Drini Watershed Management in Albania

Disasters and ICT

Nature Based Solutions

The innovation is an integrated approach of the natural resources management in order to mitigate effects of floods and other natural hazards (erosion, landslides, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, rainfall and wind storms). The aim is to identify and restore natural environments by improving land use and vegetation coverage (forestland and agriculture land) in terms of environmental services by planting trees, check-dams installation, fences erection and bareland-burned areas grass-seeding lands. There will be building pilot intervention modalities for bio-engineering applications that would enable the stabilization of soil erosion and downstream sedimentation and waterfall retention. The aim is to promote a watershed renewable natural resources sustainable management through application of soil stabilization interventions and flood prevention models and simultaneously enhancing the capacity of local communities management.

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ALBAFOREST CENTER

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The innovation support the restoration of natural eco-systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of vegetation coverage in rainfall retention and flood prevention. This is done by planting trees and burned area’s re-planting and constructing check-dams and seeding soil stabilizing grasses in selected bare lands in selected Drini river catchments.

Technology demonstrated in relevant environment.
Representative model or prototype system, which is well beyond that of TRL 5, is tested in a relevant environment. Represents a major step up in a technology’s demonstrated readiness. Examples include testing a prototype in a high-fidelity laboratory environment or in a simulated operational environment.

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1. Identification of areas demonstration and modeling of engineering interventions stabilizing bio-remediation of soil and plant moldings; 2. Demonstration of 4-pilot areas during 2014-2015 within Drini river watershed and develop 4-pilot sites: (i)“Gjoricë”, Dibër sub-region; (ii)“Vig-Mnelë”, Shkodra sub-region; )iii) “Tërthore”, Kukësi sub-region; (iv)“Blinisht”, Lezha sub-region; 3. Public awareness field symposia and training workshops increasing community-based adaptation and resilience against floods and extreme events (erosion, landslides, floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, rainfall and wind storms)..

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The project will demonstrate bio-engineering models intertwined that will be realized through: The main focus and objective/s of the project will be development of basic concepts of Drini watershed for using of forest effect on watershed`s hydrology in terms of flood prevention, and minimizing its consequences including use of forests and communities of tree species growing in and outside the forest.

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August, 2018

The project will demonstrate bio-engineering models intertwined that will be realized through: The main focus and objective/s of the Project will be development of basic concepts of Drini watershed for using of forest effect on watershed`s hydrology in terms of flood prevention, and minimizing its consequences including planting tree species in and outside the forest associated with other biological measures. Hydric functions of forests belong to the best known and most important functions. It means the influence of forest on the water in its widest meaning of the word. Interactions among forest, water and other components of the environment vary widely. Forest is only one factor of water cycle in the landscape, so its impact on the water regime is different in different conditions. The main aim and objective of the project is increasing community-based adaptation and resilience against floods and extreme events (erosion, landslides, floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, rainfall and wind storms)..

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