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KEY PROJECTS & REFERENCES (2015-2024)

Project Name:

Sava and Drina River Corridors Integrated Development Program-Phase 1, Part 4 – Regional Cooperation, Project: “Enhancement of the existing Sava GIS and HIS systems”

Country:

Croatia

Location within Country:

Zagreb

Name of Client:

International Sava River Basin Commission

Name of Beneficiaries:

Sava River Basin Countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia)

Start Date:

Oct 2024

Completion Date:

Oct 2026

Roles:

Senior Adviser
Project Director (Sub-consultant Project Director)

Project Objectives

The objective is to provide senior advisor support to the International Sava River Basin Commission in preparation and implementation of the Project “Enhancement of the existing Sava GIS and HIS systems”.

Project Details

  • Provide support to the procurement process for the enhancement of the existing Sava GIS and HIS system, including the preparation and finalization of the Terms of Reference, evaluating technical proposals, among others.
  • Provide expert advice to the ISRBC Secretariat in supervising the development of the Sava GIS and HIS:
  • Provide highly specialized technical advice through the entire process of the Enhancement of Sava GIS and HIS systems design and identification of technology requirements, including the state-of-the art GIS solutions.
  • Review of the interim and final project outputs, ensuring compliance with the contracted technical specifications and best practices, and advising the ISRBC Secretariat about improvements, along with recommendations to ensure alignment of the systems with the best global GIS practices and with the requirements of EU environmental/water policy.
  • Provide expert advice to ensure the system is fully functional, including the testing phase and hand-over of the system to avoid software bugs or failures and to ensure data integrity, privacy, and security, especially with the incorporation of more complex and interconnected systems.
  • Participation in meetings, as required by the ISRBC Secretariat.
  • Follow-up progress meetings with the contractor for the, ISRBC permanent expert groups and WB as needed.

Project Name:

WBIF-IPF11 TA Flood Risk Maps and Flood Hazard Maps for All River Basins in Kosovo (WB25-KOS-ENV-02)

Country:

Kosovo

Location within Country:

Pristina

Name of Client:

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Name of Beneficiaries:

Ministry of Environment Spatial Planning and Infrastructure

Start Date:

Jun 2022

Completion Date:

Mar 2025

Roles:

  • Project Director (Sub-consultant Project Director)
  • Deputy Project Manager/ Flood Management Expert
  • Hydraulics Modelling Expert
  • Hydrology Modelling Expert
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Flood Hazard and Risk Mapping / GIS Expert
  • Hydrology / Hydraulic Modelling Expert
  • Hazard Assessment and Management
  • Hydrogeologist / Geologist
  • GIS Architect/Developer
  • On-the job training Institutional Capacity Building
  • River Basin Management / Flood Risk Management
  • Water Data Analyst
  • Water Structural Engineer
  • Hydro Engineer
  • Hydraulic Expert
  • Geodetic Expert
  • Economist
  • Project Administrator

Project Objectives

The long-term objective, or vision regarding floods is to achieve a situation where no risk or threat to the population and economy is posed due to flooding in Kosovo.
The project’s main objective is to reduce and manage the risks posed by floods to human health, the environment, cultural heritage, and economic activity considering integrated water management principles and protection against harmful effects of waters.

Results

  • High-quality preparatory measures (measurements, site investigations, etc.) for elaboration of the reports in compliance with relevant regulations in Kosovo, EU and EIB requirements and standards.
  • Well prepared documents for works and services in line with the legislation in Kosovo, EU and EIB requirements and rules.
  • Increased capacity of main beneficiaries through guidance and transfer of know-how on project development.
  • Adequate communication and visibility measures for the assignment.
  • Enhanced collaboration between EIB and the beneficiary, as well as other relevant stakeholders.

