WATERDRIVE 8TH COMMUNICATION BRIEF
The Polish Waterdrive team now can demonstrate how they went ahead with strengthening water management in an intensive agricultural area. This is maybe one of the most successful large-scale examplesof holistic water management in an intensiveagricultural region – the Kutno case area -heavily affected by drought. Here farmers have joined forces with the local water company, the municipal authorities and national Polish programs and financing.Large-scale practical water management case in Poland including regional and national support. Their work involves more than 5000 hectares and uses the existing channels and drainage infrastructure to regulate water level to the needs of agriculture, ecosystems and society. This is a very good example of what can be achieved through cross-sector cooperation building on local knowledge, committed institutions, research insights and national financing.
THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE DROUGHT AS A DRIVER FOR ACTION
NATURE-BASED SOLUTION FOR INCREASED WATER RETENTION IN LANDSCAPE LEVEL
NEW TYPE OF AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES – WATER ADVISOR
LOCAL WATER PARTNERSHIP: NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL AREA