
Target Level
Level at 30 June
Outcomes
Indicator
2009
Completion of second
n/a
Workshop
stakeholder workshop
successful
(autumn 2010)
Conclusions from
n/a
3 completed
demonstration
demonstration
projects
projects
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