| Work Package No.1 | Work package title | Type of activity2 | Start month3 | End month4 | Deliverable No.5 |
| WP1 | Hydrological characteristics of wetlands | V1, V2, V3, V4, WS, other | 0 | 18 | 1.1, 1.2 |
| WP2 | Ecological response to hydrological conditions | V1, V2, V3, V4, VR, WS | 0 | 18 |
2.1, 2.2 |
| WP3 | Thematic conference | CR | 18 | 33 | 3.1 |
| WP4 | Short intensive course on wetland water management | V4, V1, other | 12 | 34 | 4.1, 4.2 |
| WP5 | Networking and twining | V1, V2, VR, CO | 0 | 36 | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 |
| WP6 | Modernisation and upgrading of PhD and postgraduate study | V1, VR, Other | 12 | 34 | 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 |
| WP7 | Increasing participation in WP6 | V1, VR, WS | 0 | 36 | 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 |
| WP8 | Dissemination |
WS, Other |
12 | 36 | 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 |
| WP9 | Management | C0 | 0 | 36 |
9.1, 9.2 |
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Type of activity: V1, V2, V3, V4, WS,
other
Relative start month6: 0
Timetable: WS1 - 6, WS2 - 21
Objectives:
- Assessments of the measurements technique for the riparian wetlands;
- GIS and RS techniques for the land use mapping in the waterlogged areas;
- Evaluation of the hydrological models for their accuracy in modelling of water flow in natural river and floodplains
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
Comparison of different measurements and GIS techniques used for the wetlands survey in the partners lab;
Organisation of 2 days workshop on "Measurements techniques and data assessment in wetlands hydrology".
Organisation of 2 days workshop "Models application for wetlands hydrology and hydraulics". Additional task of this workshop will be evaluation of the existing material for the short intensive courses on Wetland Water Management (WP4)
Dissemination of the results of discussion through WP5 package to rise the question of models accuracy and usefulness for the ecohydrologists.
Core of the workshop participants paid from the project others or no costs for projects basis
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Institutions involved:
Wageningen University - Sub-Department Water Resources
European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Ispra
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Studies
Ghent University, Civil Engineering Department - Hydraulic Laboratory
University of Helsinki - Department of Forest Ecology
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - Laxenburg, Austria
Centre for Agricultural Landscape and Land Use Research (ZALF) - Berlin
Free University Brussels, Department of Hydraulic and Hydrology Engineering
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Expected results, milestone:
M.1.1 Proposal for the Workshop 1 main subjects ready (month 4)
M.1.2 Workshop 1 (month 6)
M.1.3 proposal for the Workshop 2 main subjects ready (month 10)
M.1.4 Workshop 2 (month 18)
M.1.4. Suggested for plenary presentations for the conference (month 18)
Deliverables for the overall package:
D.1.1. Workshop 1 proceeding (month 11)
D.1.2. Workshop 2 proceeding (month 13)
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Type of activity: V1, V2, V3, V4, VR, WS
Relative start month6: 0
Timetable: WS3 - 9 , WS4 - 21
Objectives:
- Establishing the working contact between hydrologist and ecologists
- Deriving the nature protection goals including the anthropogenic influence (e.g. extensive agriculture) and their impact on water management (in wetlands and in the catchment)
- Defining terms of sustainability for wetland areas;
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
- Comparison of sustainability concepts and water requirements assessments in partners laboratories;
- Organisation of workshop "Coupling ecological methods with GIS, hydrological and water quality models".
- Organisation of workshop "Anthropogenic influence on wetlands biodiversity and sustainable management of wetlands".
- Dissemination of the results of discussion through WP5 package to rise the question of wetlands water requirements on the catchment scale.
Core of the workshop participants paid from the project others on no costs for projects basis
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Institutions involved:
Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Studies
Technical University of Munich - Department of Vegetation Ecology
Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment RIZA - The Netherlands
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony, Institute of Soil Technology - Bremen
National Academy of Science of Belarus, Institute for Problems of Natural Resources Use and Ecology - Minsk
Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Wasserbau
Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Ernst - Moritz - Arndt Universität Bonn
Expected results, milestone:
M.2.1 Proposal for the Workshop 3 main subjects ready (month 8)
M.2.2 Workshop 3 (month 9)
M.2.3 proposal for the Workshop 4 main subjects ready (month 14)
M.2.4 Workshop 4 (month 15)
M.2.5 Suggestions for plenary presentations for the conference (month 18)
Deliverables for the overall package:
D.2.1. Workshop 3 proceeding (month 10)
D.2.2. Workshop 4 proceeding (month 16)
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Type of activity: CR
Relative start month6: 18
Timetable: preparation of conference 18 -
30, conference proceedings 33, conference 30
Objectives:
Wetlands belong to the most endangered ecosystems of the world. Their protection and management become one of the most challenging task of nature protection as it has to coupe engineering knowledge of hydrological systems, plant ecology and in many cases agricultural practices. The conference should bring together the specialists on wetland hydrology and hydraulics, ecologist and people dealing with wetlands management or water managers of the catchments where wetlands are located in order to answer two main questions:
- What are the reference areas for wetlands protection and restoration on European scale?
