General National Id Slovakia_02 Site name 488 villages and towns from all regions in Slovakia Summary The Landscape Revitalization Program is a main tool for solving ecosystem problems but also flood and drought risks included improvements in rainwater retention, primarily, in the territory where rainwater falls or in damaged parts on the landscape. The program restore landscape retention ability by different water retention elements. Light or indepth? Light RBD code SK40000 Transboundary 0 Data provider Jovanka Ignjatovic Source(s) "After us, the desert and the deluge" NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Basins and ponds Longitude 20.1311 Latitude 49.16722 Site information Climate zone cool temperate moist Mean rainfall 649 Mean rainfall unit mm/year Average temperature 10 Average runoff coefficient 0,850000023841858 Type Case Study Info Monitoring maintenance Monitoring impacts effects 1 Monitoring parameters level of water Performance Performance impact estimation method Catchment outlet Performance impact estimation information N/A info Design & implementations Application scale Country Installation date 2012-03 Lifespan 50 Performance timescale 1 - 4 years Area (ha) 1700 Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha) 1700 Design capacity description Measures and system in cadastre of a settlement of a medium size (1700ha) Basis of design Torrential rains in spring and summer Public consultation 1 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Workshops Hundred of workshop with mayors in different regions of Slovakia and meetings with representatives of local public administration authorities. Design land use change Land use change type Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments Local water authority Implementation Government Plenipotentiary for Self-Government and Integrated River Basin Management and Landscape People and Water NGO Central office of Labour Lessons, risks, implications... Key lessons This project demonstrated that rapid an effective landscape restoration is feasible at the costs. A big amount of small measures can result in better changes. Example of a fundamental solution in combating climate change, ecosystem degradation, flooding and drought risks and with international recognition. Success factor(s) Success factor type Success factor role Comments Communication activities secondary factor Attitude of decision makers secondary factor Existing staff and consultant knowledge secondary factor Financing Financing type Comments EU-funds: Cohesion and regional development funds European social fund National funds Provided by the Slovak Republic Government Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Other main barrier Huge amount of small measures for such a big project Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Organisation committed to it main driver NGO People and Water Other secondary driver Competition between the stakeholders who will invent something original that is better, more effective and of a higher added value. Financing share Financing share type Share Comments Policy, general governance and design targets Policy description Due to the farming methods in the territory, the landscape's ability to hold water was substantially weakened, contributing to increase risks of landscape overheating, local and regional climate changes, floods and droughts, soil water erosion, pond silting, permanents soil degradation, disruption of ecosystems, etc. Part of wider plan 1 Policy target Target purpose Increase Water Storage Runoff control Erosion Control Policy pressure Pressure directive Relevant pressure Policy area Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments Policy impact Impact directive Relevant impact Policy wider plan Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments National Water Integrated River Basin Management Adopted by the Slovak Republic Government on 27 August 2010 National Other Act of Employment Services In cooperation with the Central Office of Labor, Social Affairs and Family to help with the high unemployment rate that especially consists of young people and the long-term unemployed. Policy requirement directive Requirement directive Specification Socio-economic Direct benefits information 7700 seasonal jobs during the three first implementation projects Ancillary benefits 500000 Ancillary benefits information The measures helped to reduce damage and costs that may have been incurred by preventive and rescue investment work during torrential rains in spring and summer.Positive influence on 500 to 1000 municipalities located lower in the river basins because the reduction of flooding risks and drought risks down the watercourse. Enhance the life in the place of water retention. Costs investment information N/A info Costs operation maintenance N/A info Costs total 43080000 Costs total information Sum of the expenses in the first three implementation projects Ecosystem improved biodiversity 1 Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity The measure protect nature and strengthen biodiversity Ecosystem provisioning services 1 Information on Ecosystem provisioning services In the vast majority of cases, local naturally occurring materials such as soil, wood and stone were used for implementing measures. Ecosystem water supply 1 Ecosystem impact climate regulation No information available Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation N/A info Biophysical impacts Information on retained water The landscape water retention capacity is now of total 10 millions square meters. Information on increased water storage The measures helped the villages to diminish flooding risks of torrential rains in 2011 and the retained water was gradually released over the period of extreme drought the affected Slovakia in the second half of the same year. Information on runoff reduction The power of rainwater runoff helps to keep the country to be vital Information on Increased infiltration There is a better infiltration due to increase of time in water storage Ecosystem erosion control 1 Water quality overall improvements Positive impact-WQ improvement Information on Water quality overall improvements N/A Info Soil quality overall soil improvements N/A info Information on Soil quality overall soil improvements N/A info Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL