ESPON Seminar Evidence-based Cohesion Policy: Territorial Dimension
EU Strategy for Danube A new challenge in the context of the territorial cohesion
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Transcript of EU Strategy for Danube A new challenge in the context of the territorial cohesion
EU Strategy for DanubeA new challenge in the context of the territorial cohesion
in the South East European Space Bucharest, 20 January, 2010
Dr. Mary-Jeanne Adler [email protected]
Danube FLOODRISK Objectives
overall objective
long-term objective
Improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the population in the Danube floodplain by flood risk mapping
Reducing the flood damage in the Danube floodplain
Improving the long-term strategic planning framework for flood risk management
Flood Risk Mapping for the Danube Floodplains
2009-2012, 6.4M€
ERDF Partners: AT(2), BG(2), HU(2), IT(1), RO(4), SK(1), NGO’s (DEF, CESEP)IPA Partners: HR(1), SR(5) Observers: ICPDR, JRC, DE(3)Project Lead: Ministry of Environment and Forests, RO
Project technical working planWP 1.
Harmonisation of require-ments, data and methods
WP 2a. Stakeholder involvement
WP 2.b. End user
integration
WP 3. Data collection and management
WP 4. Production of flood hazard and risk maps
WP 5. Exemplary Integration of flood risk information
in spatial planning
Output 1: Joint digital elevation model
Harmonisation of methods at national borders
National Border
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Output 1: Joint digital elevation model
ONE system without national borders
National Border
Output 2: Flood risk mapping for planning purpose
Water levels flood zones spatial planning
ONE system without national borders
Output 3: Stakeholder involvement What do you need?
• Municipalities• Spatial planning• Rescue services• Emergency management• Insurances• NGOs• … Demands on map content!
Output 4: Improvement of spatial planning
and emergency management• Transfer of risk information into planning decisions• Improvement of emergency management
Results and Impacts
Results• Danube atlas with flood hazard maps and flood risk maps • documentation of 3 pilot project applications in 3 MS (AT, BG,
RO)
Impacts• Input for EU working group on flood (WG F) and ICPDR FPEG• Improvement of transnational cooperation in flood issues
Rivers are the best
Europeans:
they connect regions,
countries and people!
Thank you for your attention!
Good water management sustainable development of the basin