Services

  • Establish a framework for flood risk mapping.
  • Facilitate the involvement of all relevant stakeholders in the assessment process through a stakeholder involvement strategy, serving as a living document throughout all steps of the Flood Directive implementation.
  • Provide critical risk, hazard, and vulnerability information for spatial planning and economic development, forming a foundation for sustainable growth in Kosovo.
  • Organize theoretical and practical processes by involving stakeholders and end-users at various levels during the definition and implementation phases. This includes sectors such as land use in the river basin, spatial planning, recreation, agriculture, energy supply, and health services.
  • Design and establish evaluation systems for data processing and reporting on hazards and risks.
  • Conduct monitoring, damage assessments, operational defense planning, and spatial planning, while preparing maps for both short and long-term use.
  • Develop a database in accordance with the EU Floods Directive Reporting Guidance, publish flood hazard and flood risk maps on the Water Information System geoportal, and create data exchange and reporting tools in line with EU reporting standards (EEA/EIONET).
  • Prepare recommendations for future improvements.
  • Conduct process evaluations, quality assessments, and peer reviews.

Project Name:

IWRM-K Support on Further Development of Water Information System Development in Kosovo

Country:

Kosovo

Location within Country:

Pristina

Name of Client:

SKAT, Kosovo

Name of Beneficiaries:

Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (MESPI)

Start Date:

Apr 2022

Completion Date:

Apr 2024

Roles:

  • Project Director (Sub-project Director)
  • Team Leader
  • Water Information Expert
  • Data Exchange Expert
  • Water Quality Monitoring Expert
  • Legal Expert
  • River Basin Management Expert
  • GIS Architect
  • Project Administrator

Project Objectives

The overall objective of this assignment is to further develop the Water Information System (WIS) in Kosovo in a highly participatory fashion, i.e., through direct involvement of its users from institutions.
Specific elements for further developing the system will include: (i) fully operationalizing the WIS and making it user-friendly and broadly accessible: (ii) updating the system with recently collected and produced data from different donor-projects; (iii) establishing a coordination mechanism between key stakeholders on data exchange; and (iv) introducing a quality assurance policies and data quality and governance mechanism.

Services

  • Discuss and agree the list of activities, deliverables and timeline.
  • Revise and improve database structure and architecture.
  • Revise Admin Instruction (AI) on WIS.
  • Develop Quality Assurance policy and Data Sharing Protocol.
  • Develop Data Sharing Agreements.
  • Improve web-based interface.
  • Improve data quality.
  • Migrate available data into new database structures.
  • Provide on-the-job training to MESPI officials.
  • Prepare study visit and partake/ facilitate the study visit.
  • Prepare final report and plan for continuation.
  • Prepare and deliver technical and user documentation in English and Albanian.

Project Name:

SIDA TA Institutional Capacity Building of the Water Management Agency in Albania (AMBU)

Country:

Albania

Location within Country:

Tirana

Name of Client:

Ministry of Finance, CFCD

Beneficiaries:

Water Management Agency Albania

Start Date:

Nov 2021

Completion Date:

May 2025

Roles:

  • Team Leader
  • Web Site Designer
  • Public Awareness and Visibility Consultant
  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Expert
  • Digitalization Expert
  • Project Director (Sub-consultant Project Director)

Project Objectives

Overall objective is to transform AMBU into a fully functional, effective and efficient institution in fulfilling its legal functions, tasks and responsibilities. The purpose of this contract is to provide capacity building support for transforming AMBU into a fully functional, effective and efficient institution in fulfilling its legal functions, tasks and responsibilities.

Results

  • Improved internal AMBU functioning between departments, sections and specific positions.
  • Improvement of the integrated approach mechanism of the Agency with other sector stakeholders related to the water sector.
  • Increased levels of awareness of safe, equitable and legally acceptable water resource usage.

Services

  • Strategic planning and organization of the AMBU.
  • Develop internal functioning, including establish roles and responsibilities.
  • Strengthen capacity to work with cross-cutting issues as an integrated part of water resource management (regarding conflict, gender equality, environment/climate change, circular economy).
  • Internal communication structures and systems develop to support decision-making.
  • Proper infrastructure at place at AMBU.
  • Develop external and internal communication strategy.
  • Engage of the Prime Minister Office, NWC, IPMG, Strategic Committees, and Cross-Border Commissions strengthened.
  • Improve interaction with Local Government Units, WBAOs, Communities and Citizens
  • Improved interaction with water users.
  • Clarify the role and interaction with the environment component and stakeholders providing inputs for the water resource governance.
  • Water risk management system (lack or excessive water) in place.
  • Water resources management campaign implemented.
  • Reporting software for illegal activities in river basins developed.
  • Develop digital solution to increase transparency and citizens involvement in decision-making (website).
  • Develop and establish a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Framework.
  • Implement the awareness campaigns to improve interaction with stakeholders, local government units, users, communities, and citizens.

