Slovenian Environment Agency
Agencija Republike Slovenije za okolje
Short name: ARSO
Legal status: Government Agency
Address: Vojkova 1b, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Website: http://www.arso.gov.si/en/

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:

DMCSEE TCP project was leaded by Slovenian Environment Agency which also coordinates work on Drought Management Centre in Southeastern Europe.

  • WP1: WP leader
  • WP2: responsibility of development of the GIS web-based application for drought products
  • WP3: coordination of preparation of SPI drought index and assistance to Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) and Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ)and preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices and also of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI; establishment of irrigation scheduling system;
  • WP4: assistance to Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) and Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ) and identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; drought vulnerability estimation; implementation of drought risk assessment ;
  • WP5: organization and coordination of training workshops and seminars
  • WP6: WP leader

Slovenian institute of hop research and brewing
Inštitut za hmeljarstvo in pivovarstvo Slovenije
Short name: IHPS
Legal status: Public institution with a research group
Address: Cesta Žalskega tabora 2, 3310 Žalec, Slovenia
Website: http://www.ihps.si//index.php?lang=en

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP4: implementation of drought risk assessment;
  • WP5: organisation of workshop during the last year of project duration – related to partners’ exchange of a good practice in drought estimation and related practical measures in conjunction with irrigation of agricultural plants.

Environmental and Water Management Research Institute Non-profit LTD
Környezetvédelmi és Vízgazdálkodási Kutató Intézet Nonprofit Kft.
Short name: VITUKI
Legal status: Public, Research Institute
Address: 1095 Budapest, IX., Kvassay Jenő út 1., Hungary
Website: http://www.vituki.hu//

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: preparation of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI; establishment of irrigation scheduling system.
VITUKI also elaborated a snow detection and snow assessment tool by way of extending and upgrading the existing NHFS snow accumulation and ablation system for part of the Southeastern Europe.


Hungarian Meteorological Service
Országos Meteorológiai Szolgálat
Short name: OMSZ
Legal status: Governmental Service
Address: 1024 Budapest, Kitaibel Pál u. 1., Hungary
Website: http://www.met.hu/en/idojaras/

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: WP leader; responsibility for preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices and also implementation of drought monitoring system; preparation of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI;
  • WP4: identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; estimation of drought vulnerability;
  • WP5: WP leader; organisation of thematic trainings on gathering and processing of data and organisation of seminars for end users.

Directorate for Environmental Protection and Water Management of Lower Tisza District
Alsó-Tisza-vidéki Vízügyi Igazgatóság
Short name: ATIVIZIG
Legal status: Regional public authority
Address: 6720 Szeged, Stefánia 4., Hungary
Website: http://www.atikovizig.hu//

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: preparation of relevant data for calculation and evaluation of drought indices: Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palfai Drought Index (PaDI) and others (including the application of remote sensing data).

Institute of Soil Science “Nikola Poushkarov”
Институтът по Почвознание "Н. Пушкаров”
Short name: ISSNP
Legal status: Research Institute
Address: 7, Shousse Bankya Str., 1080 Sofia, Bulgaria
Website: http://iss-poushkarov.org/nachalo_En.htm

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: responsible for preparation of establishment of irrigation scheduling system;
  • WP4: identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; implementation of drought risk assessment;
  • WP6: assistance to ARSO and GEORAMA in realization of communication and dissemination plan and organisation of National seminar for end users in collaboration with NIMH in Bulgaria.

National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Национален институт по метеорология и хидрология
Short name: NIMH
Legal status: Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Address: 66, Tsarigradsko Shose blvd Sofia 1784, Bulgaria
Website: http://www.meteo.bg/en

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices; preparation of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI;
  • WP4: estimation of drought vulnerability;
  • WP5: assisstance to ARSO and GEORAMA in realization of communication and dissemination plan and organisation of National seminar for end users in collaboration with ISSNP in Bulgaria.

Agricultural University of Athens
ΓΕΩΠΟΝΙΚΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ
Short name: AUA
Legal status: Governed by Public Law
Address: Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
Website: http://www.aua.gr/index.php, http://wrm.aua.gr//

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices; preparation of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI; implementation of SPI drought index;
  • WP4: WP leader; identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; drought vulnerability estimates; implementation of drought risk assessment.

