Katarzyna Izydorczyk (ERCE), Maciej Kowalczyk and Małgorzata Grodzicka-Kowalczyk (Pheno Horizone) and Janusz Dąbrowski (CDR Brwinów)

Multi-stakeholder cooperation started during the WATERDRIVE project found its continuation in official structures as a part of Local Water Partnerships in Kutno County (supported actively by the Waterdrive testing water advisor in the case area).

The initiative to create Local Water Partnerships was taken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Agricultural Advisory Centre in Brwinów in cooperation with the Regional Agricultural Advisory Centres in 2020. The aim of the partnership is to diagnose the condition and principles of rational water management and drought prevention in the district. In the future, it will probably also be able to obtain funds for studies and expert opinions on water retention in agricultural areas and give opinions on planned investments.

In 2021 in Lodz province, Lodz Agricultural Advisory Center in Brwinow carried out activities to establish Local Water Partnerships in 9 counties including Kutno County. Webinars on water management in the agricultural landscape were organized, including presentation of actions described in Waterdrive Catalog of Measures. Facilitating local cooperation in order to identify needs, develop a diagnosis of the state of water and the investments needed in the district was the goal of the workshops organized. Representatives of the Polish Waterdrive Project Partners were involved in these activities.