Water management project of river basins in the water districts of east macedonia and thrace according to specifications of the e.u. Directive 2000 /60/ec

The project concerned two out of the total fourteen River Basin Districts (RBDs) of Greece, Eastern Macedoniaand Thrace. The project is about the provision of services to complete and extend the outcomes of previous national actions leading up to the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) in these two RBDs and to the publication of the first River Basin District Management Plans. In detail the following actions took place:1) Modification, completion and bringing up to date previous actions, 2) Preparation of the necessary reports and GIS files and databases, 3)Preparation of a Strategic EIA for the actions and measures proposed in the RBD Management Plan, 4) Preparation of an emergency drought contingency plan, 5) Organizing and participating in the public consultation process with the RBD’s stakeholders 6) Completion of the client’s database systems with the updated information 7) Preparation of the necessary files for reporting the results to the European Commission (WISE) 8) Publishing the River Basin District Management Plans on internet and creating the awareness to the public, 9) Publishing documentations on climate change and other environmental issues 10) Organizing international workshops, training courses, internet site, documentation and manuals.