Towards Territorial Cohesion Through Coordinated Policies and Preparatory Actions in Environment

  • Project idea information

    Priority

    Environment and culture responsible Danube region - Increase competences for business and social innovation - Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention - Support environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas - Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges

    Project Idea Promoter
    (name of the institution)

    Municipality of Dimitrovgrad

    Needs and challenges
    (Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

    Due to its geographical profile, the Maritza area is exposed to floods, often of impressive scale and frequency. Statistically, Haskovo region is the most affected region in Bulgaria by this phenomenon. Transnational actions can serve as an instrument for

    Objectives
    (main and specific objectives to be achieved)

    • Enhance the precision of forecasting, the preparedness and capacity for intervention in a coordinated way
    • Coordinated policies and operational capacities for reaction in case of occurrence of different types of risks
    • Create efficient, transnationa

    Main results and core outputs

    Developed common strategic document on forecasting, the preparedness and capacity for intervention in a coordinated way
    Developed plans for cleaning and reconstruction of certain river areas in the region
    Planned disaster management systems

    Main foreseen activities

    Partners’Meetings
    Development of strategic document on the role of the local authorities on forecasting, the preparedness and capacity for intervention in a coordinated way
    Development of plans and designs of certain river sections in the area for clean

    Innovative character of the project idea

    INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN APPROACH
    PUBLIC AWARENESS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND INSURANCE
    ZONING AND RISK ASSESSMENT

    Estimated Total Budget
    (in EUR)

    1 200 000 Euro

    Estimated duration
    (in months)

    18

  • Partners involved at this stage

    ERDF Partners

    Municipality of Dimitrovgrad
    Municipality of Harmanli
    Municipality of Svilengrad

    IPA Partners

    No

    Associated Strategic Partners

    No

  • Partners requested

    ERDF Partners

    Yes

    IPA Partners

    Yes

    Associated Strategic Partners

    Yes

  • Contact Person

    Name

    Rayna Yovcheva

    Address

    Haskovo

    Country

    Bulgaria

    Telephone number

    E-mail address

    Is the applicant the project's potential Lead Partner?

    If not, is the potential Lead Partner already being chosen?

Programme co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA, ENI)