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The effect of the opening of the Tiszaroff flood storage reservoir on downstream flood riskDevelopment of a Monte Carlo simulation based decision support systemUploaded: 29 of September, 2015

A decision support system was developed for the Middle Tisza Region Water Directorate (Kötivizig). The flood-storage reservoir at Tiszaroff can provide significant help to avoid a potential flood catastrophe. Although the opening of the flood gates ...

Integration of Natural Water Retention Measures in River basin management (2013-2014)Pilot Project - Atmospheric Precipitation - Protection and efficient use of Fresh Water:Uploaded: 19 of September, 2015

There is an increasing policy interest in the so-called Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRM) for improving the water status on hydromorphology and diffuse pollution. To respond to this interest, DG ENV launched a dedicated study entitled Pilot Project ...

State of the sector - HungaryWater and wastewater services in the Danube regionUploaded: 1 of May, 2015

REKK prepared the Hungary Country Note for the Danube Water Program's regional assessment on the state of the water sector. More information can be found at Danubis site

Wastewater strategy of BulgariaUploaded: 1 of February, 2015

With support from the World Bank, in 2015 the Government of Bulgaria created a national water supply and sanitation strategy. The experts of REKK contributed to this strategy with a review of the experience from the sewage sector of Hungary, paying ...

Evaluating Economic Policy Instruments for Sustainable Water Management in EuropeThe EPI-WATER FP7 Research ProjectUploaded: 1 of July, 2014

A sustainable management of water resources has a potential to tackle water-related natural hazardand climate risks, and at the same time alleviate communities from poverty. In thiscontext, Economic Policy Instruments (EPIs) can help to make water ...

Linking water management to economic growthUploaded: 1 of July, 2014

REKK providedHungary specific policy advice and analysis to the multi-country project of the Regional Environmental Centre, culminating in a study prepared to the European Commission on the possibility of a water policy that also contributes to economic ...

Participation in the preparation of the National River Basin Management Plan (WFD 2010)Uploaded: 1 of June, 2010

In the preparation phase of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Hungary Aqua. REKK contributed to the work of the Economics Task Group that developed the national WBMP. In a multidisciplinary team of experts our role was the development ...

Danube - waterway development CBAAnalysis of Danube waterway development scneraios from the perspective of the inland navigationUploaded: 1 of June, 2010

How to step forward? By 2006, the Hungarian-Slovak intergovernmental negotiations, aimed at implementing the 1997ruling of the International Court of Justice on the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project, appeared toreach a stalemate. As a last resort, on 5 October ...

REC Priority Environmental Investment Project in CEEUploaded: 1 of September, 2009

Within this project we assessed the financial and operational reform options of water and wastewater utilities in the Western Balkan (Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania). In collaboration with the experts of REC a manual ...

The Benchmarking Club of the Hungarian Waterworks AssociationOur role in starting and supporting the clubUploaded: 1 of April, 2009

The Benchmarking Club of the Hungarian Water Utility Association was founded in 2007. Its main goals include comparative analysis of the performance of member utilities, statistical analysis of operating data, and sharing of best practices. We provided ...