Transcript DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

European Maritime Day
18-21 May 2010, Gijon
DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
CENTRE
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
1. To Create a modern international infrastructure for
integrated and multi-disciplinary research on
sustainable management of wetlands within the river –
delta – coastal zone – sea systems of Europe
The Centre will create opportunities for the international
scientific cooperation development by offering
possibilities for international scientific teams to study
directly the natural processes that influence the
evolution and changes of wetlands, deltas and coastal
zones.
DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
CENTRE
GENERAL OBJECTIVES (Continuation):
2. Training, education, information, public awareness,
local communities involvement
- to create an international focal point on training and
education: data base, post graduate training courses,
doctorate terms, training courses for students and young
scientists from Romania, European Union and other
countries as well;
- to create an information centre for public awareness and
local communities involvement.
DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
CENTRE
GENERAL OBJECTIVES (Continuation):
3. International scientific cooperation
- to create opportunities for the development of
international scientific cooperation on sustainable
development in wetlands, on achieving new knowledge
in the natural processes that coordinate and influence
the evolution and changes of deltas and coastal zone.
Research Framework Programme
 Assessing the Danube - Western Black Sea
system reference state of environment
 Climate change and its consequences for the
Danube – Western Black Sea System
 Ecosystem response to climate change
 Effects of increasing human activities on the
Danube - Western Black Sea system
 Changes in Societal Demand on the Danube –
Western Black Sea System
General Operational Goals
 Develop data gathering technologies/strategies and
new process understanding to study changes in
Danube – Western Black Sea ecosystems
 Improved model building for evaluating reactions to
changes in external forcing and exploring linkages in
the system
 Develop predictive capacity for the response of the
Danube – Black Sea System to changes in both
natural and the human forcing
The ultimate goal of the Centre is to provide improved
tools for sustainable management
WHY DANUBE DELTA?
 Position: interface between the Danube River (the most
important river in EU - over 2 800 km long) and the Black
Sea.
 Unique place:
 the largest delta of the European Union (~6 000 km2),
 less affected by human activities,
 high biodiversity ( over 30 natural and modified
ecosystems).
 Conservation status:
Ramsar site (1991),
Biosphere reserve, UNESCO MAB Program,
UNESCO World Heritage site.
Location of the International Centre
“Danube Delta”
MAIN COMPONENTS OF FACILITIES
 Buildings for research (laboratories, aquarium,
terrarium, experimental ponds/fields, etc.);
 Buildings for meetings/courses and
seminars/conferences;
 Buildings for information (library, visitor centre,
exhibitions, etc.)
 Buildings for accommodation and living;
 Buildings/spaces for recreation/sport;
 Functional annexes.
GENERAL VIEW OF DANUBE DELTA IRC
DANUBE DELTA IRC: partial view
DANUBE DELTA IRC: partial view
Added value at Danube macroregional level and Black Sea region
– Opportunity to study in a unique place where the river
meets the sea the sustainable management of
wetlands within the river – delta – coastal zone – sea
systems of Europe;
– Opportunity for exchange of know how, to develop
common research programmes of interest for both
the Danube and Black Sea region;
– Opportunity to develop and strengthen the science
community of the Danube and Black Sea regions
Financial support
– European Union level
– National level
- Regional level
– International level (UNEP, UNDP, GEF, IUCN, etc.)
Financial support
European Union
Community Policies
Environment
Policy
Regional
Policy
Maritime
Policy
R&I
Policy
EU Strategy
Danube Region
Specific financial
instruments
EGTC
Neighborhood
Policy
Why the EU regional policy?
 Strategic/ Territorial planning approach:
-Territorial cohesion principle
-Geographic territorial dimension
-Macro regional approach- EU Strategy for the Danube region
-EU 2020
 Financial instruments
-Objective 1 programmes- Environment SOP
-Objective 3 programmes – cbc, interregional and transnational
cooperation
 Implementation instrument:
-European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION !