The EU-funded Horizon Europe EcoDaLLi Project aims to centralise Danube governance structures in terms of innovative solutions for improved ecological restoration, protection and preservation of the Danube basin, Danube Delta and Black Sea region. The workshop, “Restore our Ocean and Waters”, is organised by ICLEI Europe and ADRM will bring together stakeholders from business, academia, governance and civil society. It will discuss needs, challenges, interlinkages and gaps between local and regional Middle and Lower Danube restoration strategies, and the EU level framework focused on the main Mission Ocean target for 2030: restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems. Stakeholders will discuss how to enable a more effective governance to support the implementation of the Danube Lighthouse, spatial policies that integrate ecosystem-based approaches, and an exercise for the endorsement in the Mission Charter. The Middle and Lower Danube EcoDaLLi Living Lab concept will be introduced and stakeholders will discuss how to further engage it to support positive impact on local, cross-border and trans-national level stakeholders of the Danube Basin, with a clear contribution to the main Mission Ocean goal and the Mission Charter.
These workshops are designed as two sessions taking shape in a participatory way with attendees split into 3 working groups on each session, divided by the Mission Ocean main topics: “Ecosystem Restoration for increased Biodiversity and Resilience”, “Reduction or elimination of Water Pollution” and “Circularity, Blue Economy and Decarbonization Actions”. Discussions will be conducted considering the main topics addressed for the Living Labs in Middle and Lower Danube:
- Climate Change: Protection of local communities and ecosystems from extreme events, and development of climate change mitigation measures.
- Water Systems: Advancement of local economic activities and man-made solutions, and deployment of wastewater solutions for the facilitation of innovation actions.
The workshop is organised in the framework of the 12th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region.
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