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Joint Risk Monitoring During Emergencies in the Danube Area Border

17.01.2011
Improving the natural risk management within the cross-border region of Romania-Bulgaria

This strategic project is funded by the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme under the European Territorial Cooperation 2007-2013.

The main objectives of the project are:

Improvement of the emergency preparedness and intervention
Development of a joint integrated system for efficient monitoring and disaster consequences mitigation along the Danube river and the border area
Establishment of a cross-border network for ambient air quality monitoring
Achieving integrated, interdisciplinary monitoring, evaluation and prevention of disasters caused by hail in the border region
Lowering the flood risk through prevention, protection and efficient management
Improving the cooperation between the public authorities and the academic circles for efficient natural risk management within the cross-border region
Expanding the knowledge and mobilising civil activity for flood risk protection and natural protection
Development of a uniform cross-border concept for hydro meteorological phenomena risk assessment; development of a joint risk assessment and mapping methodology; issuing of handbook "Risk assessment", training seminars and an information campaign
Selection of a pilot catchment; creating a GIS and a DTM model; development and application of a hydrological and 1D and 2D hydraulic model; flood risk assessment and mapping; residual risk assessment and development of management measures.

The main activities of the project are:

Feasibility study
Joint investments necessary – for the joint monitoring
Joint investments necessary – for the joint intervention, joint procedure or methodology, joint preparation activities, joint cooperation exercises
Activities regarding the integrated system study for evaluation and preventing the disasters caused by hail in Romania-Bulgaria border region
Assessment of the situation existing within RO-BG cross-border region in the field of ambient air quality monitoring
Creation of joint working systems in order to facilitate work in the risk disaster reduction field
Organising trainings and information dissemination
Elaborating and disseminating of a joint manual containing best practices for control of pollution accidents procedures

Total Value – € 11,508,928.63 , of which

ERDF – EUR 9,761,873.27

National Co-financing – EUR 1,496,160.72

Own Contributions – EUR 250,894.64

Ministry of Administration and Interior/ General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations

Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria / Fire Safety and Rescue Directorate General and Civil Protection Directorate General
National Environmental Guard
Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Veliko Tarnovo
Research, Development and Testing National Institute for Electrical Engineering – ICMET Craiova
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
University of Craiova
Innovation and Technological Transfer Center CITT
St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo

Further information is available at the attached project description.