Péter Bakonyi

András Magyarics

Content� Tisza River Basin

� Institutional and Legal Framework of the Co-operation

� Some Examples of the Co-operation (good & bad)

� Conclusions

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Europe/Carpathian Basin

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Main Characteristics

Torrent upstream regimes:28-36 hrs after rainfall 8-10 m rise of waterlevel

Flood duration:5-20 days

25-100 days

Typical downstream conditions; 96 % ofsurface water resources as well as floodsare generated outside the country

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Water Level Hydrograph at Tivadar

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Length of primary defences 4200 km, protected fluvi al floodplain 21200 km 2, 23% of the territory of the country, which is uniqu e in Europe

Frequency of damages caused by

water in Hungary

�Floods: smaller scale in every 2-3 years� significant in every 5-6 years� devastating in every 10-12 years

�Access water: every 2-3 years

�Drought: every 3-5 years

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Values at risk of flooding

� Arable land 40 %

� Railways 32 %

� Main roads 15 %

� Communities 646

� Population affected 2,3 millions

� Total value at risk USD 30 billions

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COMPARISON OF GREATER EUROPEAN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS

Length of defence structures

HUNGARY

TISZA-VALLEY (in Hungary)

PO-VALLEY

UKRAINE

THE NETHERLANDS

LOIRE-VALLEY

Extension of protected floodplains

HUNGARY

TISZA-VALLEY (in Hungary)

THE NETHERLANDS

PO-VALLEY

UKRAINE

ZUIDER-ZEE

LOIRE-VALLEY

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Water (and Environmental) Institutional Arrangement within the Public Administration in Hungary Including the

Organizations against Flood Events

Ministry of Environment and Water

Central Directoratefor

Water and Environment

National Inspectorate for

Environment and Water

Regional Environmental

and Water Boards (12)

Regional Inspectorates (10)

National Parks (10)

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Rivers Entering and Leaving Hungary

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2300 m Asl

100 m Asl

1900 m Asl

Upper Tisza River BasinUpper Tisza River Basin

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Tokaj

Tivadar

Area (km 2)

Distribution (%)

HU 6627 13,413,4

SK 6972 14,1

UA 12461 25,2

RO 23389 47,3

Total 49449 100

Any season can be a flood season

Floods are flashy

∆Z = 8-11 m/24-48 hoursI = 25 cm/hour

Tisza at Tivadar

Qmin= 35 m3/s

Qátl= 239 m3/s

Qmax= 4040 m3/s

Qmax/Qmin = 115.4

History of UA-HU Co-operation� Trans-boundary Water Management Committees

� 1947-48 Soviet Union

� 1981 Soviet Union

� 1994 Ukraine

� Tisza Forum� 2001 Ukraine, SK, RO, S&M

� Sofia Convention (ICPDR)� 1998- Today 15 countries

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Hungarian-Ukrainian co-operation

� Joint projects

� Bereg region localisation (confinement) plan

� Bereg drainage system

� Tisza river training plan

� Research on the effects of deforestation

� Maintenance of the joint monitoring system

� Impact assessment of the development of flood protection systems

� Harmonisation of design flood levels

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Development of flood protection systems

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Szamos

Lónyay-fõcs.

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Túr

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Tara

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Borsa Nagyág

Tisza

Tala

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Latorca

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Tisza

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UNGVÁR központ

NYÍREGYHÁZA KÖZPONT

Ágerdımajor

Nagyecsed

Kocsord

Császárszállás Csenger

V.oroszi

Garbolc

Vásáros-namény

Técsı

Krasznaátjátszó

LáposmezıRahó

Kaszómezı

Nagybocskó

Rahóátjátszó

Körösmezı

Királymezı

Dragobrat

Huszt(Tiszakirva)

Huszt

Husztátjátszó

Ökörmezı

Alsókalocsa (Rókarét)

Alsókalocsa átjátszó

Dolha

Nyéresháza

Szolyva

Vezér-

szállás

Sóhát

Malomrét

Nagyberezna

Turjamezı

Polena

Alsóhideg-

patak

Fülöpfalva

Repenye

Toronya

Zalomiszko

Alsóverecke

Alsóremete

Munkács

Pláj

átjátszó

NAGYBÁNYA

Záhony

Tiszabecs

Sonkád

Dombrád

Szabolcs-veresmart

Tiszabercel

Kótaj

Kántor-jánosi

Tunyog-matolcs

TOKAJ

Jelmagyarázat:Vízgyőjtı határ

Országhatár

Csapadék és léghı- mérséklet

Vízállás

Vízállás USGS

Vízállás TACIS

Csapadék USGS

Csapadék TACIS

Vízminıség

T vm r k zpontá é ı ö

Tivadar

SZLOV KIAÁ

UKRAJNA

ROMNIA

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Joint Hungarian-Ukrainian remote sensing system

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• In Hungary (31):• 19 hydrological• 2 hydrometeorological• 2 ultrasonic Q meter• 5 automatic GW well• 3 automatic pump st.

• In Ukraine (35):• 25 hydrological

• (10 UHF, 15 satelite)

• 10 hydrometeorological• (5 UHF, 5 satelite)

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Joint Hungarian-Ukrainian Remote Sensing System

Remote Sensing Stations

Tisza Técsı vízrajzi-vízminıségi- és Huszt-Tiszakirva vízrajzi távmérı állomás

A Latorca Szolyva USGS vízrajzi távmérı állomás

Hungarian-Ukrainian co-operation

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Tisza at Técsı hydrological and WQ and at Huszt-Tiszkirva a hydrological station

Latorca at Szolyva an USGS remote hydrological station

Radar and satelite picture for forecasting

NapkorNapkor BudapestBudapest

National compositNational composit Digital satelite picturesDigital satelite pictures

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Humanitarian aid of the Hungarian Governement

Hungarian-Ukrainian co-operation

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Tisza, communal waste

Hungarian-Ukrainian co-operation (the dark side)

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Conclusions and Future Tasks� Impact Assessment of National Development Plans of

Flood Protection Systems

� Ukraine (42 dry reservoirs + 2+ polders)

� VTT

� Joint Proposal for Phasing the Development

� Harmonisation of Design Flood Levels

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