{"id":1251,"date":"2026-03-26T19:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/?page_id=1251"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:38:01","slug":"framwat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/knowledge\/our-experience-overview-of-completed-projects\/overview-of-our-past-projects-nature-based-solutions-ecosystem-restoration\/framwat\/","title":{"rendered":"FramWat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-df1102f1\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Framework for Improving Water Balance and Nutrient Mitigation by Applying Small Water Retention Measures<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-ad9f1ad6 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FramWat-1024x576.png ,https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FramWat.png 780w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FramWat.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FramWat-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1253\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"FramWat\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration: <\/strong>July 2017 \u2013 June 2020\u202f<br><strong>Funding mechanism<\/strong>: Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme\u202f<br><strong>Status:<\/strong> Completed proje<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Short project description:<\/strong> FramWat&nbsp;addressed increasing floods, droughts, and water pollution in Central Europe by promoting nature-based solutions and small water retention measures as an alternative to traditional grey infrastructure approaches. The project focused on strengthening the landscape\u2019s natural buffer capacity to improve water balance, reduce sediment transport, and enhance nutrient retention. By translating existing scientific knowledge on natural and small water retention measures into practical river basin management tools,&nbsp;FramWat&nbsp;supported more sustainable, ecosystem-based water management and planning across Central Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Project\u202fobjectives:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strengthen regional frameworks for flood, drought, and pollution mitigation&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the systematic application of natural and small water retention measures (N(S)WRM)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve water balance, nutrient mitigation, and sediment control at catchment level&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support integration of nature-based solutions into River Basin Management Plans&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance horizontal integration between water management, land use, agriculture, forestry, and nature protection&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Role of GWP CEE in the&nbsp;project:&nbsp;<\/strong>GWP CEE contributed to stakeholder engagement and capacity building by&nbsp;facilitating&nbsp;dialogue between municipalities, water authorities, agricultural and forestry stakeholders, and nature protection agencies. GWP CEE supported participatory planning processes, promoted integrated water resources management principles, and helped translate project results into practical guidance for river basin planning and implementation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Contact of the responsible GWP CEE project manager:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:sabina.bokal@gwpcee.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sabina.bokal@gwpcee.org<\/a>&nbsp;\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong><em>Link to the official project website:<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu\/Content.Node\/FramWat.html\">FramWat<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attachments:<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/worldwaterday.org\/\">World Water Day 2018<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j5hg-0MOhK0\">Video lecture: Natural small water retention measures<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XbtRzqQRXU4\">Video: Natural 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