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A structured network for integration of climate knowledge into policy and territorial planning (ORIENTGATE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The OrientGate project will foster concerted and coordinated climate adaptation actions across the SEE region. The project will explore climate risks faced by coastal, rural and urban communities; contribute to a better understanding of the impact of climate variability and change on water regimes, forests and agro-ecosystems; and analyse specific adaptation needs in the hydroelectricity, agro-ali...
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Joint Disaster Management risk assessment and preparedness in the Danube macro-region (SEERISK)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The main purpose of this project is to improve coherence and consistency among risk assessments undertaken by the countries at national and local level, and especially in case of disasters intensified by climate change. The project builds on the EU Council conclusions on "Further Developing Risk Assessment for Disaster Management within the European Union" adopted in March 2011, that aims for a co...
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Mitigating Vulnerability of Water Resources under Climate Change  (CC-WARE)

Start date: Nov 30, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

Water resources are under increasing pressure originating from land use and climate change. Accompanied with economic changes in the SEE region the land use pattern is expected to change, too. Both processes will have severe impacts on water resources in general and drinking water resources in particular. CC-WARE aims at developing an integrated transnational strategy for water protection and miti...
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Integrated system for protect and analyse the status and trends of water threatened by nitrogen pollution (CLEANWATER)

Start date: Oct 15, 2010, End date: Jul 1, 2014,

Background The Barlad river basin represents 17% of the surface of the Siret river basin - the largest in Romania and a major affluent of the Danube from the Eastern Romanian Carpathians. It is characterised by a high number of nitrate sources from agriculture and villages and has many ‘nitrate vulnerable’ zones. Along the 207 km of the Barlad river...
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Water scarcity and droughts; coordinated actions in European regions (WATER CoRe)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2013,

With agreement of their respective Ministers three of the leading regions in Europe in the field of sustainable water management, Aragon, Emilia-Romagna and Hessen initiated in 2007 in Bologna an interregional cooperation on the issue water scarcity and droughts resulting in WATER CoRe. This initiative has been consolidated in a continuous standing platform of ministers, that will meet once a year...
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Climate Change and Impacts on Water Supply (CC-WaterS)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

Climate change (CC) affects fresh water resources and may have significant influence on public drinking water supply. Land use activities exert pressure on water resources and will change according to CC. It is crucial for safeguarding future water supply to anticipate these climate and land use changes and to assess their impacts on water resources. Transnational action is needed to prepare SEE f...
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Air quality monitoring and forecasting in China (AMFIC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2007, End date: Nov 30, 2009,

AMFIC addresses atmospheric environmental monitoring over China. The aim is to develop an integrated information system for monitoring and forecasting tropospheric pollutants over China. The system uses satellite and in situ air quality measurements and modelling to generate consistent air quality information over China. The data will cover the recent years and the actual situation including an ai...
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Agriculture and Climate Changes: how to Reduce human Effects and Threats (ACCRETe)

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

All actors are called together to oppose climate change. Different attitudes, along with the introduction and dissemination of sustainable resources’ managing systems are necessary to reduce the risks and tone down the human-induced effects on climate change. Climate change will have dramatic repercussions on agricultural and economical stage in Europe. Agriculture interferes with planet climate c...
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Air Pollution Forecasting, Alert and Monitoring System on Short Time Scale, at local and regional scale, in unfavourable meteorological and topographic conditions (AIR quality FORecast and ALarming system on pollution Levels - AIRFORALL) (AIRFORALL)

Start date: Nov 1, 2001, End date: Apr 30, 2005,

Background One of the most air polluted areas in Romania is the Maramures County, in particular the town of Baia Mare, where the presence of two large non-ferrous smelting facilities (Phoenix and Romplumb), are subjecting the local population to toxic substances such as sulphur dioxide and lead powders. The risk of suffering from air quality related disea...
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Mediterranean Decision Support System for Marine Safety (MEDESS-4MS)

MEDESS-4MS service is dedicated to the maritime risks prevention and strengthening of maritime safety related to oil spill pollution in the Mediterranean. The main goal of MEDESS-4MS is to deliver an integrated operational multi model oil spill prediction service in the Mediterranean, connected to existing oil spill monitoring platforms (EMSA-CSN, REMPEC and AIS data), using well established oil s...
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