 

Project Name:

IPA TA Development of Environmental Monitoring and Information System – DEMIS (EuropeAid/139107/IH/SER/MK)

Country:

North Macedonia

Location within Country:

Skopje

Name of Client:

Ministry of Finance, CFCD

Name of Beneficiary:

Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning

Start Date:

Oct 2019

Completion Date:

Jul 2023

Roles:

  • Project Director
  • Team Leader
  • Communication Expert
  • Visibility Expert

Project Objectives

Overall objective is to improve environmental data collection, monitoring, data management and reporting. The purpose is strengthening capacities for monitoring data collection, data processing and reporting through establishment of national environmental information system and monitoring network system (technical, legal, organizational and administrative).

Results

  • Fully functional National Environmental Information System (NEIS) capable of supporting the monitoring, processing, reporting and dissemination of environmental data developed.
  • National Environmental Monitoring Network (NEMN) developed
  • The capacity for implementation of NEIS and NEMN strengthened.

Services

  • Design, development, and implementation of a comprehensive information system for environmental monitoring, EU-compliant reporting, and information management in the fields of air, water, noise, soil, and waste, in accordance with relevant Directives, manuals, instructions, and guidance for reporting spatial and descriptive data to EEA/EIONET.
  • Design and development of a GIS database for storing and processing large amounts of data collected from real-time and offline monitoring systems for air, water, noise, soil, and waste, including data from operators.
  • Preparation of the technical specifications for the procurement of priority monitoring equipment for air quality, water quality and quantity, and noise.
  • Standardization of data, data exchange, and data sharing using web and map services.

Project Name:

WBIF TA Kosovo, Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment for Kosovo (WB18-KOS-ENV-01)

Country:

Kosovo

Location within Country:

Pristina

Name of Client:

EIB

Name of Beneficiary:

Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

Start Date:

Jul 2019

Completion Date:

Nov 2020

Roles:

  • Sectoral project Manager – Flood Management expert
  • Flood modelling/GIS Expert
  • Project Director

Project Objectives

The overall objective of the assignment is to support the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning in the efforts to reduce and manage the risks posed by floods to human health, environment, cultural heritage and economic activity in the selected river basins.

Results

  • Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment for the River Basins Drini i Bardhe, Lepenc and Ibar in Kosovo.
  • Final maps defining the areas of Preliminary Flood Risks for these 3 river basins in Kosovo.

Services

  • Establish a framework for the preliminary assessment of flood risks and provision of the background justification for the next steps for flood risk mapping and planning in Kosovo.
  • Conduct a survey with questionnaires to investigate the (i) technical questions about GIS and projection systems, existing flood maps (coverage, scale, creation data and availability, methodology, hydrological and hydraulic aspects, as well as main threats taken into account for floodplains), (ii) flood risk management options, and (iii) public and stakeholders’ involvement in flood risk management in international river basins.
  • Facilitate the involvement of all relevant stakeholders in the assessment process through an agreed stakeholder involvement strategy, which will be a living document for all the steps for the implementation of the EU Floods Directive.
  • Propose long-lasting partnerships between public and private stakeholders highlighting the strong synergies which exist between awareness, preparedness, information, and ultimately resilience to flood impacts.
  • Provide reliable and harmonized information on flood risk and forecast, hazard, vulnerability, and climate change, required for spatial planning and economic requests, aggregated at the catchment level, as the basis for sustainable development in Kosovo.
  • Develop a preliminary flood risk assessment method and harmonize data sources for the implementation of the most urgent investments for flood risk protection and management.
  • Ensure coordination of the Flood Directive implementation with WFD River Basin Management Plans (such as the Drini i Bardhe River Basin Management Plan).
  • Develop a Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment module for data organization, exchange, and reporting in line with the Floods Directive and its Reporting Guidance, as a preparatory step toward reporting to the EEA.
  • Prepare Terms of Reference and technical specifications for the development and implementation of the module.
  • Implement a Capacity Building Programme on the EU Flood Directive, hydrology, and hydraulics for catchment-based flood modeling.
  • Project management.

