Expected results of the LIFE LOGOS 4 WATERS project
Increasing knowledge and capacity of municipalities and key stakeholders on ecosystem-based adaptation, climate induced water risks and integrated water management contribute to better adaptation capacity to CC. The experience in collaboration at catchment-level and the tools created support the local governments in moving toward a retention-based local water management for the improvement of the negative water balance of Hungary.
The catchment-level implementation of NWRMs strengthens the local and regional climate resilience and enables mitigating the effects of CC on the ecosystem and the exposed natural resources. Increasing wetland habitats contribute to halt the loss of biodiversity.
More climate conscious municipalities and water experts’ community with a progressive attitude are aware of available possibilities in CCA.
Expected quantified results and impacts:
Improved knowledge of the key experts and decision makers:
- 5 training materials integrated to the official systems, cc. 305 participants in testing
- cc. 10 000 website visitors
- cc. 630 participants at roadshows
- 1 Integrated Municipal Decision Support Platform with at least 1000 visitors
- reach all the 3177 Hungarian municipalities through publications, information materials, methodology guides
- 3 study trips and 3 study cases
Improved adaptive capacity and climate resilience of the 2 pilot catchments:
- 36 274 affected inhabitants
- 11 previously identified NWRMs and at least 9 further, defined by Multi-Stakeholder Catchment Forum
- water retention capacity increased by ~39 000 m3
- locally improved water supply to habitats
- better environmental conditions for freshwater species
- positive impact on biodiversity locally
- decrease in the possible inundation threat
- 50% decrease in the damage caused by flash floods per decade
- 2 SECAPs for 2 catchment areas
- 10 municipalities joining the Covenant of Mayor
Better climate governance at local and regional levels by better cooperation of municipalities and local stakeholders:
- 2 Multi-Stakeholder Catchment Forum
- cooperation of 15 municipalities in 2 pilot catchments
- Integrated Municipal Water Management Plan for 8 settlements and a methodology guide to integrate its use into the municipal planning system
- 2 municipal support programs with all together 40 applications and 20 granted applications
- 60 local decision makers and 30 000 citizens made aware
- transfer of ecosystem-based CCA methods to 15 municipalities and the replication of cooperation in 5 catchments
