Preparatory Project for theTisza River Basin Sustainable Development Programme (TRB-SDP)

 

 

Dr. Jaroslav Tešliar, National Consultant, Slovak republic

 

INTERIM  REPORT
until  March 2, 2002

 

 

1.       Provisional identification of the potential national key interests in the TRB-SDP

Analysis of the main public sources of information on the national part of the TRB (the Internet, recent newspapers, etc.)

The key issue for the Slovak part of the TRB :

Integrated Plan of Regional and Social Development  (attached)
Participatory Land Management practices in Slovakia - Past, Reality and Future (attached)

Regional development  Act  No. 1104  acted from January 1, 2002

Management of the Environment in Slovakia, Ministry of the Environment  of Slovak republic,
„Capacity21 – Sustainable Development Information Campaign  in Slovak republic”, REC  Bratislava and Ministry of the Environment  of Slovak republic;

The following experts were consulted regarding public sources of information:

            Ing. Arch. Peter Rusnak, expert of Regional development  issue

RNDr. Viera Rovnakova,  regional development officer of Self Government County  in Kosice

Ing. Vasko  Lubomir, Deputy of District offce in Sabinov,  Presov County

 

2.      Networking

a.      Identification of the most important organisations/contact persons relevant for the identification of potential national investments needs and priorities (on the Tisa catchment) for the TRB-SDP (concerned ministries, local governments, businesses, major NGOs, research institutions etc.) – is under development – February 18, 2002.

Central Government

§         Ministry of the Environment of Slovak republic (Contact: Zdenka Tothova, Deputy-Minister; meeting is scheduled on March 13, 2002);

§         Ministry of Construction and Regional Development (Contact: Peter Ťapák,  State Secretary of, Bratislava; meeting is scheduled on March 14, 2002)

§         Ministry of Soil management  (Contact : Ing. Marian Supek, Director of the Department  of Water  Ways; meeting is scheduled on March 12, 2002).

b.      Presentation of the concept of the TRB-SDP, and the role of the current project, via telecommunication and in personal meetings to the contact persons –

- Several personal meetings with related persons were organized, as follows:

30 regional development individuals from Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia, during the Integrated Rural Community development Training organzied by Carpathian Foundation, Bardejovske kupele, February 18 – 21, 2002

Peter Kisiday, Major of Obisovce village, chairman of micor-regional association, February 28, 2002

 

c.       Organisation of the initial national workshop of the representatives of potential stakeholders –

 

§         national workshop was held in February 6 -8, 2002 (co-organized with NGO People and Water, LITUR, SITUR micro-regional associations, County offices in Levoča nad Sabinov town) . (attached list of participants and workshop resolution)

§         2nd national  workshop (covering whole Tisa watershed in Slovakia) will be organised in  March 27, 2002  in  Kosice , inviting the key stakeholders and presenting  the final draft of the country report and at this meeting )

An application to support the second national workshop was submitted in the Slovak Carpathian Office  for a grant in amount 1 250 USD. The application was submitted on the behalf of NGO “People and Water”, Kosice, which agreed to support organisationally the activities of the NC.

 

 

d.       Identification of the NFP representative(s) – to be reported by February 28.

The NFP nomination will be appointed on the scheduled meetings with representatives with Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Construction and regional Development, Ministry of Soil Management in Bratislava March 12 – 14, 2002.

 

e.       Identification of the possible partners (governmental, business, NGO, academia representatives/experts) for the final identification of the national investments needs and priorities in the TRB-SDP – to be finished by February 28.

 

The list of key partners is under development  (using newly approved  Excel database system by Tisza-Samos kht.)

 

f.        Identification of national participants for the closing international conference, (- to be finished by February 28) assistance to the organisation of the conference.

The nomination for the closing international conference which will be held in April 25, 2002 will be done on March 27, 2002 during 2nd national  workshop.

 

 

3.      Mapping (December 2001-March 2002)

a.       Identification of the sectors relevant to the development of the TRB-SDP in the Slovakia.

 

The list of most important local stakeholders  (see the conference participants list)

 

b.       Identification of potential information holders (institutions, individuals) useful for the national part of the TRB-SDP – creation of the network database (institutions, individuals, contact data) –  February 18, 2002.

 

The list of key partners is under development  (using newly approved  Excel database system by Tisza-Samos kht.)

 

c.       Development of the structure/contents for the national meta-database on the TRB-SDP – in co-operation with the other NC-s and project management by January 24.

 

A list of acts  related to environmental protection in Slovakia is attached .

 

d.       Collection of the opinions of experts about the most crucial data sources/events (e.g., on  

       legislation documents, running plans), expressed during personal meetings or in 

       correspondence – till March 13.

 

e.       Collection of the meta-data relevant for the development of the TRB-SDB using the established network and the meta-database contents – draft report by March 20.

 

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