Meteorological and Hydrological Service
Državni hidrometeorološki zavod
Short name: DHMZ
Legal status: National Public Authority
Address: Grič 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Website: http://meteo.hr/index_en.php

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: provision of hydro-meteorological data needed for drought monitoring;
  • WP4: provision of hydro-meteorological data needed for drought risk assessment.

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Water Management
Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Poljoprivredni fakultet, Departman za uredjenje voda
Short name: UNSFA
Legal status: Governed by public law
Address: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Website: http://polj.uns.ac.rs/?lang=lat

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: establishment of irrigation scheduling system;
  • WP4: identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; implementation of drought risk assessment.

Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia
Republički hidrometeorološki zavod Srbije
Short name: RHMSS
Legal status: Special Governmental Organization (National Public Autority)
Address: Kneza Višeslava 66, 11000 Beograd, Republic of Serbia
Website: http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/index_eng.php

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
RHMSS was DMCSEE TCP project’s assistant partner.

  • WP1: participation in administrative project managing: local managers prepared financial reports, coordinated the preparation of all necessary data and products which were submitted;
  • WP2: establishing the connection to the developed internet platform with a GIS server for dissemination of advanced project results; updating the platform with country specific information and news in the field;
  • WP3: preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices and also of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI;
  • WP4: estimation of drought vulnerability and implementation of drought risk assessment;
  • WP5: organisation of two national seminars to present the possibilities of using project results and outputs for drought mitigation and impact reduction measures with dissemination of material in native language;
  • WP6: partner in Project start-up.

Hydrometeorological Institute of Montenegro
Zavod za hidrometeorologiju i seizmologiju
Short name: ZHMS
Legal status: Governmental institution
Address: IV proleterske 19., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Website: http://www.meteo.co.me/

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
ZHMS was DMCSEE TCP project’s assistant partner.

  • WP1: participating partner, except external evaluation activities;
  • WP2: promotion of the network platform, dissemination of the project results, and final conference;
  • WP3: preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices and also of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI; establishment of irrigation scheduling system;
  • WP4: identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; drought vulnerability estimation; implementation of drought risk assessment;
  • WP5: preparation of training manual and organization of seminars;
  • WP6: partner in Project start-up.

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy - Hydrometeorological Service
Ministerstvo za zemljedelstvo, sumarstvo i vodostopanstvo-Uprava za hidrometeorološki raboti
Short name: HMS
Legal status: Governed by public law
Address: Skupi bb, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Website: http://www.meteo.gov.mk/index.php?lang=en /

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices and also of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought indices; SPI, PaDI; establishment of irrigation scheduling system;
  • WP4: identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; drought vulnerability estimations; implementation of drought risk assessment.

Institute for Energy, Water and Environment
Instituti i Energjise, Ujit e Mjedisit
Short name: INEUM
Legal status: Public Body
Address: Durresi Street, 219, Tirana, Albania
Website:

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP3: identification and characterization of drought periods based on historical records and archives; implementation of drought risk assessment;
  • WP4: preparation of an overview of climatologic databases, data quality and homogenization procedures and mapping of indices and also of relevant data for calculation, evaluation and implementation of drought index PaDI.

Georama, Non Governmental – Non Profit Organization
Short name: Georama N.G.O.
Legal status: Non Governmental Organization
Address: 301-303 Korinthou str., 26 221 Patras, Greece
Website: http://www.georama.org.gr/

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project:
  • WP2: Developing and administration of the project website and the intranet platform; setting the general guidelines regarding the dissemination activities; preparing the project brochures; updating the stakeholder list; coordination of the general promotion of the platform etc.

“Vode Vojvodine” Novi Sad
"Воде Војводине" Нови Сад
Short name:
Legal status: Public Water Management Company
Address: Boulevard of Mihajlo Pupin 25, Novi Sad, Serbia
Website: http://www.vodevojvodine.com/News/News

Role in the DMCSEE TCP project: observer