Project Name:

Component 2 of Serbia National Disaster Risk Management Plan (NDRMP): Flood Hazard and Risk Mapping

Country:

Serbia

Location within Country:

Belgrade

Name of Client:

World Bank

Name of Beneficiary:

Republic Directorate for Water, Srbijavode and Vode Vojvodine

Start Date:

Sep 2018

Completion Date:

Dec 2020

Roles:

  • Project Director (Sub-consultant Project Director)
  • Key Expert for GIS / ICT

Project Objectives

The overall objective is to contribute to harmonization with the European Flood Directive in Serbia. This objective is in line with Serbian Government’s European Integration Strategy.
The long-term objective is to facilitate poverty alleviation and enhance economic development through the reduction of flood damages.
The specific objectives are to enable the Government of Serbia, and particularly the Serbian water sector institutions to generate actionable flood risk information and strengthen flood risk assessment methodologies.

Results

  • Flood hazard and risk maps for the selected APSFR developed.
  • Flood hazard and risk maps incorporated into Water Information System (WIS).
  • The water sector institutions developed capacities for flood hazard and risk mapping.

Services

  • Data collection / quality assessment (topographic data, hydrological data, hydraulic data, exposure data) and reporting on data collection and management.
  • Prepare project methodology and deliver a report.
  • Perform data processing and accuracy analysis, flood hazard and flood risk modelling, including integration into WIS and prepare a report on data processing methodology.
  • Production of Flood Hazard Maps and Flood Hazard Report.
  • Production of Flood Risk Maps and Flood Risk Report.
  • Leading integration of project results into the WIS to support the implementation of the EU Flood Directive while establishing synergy with the Water Framework Directive, the INSPIRE Directive, and national requirements.
  • Development of GIS-based services for the integration of flood risk mapping, management of flood risk-related project information within forecasts and flood warning systems, identification of potential exposed elements and flood damages, and providing an overview of the national flood situation to support reporting at both national and international levels.
  • Development of a comprehensive project geo-database for storing project input data (time series, spatial and descriptive data, LiDAR data, and Digital Terrain Model), as well as the results of modeling (HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS) and data processing (receptors and other supporting information), including flood hazard and risk maps.
  • Extensive training on EU reporting, data exchange policies, tools, and GIS.
  • Prepare a detailed training plan and conduct training for the Beneficiaries’ staff on flood hazard and risk modelling throughout the project including pre-processing the necessary data, hydrological and hydraulic model set up and performing model runs for calibration/validation, preparing flood hazard and risk maps, entry of data/maps into WIS.

Project Name:

WBIF – Development of Flood Risk Management Plan in the Sava River Basin

Country:

Serbia

Location within Country:

Belgrade

Name of Client:

World Bank

Name of Beneficiary:

International Sava River Basin Commission

Start Date:

Mar 2017

Completion Date:

Dec 2018

Roles:

  • Project Director (sub-contractor Project Director
  • Team Leader

Project Objectives

The main purpose of the project is preparation of the Flood Risk Management Plan for the Sava River Basin, aiming, inter alia, to:

  • Set up common objectives of managing the flood risk at the SRB level based on long-term sustainable approaches.
  • Ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to flood risk management in the basin.

The project provides support and technical assistance to the International Sava River Basin Commission and Riparian beneficiary countries in flood risk management in the Sava River Basin and improve the quality and effectiveness of joint flood and drought management through the preparation of the joint Sava Flood Risk Management Plan.

Results

  • Sava FRMP, including Summary of Measures with all its related components and accompanying documents (in accordance with the Program), prepared.
  • FRMP established in close coordination with the ISRBC, its Secretariat, and Permanent Expert Group for Flood Protection as the leading body inside the Commission for preparation of the Sava FRMP.
  • Carried on a public participation process.
  • A follow-up strategy which set out proposals for priority activities (draft work program) to guide the work of ISRBC and FASRB Parties from the first to the second Sava FRMP, including further data collection activities and implementation of the measures, developed.

