General
National Id
HU_06
Site name
Liberty Island and side channel
Summary
The Liberty Island is located in South-Hungary northward from Mohács at the left side of the Danube. Its length is about 3 km, its width is 150-200 meters, and its territory is 47 ha. The island and the side-arm belong to the Danube-Drava National Park and are part of the Natura 2000 network. The island is a strictly protected nature conservation area. Along the side branch, on the left side of the Danube, the local water service company has its bank filtered water wells to provide, among others, the drinking water for the settlements of South Baranya County. The island is covered by s
Location description
Close to city of Mohacs; part of Duna-Drava National Park, Béda-Karapancsa region
Islands of the Danube and their side-arms are home to extraordinarily rich wildlife: all the species living in the side branches require milder waterflow compared to the main branch, warmer water, riparian vegetation and rambling hideouts
Islands of the Danube and their side-arms are home to extraordinarily rich wildlife: all the species living in the side branches require milder waterflow compared to the main branch, warmer water, riparian vegetation and rambling hideouts
RBD code
Danube
Transboundary
0
Data provider
Laurice EREIFEJ – Head of WWF DCP Freshwater Programme - WWF Hungary
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
18.689315
Latitude
46.018883
Site information
Climate zone
cool temperate moist
Type
Case Study Info
Light or indepth?
In-depth
Design & implementations
Installation date
2013
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Lessons, risks, implications...
financing funding solutions
The project was co-financed by Coca-Cola Hungary (Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft., Coca-Cola Services Magyarország Kft.) and the Municipality of Mohács Town.
Transferability
However, this was a special project with the partnership of NGO, state owned directorates, municipality and drinking water supply company, there is huge potential for the reconnection of side-branches to the Danube on the whole Hungarian Danube. The experiences of Liberty Island project can be replicable in any upcoming restoration works.
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Policy, general governance and design targets
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Socio-economic
Costs total
Total budget: 1 795 529 €
Costs total information
EU co-financing: 1 075 896 €, 75% of eligible costs, approx.
Costs other information
The project was implemented by 4 different organisations as beneficiaries. They provided their own contribution. The risk of exchange rate changes was borne by the coordinated beneficiary. At the end, its effect was positive and it helped to keep within the planned project budget. The Financial Report was compiled by merging the internal financial progress reports, prepared by each beneficiary.
The respective costs of the different actions were as follows:
- 46% dredging
- 22,6% waterpipe relocation
- 9% buying the island
- 6,5% forestry works
- 4,4% environmental impact assessment and monitoring
- 3,2% communication
- 2,8% opening the rock-fill dam (after waterpipe relocation)
- 5,4% project management.
The respective costs of the different actions were as follows:
- 46% dredging
- 22,6% waterpipe relocation
- 9% buying the island
- 6,5% forestry works
- 4,4% environmental impact assessment and monitoring
- 3,2% communication
- 2,8% opening the rock-fill dam (after waterpipe relocation)
- 5,4% project management.
