{"id":2484,"date":"2023-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/news\/integrated-drought-management-system-and-measures-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-the-climate-change-in-kosovo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:13:07","slug":"integrated-drought-management-system-and-measures-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-the-climate-change-in-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/archive\/integrated-drought-management-system-and-measures-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-the-climate-change-in-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrated Drought Management System and Measures to Mitigate the Impact of the Climate Change in Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S<\/span>ignificant <\/span>drought <\/span>period<\/span>s<\/span> in the Kosovo region <\/span>led to <\/span>a <\/span>near depletion of <\/span>the<\/span> reserves in <\/span>their <\/span>water reservoirs<\/span>. <\/span>Such drought<\/span>s<\/span> present a significant issue as only <\/span>5% of surface water flows into Kosovo.<\/span> With ever-increasing demands on Kosovo\u2019s already low groundwater reserves,<\/span> investments in water reservoirs and renovation of water supply and irrigation systems need to be combined with professionally developed plans for dealing with the consequences and prevention of drought at national and regional level.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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For the purpose of<\/span> mitigating the drought issues in Kosovo, Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE) <\/span>submitted<\/span> a project proposal via <\/span>the <\/span>SlovakAid<\/span><\/a> funding mechanism<\/a> and created a partnership with <\/span>Water and <\/span>Waste Water<\/span> Works Association Kosovo (SHUKOS) <\/span><\/a>in order to<\/span> develop an effe<\/span>ctive support dealing with drought related issues on a national scale.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this partnership, GWP CEE acts as a project leader, developing the strategy and coordinating the efforts <\/span>to <\/span>successfully and efficiently implement all proposed deliverables<\/span>. <\/span>SHUKOS <\/span>is making sure that all the activities are linked with <\/span>their ongoing <\/span>process<\/span> and making sure that the key stakeholders from the <\/span>ground are included in the project activities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The main objective of the present project is to support sustainable water management and economic development in Kosovo through interventions and measures for integrated drought management as a consequence of climate change.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The specific <\/span>objectives<\/span> of the project are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. To improve the water resources management system due to the impacts of drought as a manifestation of climate change through the implementation of mitigation <\/span>measures;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Increase technical and staff capacity to manage drought as well as public awareness <\/span>of<\/span> its water<\/span>resource implications through education to understand and implement the proposed measures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>December 2022, a kick-off meeting was held between the project partners to <\/span>introduce the cooperation on integrated drought management in Kosovo,<\/span> as well<\/span> as a<\/span>ctivities<\/span> in Kosovo <\/span>during<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Drin<\/span> management <\/span>process.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Main outcomes of the project will <\/span>include<\/span> <\/span>Draft Action Plan for the Drin River Pilot Basin, as an integrated part of the River Basin Management Plan, as required by the Water Framework Directive of the European Union (WFD). <\/span>Other outcomes will include a<\/span> set of drought mitigation <\/span>measures<\/span> suitable for Kosovo, such as prevention, risk reduction, its <\/span>m<\/span>anagement during drought occurrence and measures to cope with its consequences.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, the project partners plan to develop a Drought Management Platform and organize a national <\/span>consultative dialogue on drought management for institutions and experts from sectors affected by its impacts<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Using these project <\/span>findings<\/span>, a special t<\/span>raining for water management experts and farmers aimed at sharing experiences and practices in the application of drought impact prevention measures for water resources and sustainable <\/span>development in the affected watersheds<\/span> will be organized during the life span of the project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The results have implications for addressing the impacts of climate change and environmental <\/span>protection, <\/span>and<\/span> for improving socio-economic impacts on different population groups. <\/span>The <\/span>project\u2019s<\/span> results will contribute to the sustainable use of water resources and economic development<\/span>and to dealing with the impacts of climate change, through <\/span>appropriate management<\/span> of the <\/span>consequences of drought in Kosovo, as part of the WFD Water Basin Plans.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SlovakAid <\/span>functions as a Slovak government<\/span> supporte<\/span>d international funding mechanism. <\/span>Under the <\/span>SlovakAid<\/span> brand, the Slovak Republic has b<\/span>een effec<\/span>tively and concretely contributing to the implementation of sustainable development goals and to solving important global challenges.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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