DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE CENTRE

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

1.1. To Create a modern international infrastructure for To Create a modern international infrastructure for integrated and multi-disciplinary research on integrated and multi-disciplinary research on sustainable management of wetlands within the river – sustainable management of wetlands within the river – delta – coastal zone – sea systems of Europedelta – coastal zone – sea systems of Europe

The Centre will create opportunities for the international The Centre will create opportunities for the international scientific cooperation development by offering scientific cooperation development by offering possibilities for international scientific teams to study possibilities for international scientific teams to study directly the natural processes that influence the directly the natural processes that influence the evolution and changes of wetlands, deltas and coastal evolution and changes of wetlands, deltas and coastal zones.zones.

DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE CENTRE

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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 DANUBE DELTA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE CENTRE

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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 Research Framework ProgrammeProgramme

Assessing the Danube - Western Black Sea Assessing the Danube - Western Black Sea system reference state of environmentsystem reference state of environment

Climate change and its consequences for the Climate change and its consequences for the Danube – Western Black Sea SystemDanube – Western Black Sea System

Ecosystem response to climate changeEcosystem response to climate change

Effects of increasing human activities on the Effects of increasing human activities on the Danube - Western Black Sea system Danube - Western Black Sea system

Changes in Societal Demand on the Danube – Changes in Societal Demand on the Danube – Western Black Sea SystemWestern Black Sea System

General Operational General Operational GoalsGoals

Develop Develop data gathering technologies/strategies and data gathering technologies/strategies and new process understandingnew process understanding to study changes in to study changes in Danube – Western Black Sea ecosystemsDanube – Western Black Sea ecosystems

Improved Improved model building model building for evaluating reactions to for evaluating reactions to changes in external forcing and exploring linkages in changes in external forcing and exploring linkages in the systemthe system

Develop Develop predictive capacitypredictive capacity for the response of for the response of the the Danube – Black Sea System to changes in both Danube – Black Sea System to changes in both natural and the human forcing natural and the human forcing

The ultimate goal of the Centre is to provide improved The ultimate goal of the Centre is to provide improved tools for sustainable management tools for sustainable management

WHY DANUBE DELTA?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 Location of the International Centre ““Danube Delta”Danube Delta”

MAIN COMPONENTS OF FACILITIESMAIN COMPONENTS OF FACILITIES

Buildings for research (laboratories, aquarium, Buildings for research (laboratories, aquarium, terrarium, experimental ponds/fields, etc.); terrarium, experimental ponds/fields, etc.);

Buildings for meetings/Buildings for meetings/courses and courses and seminars/conferences;seminars/conferences;

Buildings for information (library, visitor centre, Buildings for information (library, visitor centre, exhibitions, etc.)exhibitions, etc.)

BuildingBuildingss for accommodation and living; for accommodation and living;

Buildings/spaces for recreation/sport;Buildings/spaces for recreation/sport;

Functional annexesFunctional annexes..

GENERAL VIEW OF DANUBE DELTA IRCGENERAL VIEW OF DANUBE DELTA IRC

DANUBE DELTA IRC: partial viewDANUBE DELTA IRC: partial view

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– Opportunity to study in a unique place where the river meets the sea the sustainable management of sustainable management of wetlands within the river – delta – coastal zone – sea wetlands within the river – delta – coastal zone – sea systems of Europe;systems of Europe;

– Opportunity for exchange of know how, to develop Opportunity for exchange of know how, to develop common research programmes of interest for both common research programmes of interest for both the Danube and Black Sea region;the Danube and Black Sea region;

– Opportunity to develop and strengthen the science Opportunity to develop and strengthen the science community of the Danube and Black Sea regionscommunity of the Danube and Black Sea regions

Added value at Danube macro-regional level and Black Sea region

– European Union level

– National level

- Regional level

– International level (UNEP, UNDP, GEF, IUCN, etc.)

Financial support

Financial support

European Union

Community Policies

Environment Policy

Regional Policy

Maritime Policy

R&I Policy

Neighborhood Policy

EU Strategy Danube Region

Specific financial instruments

EGTC

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

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