- What are the most suitable practices of protection and restoration for particular types of wetlands?
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
Following major topics are proposed as a conference interest areas:
- European ecoregions and the major types of wetlands
- National and/or regional classification of wetlands and peatlands vs. European scale
- Reference areas for major European types of wetlands
The specific topics for the conference will be formulated as an internal output of WP1, WP2 and WP5, which will be also used for the dissemination of information about the conference. One task group will evaluate materials for the textbook on Wetland Water Management gained during the short intensive courses (WP4).
Conference is foreseen for 3 days and 20 core participants paid from the project. Tuition and accommodation fees will be introduced for the other participants.
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Institutions involved:
Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Studies
Wageningen University - Sub-Department Water Resources
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering
European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Ispra
Ghent University, Civil Engineering Department - Hydraulic Laboratory
Other partners involved:
Technical University of Munich - Department of Vegetation Ecology
Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment RIZA - The Netherlands;
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony, Institute of Soil Technology - Bremen;
National Academy of Science of Belarus, Institute for Problems of Natural Resources Use and Ecology - Minsk;
Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Wasserbau
Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Ernst - Moritz - Arndt Universität Bonn
University of Helsinki - Department of Forest Ecology
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - Laxenburg, Austria
Centre for Agricultural Landscape and Land Use Research (ZALF) - Berlin
Free University Brussels, Department of Hydraulic and Hydrology Engineering
Expected results, milestone
M 3.1 Evaluation of the conference topics (month 19)
M 3.2 Call for paper no 1 (month 20)
M 3.3 List of accepted papers and abstracts (month 25)
M 3.4 Call for paper no 2 (month 26)
M 3.5 Conference (month 30)
M.3.6 Evaluation of the conference materials useful for the reports for administration (month 31)
Deliverables for the overall package:
D 3.1. Conference proceedings (month 33)
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Type of activity : V4, V1, other
Relative start month6: 12
Timetable: SiC 1 -17, SiC 2 - 27
Objectives:
Introduce vast, almost intact wetlands (reference areas) for the young western researchers. One of the major problems in wetlands conservation and/or restoration is question of the goal to be obtained, in terms of the "naturalness". As the ecosystems in inundated areas are formed by gemorfological process in situ, by agricultural practices on the spot as well as by hydrological processes in the catchment. In the proposed locations all this major factors can be showed and explained.
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
Experience and part of the teaching materials gained during three courses on Integrated Water Management organised by the staff of the Centre will be used. Additional lectures and exercises focussing on sustainable management of wetlands will be added. Output form WP1 and WP2 will be use to show the modelling of hydrology and ecology of the areas.
Course will take place in Biebrza fen and Narew marsh areas, field studies, hydrological measurements in wetland environment and numerical modelling exercises will form the core of the programme. Accommodation and exercise rooms will be provided by National Parks facilities. Lecturers from the Centre and collaborating institutions.
The programme is foreseen for one week. Two such courses will be launched during the project executions.
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Institutions involved :
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Studies
Wageningen University - Sub-Department Water Resources
Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp
Universität für Bodenkultur, Institut für Wasserwirtschaft, Hydrologie und konstruktiven Wasserbau
Free University Brussels, Department of Hydraulic and Hydrology Engineering
Expected results, milestone:
M 4.1 Assessment of existing material (month 12)
M 4.2 Preparation of the material for the course.(month 15)
M 4.3 Course on Wetland water Management (month 17)
M 4.4 Evaluation of the first course adaptation of the material (month 18)
M 4.5 Course on Wetland Water Management (month 27)
M 4.6 Evaluation of courses assessment of the material for the textbook. (month 30)
Deliverables for the overall package:
D 4.1. Textbook on wetland water management (month 34)
D 4.2. Training of 50 participants
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Type of activity : V1, V2, VR, CO
Relative start month6: 0
Timetable:
Objectives:
- Establishing the networks of research institutes, which are working on wetlands, which might be a reference for different eco-regions and types of hydrological alimentation in order to have an European knowledge base for wetlands sustainable development;
- Signing the twining agreements with Wageniengen Knowledge Centre and Antwerp University in order to be a part of European Research Area within priority thematic area Sustainable Development and related to water cycle aspects;
- Create the links with the NAS and NIS research institutes for joint research programme on wetlands hydrology;
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
Most of the networking activity will be done via internet; workshops and conference will have additional task of discussions in the networks. Additional visits will be performed in order to active the objectives not available by first two activities.
