Information about the project
http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/green-danube
Sumar proiect la final (povestea): http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/green-danube/section/our-story
Funding programme: Danube Transnational Programme
Priority Area 3: Connectivity in the Danube region
Specific Objective 3.1: Support ecological and safe transport systems and equal accessibility of rural and urban areas
CERONAV role: Project Coordinator (Lead Partner)
Partners: 10 partners from 7 countries (Romania, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria) and 6 associated partners (Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia)
Project duration: 30 months (January 2017 – June 2019)
Project budget: EUR 1,586,244.00
CERONAV budget: EUR 457,244.00
Project description
The transport sector is recognized as a major contributor to air pollutant emissions, therefore supporting environmentally friendly modes of transport such as inland waterway transport is a priority in the Danube region. However, even IWT emissions need to be minimized and hence efforts are being made in this direction. In addition, the huge discrepancy between transport on the Rhine and the Danube called for a common transnational approach and a better exploitation of the potential of the Danube through multimodality and increased fleet modernization.
The GREEN DANUBE project aimed at strengthening both institutional and individual capacity through active involvement in reducing pollutant emissions along the Danube. The objectives were achieved through: emissions measurements, cooperation in the Danube sector, which was enhanced by evaluating green technologies and best practices, by creating a database that includes all of these, and by providing a strategy for the greening of transport on Danube and a political agenda in support of EU legislation. In addition, three fixed Environmental Information Centres were developed in as many countries, and a mobile centre covered the other four partner countries in a campaign to raise public awareness of the issue. A strategy was also developed for transnational cooperation between the EIC, international organizations and associations and to contribute to sustainable inland water transport.
Individual capacity was enhanced through learning interactions organized throughout the project, from one-on-one meetings to national workshops, pilot actions and international events that created long-lasting patterns of cooperation. Hundreds of people from dozens of organizations were directly involved in the activities and results of this project: project partners, associated strategic partners, stakeholders and event participants, in addition to national and international organizations who were regularly informed about the progress the project.
The project officially ended on June 30, 2019.
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