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6.1Definition of indicators (including indicators for CCI)
Project indicators were defined in the logical framework. A table comparing the requirements of the ToR with the Project achievements is summarised in Annex 8.
6.2Reviews / evaluation
A mid-term review workshop took place at the beginning of March 2009. The main objective of the review was to discuss the Project‘s achievements. Three questions were raised: how to increase the Project’s positive impact; which tools could be maintained; and, how to ensure sustainability. The discussion was organised around three general topics:
This mid-term review was an opportunity to discuss various options for the continuation of activities after the end of the Project, and the responsibility of each institution.
An external monitoring visit took place from 26 to 28 January 2009. This mission pointed out that good progress had been made. The Project’s partners had reported to the mission coordinators that the quality of the results delivered was very good, especially the capacity building, the design of the information system and the modelling toolbox. However, the monitoring mission had concerns about the slow procedures being followed by MESP for RBDA establishment.
This mission also stressed that insufficient attention and funds were allocated to maintenance of equipment, and that the number of staff needed to be increase. Staff remuneration was considered by the mission as a factor hampering potential sustainability. The Mission recommended:
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To create a more competitive employment environment for specialised staff;
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To speed up the establishment of the RBDAs, ideally based on existing units so as to preserve knowledge and expertise; and
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To reinforce monitoring and inspection units and put in action penalty imposing mechanisms when necessary.
The mission also stated, that in view of the current politically sensitive situation in Kosovo the Project was not involving minorities enough, particularly the Serb community, even though the areas covered by the Drini River Basin include some small Serbian enclaves.
7CONCLUSIONS and proposals 7.1Effort required for implementation of Water European Directives
There is frustration on the part of municipalities, water companies, irrigation service providers and water users about the lack of responsiveness to their desire to abstract water from rivers and springs in sufficient quantity and quality and within the permitted limits set by the authorities. Faced with this situation and important information gaps, WD officials are getting increasingly frustrated by the fact that staff positions remain vacant and budgetary shortcomings continue to persist.
Since Kosovo is taking steps towards its accession in the EU, it is likely that the way rivers and groundwater resources are managed will change. Although the 2004 Water Law of Kosovo adopted most of the key principles of the EU Water Framework Directive into its provisions, there is an apparent gap between legal provisions and what is happening on the ground. Closing this gap will require a major effort on the part of all the relevant agencies and actors including the Government, Ministries, River Basin Units, municipalities as well as publicly owned enterprises at both central and regional level.
7.2Support to institutional change
However, institutional arrangements for the management of Kosovo’s River Basin districts are likely to remain stagnant if further political and financial support is kept at the current minimum level. Senior administrators need to recognize the importance of adequate institutional arrangements and competent authorities to implement a River Basin-oriented policy in line with the WFD.
The WD and the units in charge of River Basin management must continue to be strengthened if they are expected to fulfil their leadership role in the water management sector. A strong commitment is needed, especially for filling information gaps, acquiring data and for issuing permits.
The Project provided clarification about the role and responsibilities of institution and tasks to be performed.
Acting in a multi-stakeholder environment with various partners requires good coordination and collaboration skills. The Project has involved counterparts in, sometimes, difficult stakeholder discussions, consultation meetings, and negotiations. The involvement of stakeholders especially in modelling exercises for water allocation in Decani Radoniqi water system and flood risks in Skenderaj led to the identification of priority actions to be implemented.
The Project’s strategy led to noticeable achievements in introducing new technical methods to tackle each Result. The WD and HMIK staff had opportunities to practice these methods. This was possible thanks to the good cooperation between the partner staff and Project team.
This Project has made important contributions to MESP institutions to enable them to play an important role in River Basin and flood risk resource management. This included:
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Information system, identification of information gaps to fill
Building a reliable information and knowledge base is a clear key to informed policy and decision-making. Computer tools such as a web catalogue for metadata, GIS and databases have been created or improved.
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Data acquisition and proposals for monitoring and water body evaluation
Through its pilot-approach the Project also encouraged water professionals and chiefs of divisions to get involved in practical on-the-ground work. By carrying out practical hands-on activities in the pilot areas, the Project has demonstrated how things can be achieved in Kosovo by Kosovars, even under difficult circumstances. This underlined their need to have a good commitment and capability to do a job properly. However, it is not the role of civil servants to carry out field work themselves rather their role must be becoming managers who initiate activities under an agreed plan, and within a collaborative network programme.
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Water bodies’ characterization and WFD pressure analysis
To help characterise Drini River Basin significant amounts of water resource information, monitoring and assessment data, and GIS maps were produced for hydrology (Drini Basin and sub-basin), river ecology (Peja and Prizren sub-basins) and hydrogeology (Istok region) through the Project’s pilot projects.
An Indicative Water Management Plan for the pilot area of Decani-Radoniqi was formulated. It guides the way as to how river flow regimes can be established providing an appropriate balance between priority water supplies (abstractions) for consumptive use and environmental requirements. Key to this plan is to take the environmental needs in Kosovo’s rivers seriously and to manage the supply systems in line with this important policy requirement. It requires the establishment of agreed management rules.
Altogether, the Project has provided examples and extensive on-the-job-training with joint work programmes that included both expert and partner staff. Through this joint collaboration, the water resource status have been assessed, the water balance estimated, flood risks have been mapped in Skenderaj and for the Drin I Bardhe River Basin and, practical options and measures for action formulated for the Decani- Radoniqi water system.
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