VR twining 6 x 1 week
VR networking 9 x 1 week
V1 twining 6 x 1 week
V2 networking 6 x 1 week
NAS
VR networking 3 x 1 week
V1 networking 3 x 1 week
NIS (on no costs for project basis)
VR networking 4 x 1 week
V1 networking 4 x 1 week
Network will be also used for dissemination of the results of workshops 1 - 4 and conference.
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Partners involved
PL:
Ministry of Environmental, Bureau of Water Management
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Poznan Agricultural University, Department of Land Improvement and Environmental Development
Polish Academy of Science, Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment - Poznan
Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming at Falenty
Agricultural University of Cracow, Department of Water Management and Water Protection
Agricultural University of Wroclaw, Institute of Environmental Engineering
EC and NAS:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering;
The Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO, National Geological Survey;
Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering;
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Studies
Wageningen University - Sub-Department Water Resources
European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Ispra
Czech University of Agriculture Prague, Department of land Use and Improvement;
Ghent University, Civil Engineering Department - Hydraulic Laboratory
Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp
NIS:
Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering, Department of Hydrology;
National Academy of Science of Belarus, Institute for Problems of Natural Resources Use and Ecology - Minsk;
Scientific Production Association, Tashkent;
Expected results, milestone:
M.5.1 Idea of the reference site discussed (month 9)
M.5.2 Project of collaboration between NAS&NIS countries agreed
M.5.3 Draft proposal of twining agreements with Antwerp and Wageningen (month 30)
Deliverables for the overall package:
D 5.1. Signing the twining agreement with Wageningen
D 5.2. Signing the twining agreement with Antwerpen
D 5.3. Signing agreement with 3 European Networks
D 5.4. Signing agreement with NAS Networks
D 5.5. Signing agreement with NIS Networks
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Type of activity : V1, VR, Other
Relative start month6:12
Timetable:
Objectives:
The existing at Warsaw Agricultural University PhD and postgraduated studies in the field of Environmental Engineering are modernised and upgraded on four year basis to facilitate capacity building and to attract young scientists. The Centre is aiming on implementation of subjects dealing with sustainable management of wetlands.
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
- Basing on the outputs of WP1 and WP2 the material for the lecture notes will be prepared;
- Three visits of the senior researchers will focused on upgrading the postgraduate and PhD studies curricula
- The proposal of participation of the Erasmus students in particular lectures will be provided for the University Exchange Office.
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Partners involved:
Wageningen University - Sub-Department Water Resources
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Studies
Universität für Bodenkultur, Institut für Wasserwirtschaft, Hydrologie und konstruktiven Wasserbau
Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp
Expected results, milestone:
M 6.1 Assessments of the material for the lecture notes (month 12)
M 6.2 Notes from the teaching visits of the senior researchers included to material (month 24)
M 6.3 Meeting of the Centres management board with the Teaching Board of postgraduate study (month 30)
Deliverables for the overall package:
D 6.1. Lecture notes on Wetlands Hydrology, (month 36)
D 6.2. Lecture notes on Wetlands Management, (month 36)
D 6.3. Lecture notes on Sustainable Use of Wetlands, (month 36)
D 6.4. Lecture notes on Wetlands Ecology, (month 36)
D 6.5. Three PhD in the wetlands research area are formulated
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Type of activity : V1, VR, WS
Relative start month6:0
Timetable: WS5 - 20>
Objectives:
The main objective of this package is successful application to available FP6 projects in the field of impact of climate changes on ecosystems. Adding to the future consortia knowledge of hydro-ecological processes gained in the Centre as well as the field laboratories and Data Basis of Biebrza Fen and Narew Marshes.
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
- Organisation together with the University Contact Point, and EC invited speakers the workshop for NIS, NAS and polish partners about possible actions in the field of Sustainable development related to the water cycle aspects.