Services

  • Establish elements of the Sava Flood Risk Management Plan:
  • Draft the first outline of the Sava FRMP.
  • In coordination with the ISRBC Secretariat, elaborate a summary of the conclusions relevant for the basin, drawn from the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA).
  • In coordination with the ISRBC Secretariat, elaborate a summary of the conclusions relevant for the basin, drawn from the flood hazard and risk maps.
  • Assist the ISRBC Secretariat and beneficiaries to define the goals of flood risk management of common interest in the Sava River Basin.
  • In coordination with the ISRBC Secretariat and beneficiaries, define the measures to achieve these goals relevant for the basin as a whole, including “Summary of Measures” (sets of concrete structural and non-structural measures relevant for the entire river basin) and a proposal for “Catalogue of Measures” (sets of concise and meaningful aggregated general structural and non-structural measures from all phases of flood risk management cycle, adjusted to the needs of FASRB Parties with the intention to be a useful supporting tool in SRB transboundary’s flood risk management cooperation activities).
  • Prepare an Environmental Impact Analysis for the “Summary of Measures” that should ensure ecological foundations for the identification of special environmental protection requirements. Specifically, a said study shall define the type and level of measures’ impact on the environment, as well as optimum mitigation measures aimed at reducing or eliminating harmful impacts for the measures from the Catalogue of Measures.
  • Define the mechanisms of coordination on the basin-wide level.
  • Elaborate a Proposal of Modes of cooperation of the Sava countries in the flood defense emergency situations, including the arrangements in the basin for forecasting.
  • Design FRMP database and software module for Sava GIS to integrate the results of the Sava Flood Risk Management Plan into Sava GIS (in accordance with the EU Flood Directives, reporting, data exchange, standards, guidance, and following instructions of EEA, EIONET, and WISE).
  • Plan activities and ensure project progresses as scheduled, while coordinating with stakeholders and providing regular reporting.
  • Coordinate with the International Sava River Basin Commission and beneficiaries in riparian countries.
  • Involve stakeholders and the public.
  • Prepare and implement a process for public information and consultation in all phases of the development of the Sava FRMP, in coordination with the ISRBC Secretariat.
  • Organize the Stakeholder Forum to discuss the findings of the draft FRMP.
  • Support the dissemination and publicity of the final FRMP.
  • Prepare follow-up strategy.
  • Identify related financing and investment needs to implement the measures, including the facilitation of concrete financing and investment plans on the appropriate level.
  • Prepare a thorough review of the strengths and weaknesses of the Sava FRMP, including a detailed gap analysis, which would serve as the basis for the preparation of a subsequent work programme on an international and national level for the period 2018 to 2021.
  • Technical and administrative project management.

Project Name:

Technical assistance to support establishment of “Cadastre of Small Hydropower Plants in Serbia” (EuoropeAid/135623/IH/SER/RS)

Country:

Serbia

Location within Country:

Belgrade

Name of Client:

Ministry of Finance, Central Financing Department

Name of Beneficiary:

Ministry of Energy

Start Date:

Feb 2017

Completion Date:

Jun 2018

Roles:

  • Project Director (Sub-consultant Project Director)
  • Deputy Team Leader

Project Objectives

The overall objective of the project is to reform energy policy of the Republic of Serbia by meeting EU Acquis through increased use of renewable energy. The purpose of the project is implementation of Serbian Energy Development Strategy in the renewable sector by encouraging and facilitating investments in Small Hydro Power Plants (SHPP) potentials.

Services

  • Identification of the current situation in river basins and report.
  • Preparation of methodology for assessment of locations for SHPP.
  • Survey of all potential locations.
    Preparation of new database for Cadastre of SHPP.
  • Upgrading of existing GIS software with new Cadastre of SHPP.
  • Training for the staff of the final beneficiary institution.
  • Organizing study visit for the staff of the beneficiary institutions.
  • Organizing study visit for the staff of the beneficiary institutions.
  • Provide input and lead the implementation of project activities in accordance with European Union policies and industry standards.
  • Provide technical support in the design and development of a Web-GIS Cadastre for Small Hydropower Plants.
  • Ensure the timely submission of deliverables, including methodology, monitoring facilities, databases, tools, information products, and the geoportal.
  • Monitor team activities, both planned and tracked the progress of the work plan.
  • Transfer knowledge of emerging technological solutions to beneficiaries