5th Mission Report _KE3_March-April 2013Visit each beneficiary to:1) To finalise the identification <strong>of</strong> the BMIs to species level.2) Train on the calculation <strong>of</strong> the biotic indices <strong>of</strong> the water bodies.3) Produce a guidance document for identification <strong>of</strong> the BMIs, & calculation <strong>of</strong> the biotic indices.IV.Required expertiseUniversity degree in <strong>Environmental</strong> Science or relevant discipline.Post-graduate university qualification in monitoring benthic macro invertebrates or equivalent.At least 5 years experience in monitoring river water benthic macro invertebrates.Fluent in Russian, and working knowledge <strong>of</strong> English is an asset.Knowledge and work experience <strong>of</strong> the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD).Preferably work experience in former Soviet Union countries.Experience in submitting training courses on monitoring river water benthic macro invertebrates.V. Duration and scheduleAs this is a multi- country project, the BMI expert will be expected to work in each <strong>of</strong> the six projectcountries. The estimated time required for the first year will be up to 36 working days to commence inAugust 2013 .i. Training in the identification <strong>of</strong> BMIs.ii. Training in the calculation <strong>of</strong> Biotic Indicesiii. Identifying any gaps.iv. Recommendations for resolving these gaps.v. Draft Guidance Manual for Sampling & identification <strong>of</strong> the BMIs, calculation <strong>of</strong> the biotic indicesPage 18 <strong>of</strong> 23
5th Mission Report _KE3_March-April 2013Annex 5 - Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference Short Term senior Biologist Non-Key ExpertShort Term Other Biologist Non-Key Expert(s) for: Activity 2.2 - Water body identification and typology;Activity 2.3 - Analysis <strong>of</strong> baseline situation, Activity 2.4 - Joint field surveys to cover the gaps.I. Background and general objectivesThese assignments will contribute to the implementation <strong>of</strong> the Activity 2 - Development <strong>of</strong> joint RiverBasin Management Plans (RBMPs) for selected river basins, specifically to accomplish the following subtasksunder the Result-2 <strong>of</strong> the Project Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference: Activity 2.2 - Water body identification andtypology; Activity 2.3 - Analysis <strong>of</strong> baseline situation, including preliminary classification <strong>of</strong> water bodiesbased on available data; Activity 2.4 - Joint field surveys to cover the gaps, including survey designmanuals.Identifying and determining type <strong>of</strong> the water bodies in the selected pilot basins shall become the core <strong>of</strong>the WFD approach for the project. After identifying water bodies, defining current state <strong>of</strong> play andtypology for each identified water object, the Programme <strong>of</strong> Measures will be developed to address thosewhere the ‘good’ state is threatened.A preliminary identification <strong>of</strong> the water bodies will be undertaken using the guidelines proposed inAnnex II <strong>of</strong> the WFD and the relevant WFD Common Implementation Strategy guidelines. The first step inthis process will be determining the geographical extent <strong>of</strong> these water bodies based on all relevantconsiderations including but not limited to river types, human impacts, protected areas and use <strong>of</strong> thewater bodies. For a simpler typology System-A, based on Eco-regions as specified in Annex XI <strong>of</strong> the WFD,shall be used for the project pilot basins. This will result in identifying basic water bodies, but that whereadditional information is available and where the resources <strong>of</strong> the project and beneficiaries allow, furthersub-division <strong>of</strong> the water bodies will be considered. Final specification <strong>of</strong> identified water bodies shall beendorsed by the beneficiaries as it will involve some further actions to implement Program <strong>of</strong> Measures inthe selected basins.Analysis <strong>of</strong> baseline situation shall be conducted for identified and typed water bodies. Therefore, thisactivity will undertake preliminary classification after identification <strong>of</strong> water bodies to describe ecologicalconditions and identify ecological/biological, hydro-morphological and physico-chemical classes for eachsegment <strong>of</strong> water bodies, as well as ecological potentials for heavily modified water bodies. And finally, tocover the gaps discovered after identification <strong>of</strong> water bodies, topological description and initialclassification, the project will conduct joint field surveys in each selected pilot basin. This will allow fillingin the gaps with respect to reference conditions, as well as baseline data required for final classification <strong>of</strong>the water bodies and establish type-specific reference conditions wherever these are not available.II.Specific objectives and scope <strong>of</strong> workThe specific objectives and scope <strong>of</strong> work <strong>of</strong> the Other Biologist Non-Key Expert (s) with this assignmentwill be assisting country water teams and the project Key Experts in fulfilling the following tasks as parts<strong>of</strong> the above mentioned Activities 2.2, 2.3, 2.4:1. Identify and describe water body types in each <strong>of</strong> the pilot basins / sub-basins, taking into accountthe general characteristics <strong>of</strong> the River Basins based on the biological parameters;2. Define typology <strong>of</strong> the water bodies based on the Eco-regions approach <strong>of</strong> the WFD (Type-A) witha possibility <strong>of</strong> further sub-division, when possible, and the final output <strong>of</strong> full description andPage 19 <strong>of</strong> 23
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