- Basing on WP1 and WP2 internal outputs prepare the flyer about possibilities of research on Biebrza Fen and Narew Marshes to be distributed on different brokerage events in Europe
- Active participation in the workshops in Europe regarding the preparation of FP6
- Preparation of WWW which basing on the results of WP1, WP2, already existing Data Base of Biebrza Fen will show the possibilities of research and use of the hydroecological data.
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Partners involved:
Utrecht University, Department of Environmental Studies
Wageningen University - Sub-Department Water Resources
Ghent University, Civil Engineering Department - Hydraulic Laboratory
Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp
Universität für Bodenkultur, Institut für Wasserwirtschaft, Hydrologie und konstruktiven Wasserbau
Other partners involved:
Free University Brussels, Department of Hydraulic and Hydrology Engineering
Expected results, milestone for the overall package:
M 7.1 Assessment of materials for the WWW and Flyer (month 6)
M 7.2. Workshop WS5 (type of brokerage meeting) organised (month 20)
Deliverables:
D 7.1. Flyer for distribution on FP6 brokerage events about Biebrza and Narew (month 12)
D 7.2. Web site on possibility of research on Biebrza and Narew in the FP6 (month 12)
D 7.3. Submitted applications to FP6
Objectives:
- Linking the Centre activity with economic and social environment;
- Facilitate implementation of Water Framework Directive and Habitat Directive in Poland in the field of wetlands protection;
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
- Organise the one day workshop for Water Bureau and 7 Regional Water Boards on ''Wetlands as a water user and service provider - feasible ways for wetlands protection in the WFD''
- Organise the one day workshop for Ministry of Agriculture, Podlasie Vojevodship, Bureau of Polish National Parks on ''Agriculture on wetlands - chances and threats''
- Basing on the workshop presentation and internal outputs of WP1 and WP2 prepare three reports for the administration (D8.1 - D8.3)
- Basing on centres activity and meetings with Park (National and Landscapes) managers preparing the document on ''Common problems in wetland protected areas''
Dissemination of the results of workshops and conference
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Partners involved:
Wageningen University - Sub-Department Water Resources
Ministry of Environmental, Bureau of Water Management
Marshal Office of Podlaski Voivodeship - Department of Environmental Protection and Communication;
Poznań Agricultural University, Department of Land Improvement and Environmental Development;
Podlaski Voivodeship Office, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection;
Polish Academy of Science, Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment - Poznań
Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming at Falenty
Agricultural University of Cracow, Department of Water Management and Water Protection
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Agricultural University of Wrocław, Institute of Environmental Engineering;
Warsaw Agricultural University, European Programmes' Centre;
Expected results, milestone for the overall package:
M.8.1 Workshop 6 (month 23)
M.8.2 Workshop 7 (month 26)
M.8.3 Assessment of the networks gained on the workshop for Department (month 27)
Deliverables:
D 8.1. Report on Biebrza and Narew management plans for local authorities (month 32)
D 8.2. Report for Water Bureau on wetlands issues in the WFD (month 32)
D 8.3. Report to Agricultural Ministry on agricultural wise use of wetlands (month 32)
D 8.4. Agreements with the National Parks and Podlasie (vojevodship) authorities agreements on future collaboration. 9month 36)
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Type of activity : C0
Relative start month6: 0
Timetable: Advisory board (3, 15, 27)
Objectives:
- Smooth implementation of proposal activities to ensure achievement of planned proposal objectives
Description of the contents, the workplan, the steps, the approach, the methodology:
To ensure effective management, Centre coordinating unit will be established. The unit will consist of: coordinator, secretary, technical assistant and Work Package leaders. Coordinator will be responsible for contact with European Commission and preparation of reports. He will organise International Advisory Board meetings and supervise work of leaders. WP leaders will be responsible before coordinator for implementation of activities related to respective WP realisation. International Advisory Board will cooperate with coordinator. Its main responsibility will be to monitor and to evaluate project realization and to provide feedback and to advise amendments in order to ensure high standard of the project implementation. This Board will meet three times, at the beginning of each project year.
WP leader: Warsaw Agricultural University
Partners involved:
Universität für Bodenkultur - A
Polish Academy of Sciences - PL
Ghent University - B
EU Joint Research Centre - I
Utrecht University - NL
Director Of Narew National Park - PL
Director Of Biebrza National Park - PL
Director Of Bureau of Water Management - PL
Deliverables, expected results, milestone for the overall package:
D.9.1. Interim Reports to European Commission
D.9.2. Draft of TIP
D.9.3. A final TIP
D.9.2. Final Report to European Commission