DANCERS

"DANube macroregion: Capacity building and Excellence in River Systems (basin, delta and sea)"

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The aim of this project is develop new instruments and tools that will enhance environmental research and promote innovation in Danube Region, including the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Importantly, the new instruments and tools do not start ab initio but will build on existing projects – covering multiple source of funding (public, private or PPP), whether national, regional or European – which will be identified and clustered. The project will undertake a critical analysis of what has been achieved so far in the region and will build upon results of achievements to-date, to design innovative solutions to strengthen knowledge transfer in this area. This will be achieved by gathering top level representatives of the academia and business communities as well as decision makers, specialized in various sectors of integrated management of the Danube –Black Sea macrosystem. The project will be structured on the three main pillars of Research and Innovation (i. Science and Innovation Agenda, ii. Research Infrastructures and iii. Human Capital) – and their relation to the three principal categories of stakeholder: i. Policy and Decision Makers, ii. Business / Industry community and iii. Academia. The specific objectives of this project are to: 1. critically analyse the achievements in integrated river- delta –sea management in the Danube Region, 2. understand links between the achievements, deliverables and results of the work performed. 3. Define a set of instruments to enhance environmental research and innovation in Danube Region. The ultimate deliverable will be a toolbox of instruments which will yield 1. a strategic research agenda, 2. a concept and detailed plan of the distributed research infrastructure – both for the Danube – Black Sea Macrosystem and 3. Proposals for an integrated educational program to be implemented at a regional level in the immediate future, with the full cooperation of partners from Danube - Black Sea Macrosystem.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

EU partners are developing a toolbox of instruments for use in environmental research in the Danube region. The effort will also benefit stakeholders and the local population.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The purpose of the http://www.dancers-fp7.eu/ (DANCERS) (Danube macroregion: Capacity building and excellence in river systems (basin, delta and sea)) project is to develop new instruments and tools to support environmental research and encourage innovation in the Danube region. This region comprises the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. The instruments and tools will be based on the work of existing projects and cover different sources of private and public funding at the regional, national and European levels.

Researchers will carry out an assessment of what has been currently achieved in integrated river delta and sea management in the Danube region. They will build upon the latest achievements to design new solutions that will support knowledge transfer in this area.

To achieve this aim, DANCERS will bring together scientists, the business community and decision makers. This will help increase understanding of the links between the achievements, deliverables and results of the work performed.

The project's main outcome will be a toolbox of instruments, which will be used to develop a strategic research and innovation agenda suitable for Horizon 2020. It will also be used to create a detailed plan of the distribution of research infrastructures required across the Danube/Black Sea area.

In addition, an integrated research educational programme (EDU) will be developed for all scholars, from infant to postgraduate. It will also provide a developmental platform for researchers. Within the EDU there will be a dedicated section for training the local and business communities. This will be vital for improving knowledge transfer from project consortium to end users.