Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION January 2006 EN GUVERNUL ROMANIEI Final Press Conference “OSTROV-SILISTRA: common waters, common issues” Transfronteer

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION January 2006EN

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Final Press Conference

“OSTROV-SILISTRA: common waters, common issues”Transfronteer Cooperation for the improvement in managing risc

generating situations at waters-fluds and banks sliding.

Financed by Phare CBC Romania – Bulgaria 2006 Programme

Ostrov,18h November 2009

CONSILIUL LOCAL OSTROV Judetul CONSTANTA

Tel/fax: +40 241 857010E-mail: [email protected]

http://www.primariaostrov.ro

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AGENDA• Welcome!• Presentation of project, partners and evolution of activities• Presentation of project’s results:

1. Fundamenting Studies for the Wright Danube bank protection activities in the Ostrov – Silistra area – Local Council Ostrov;

2. Common Report on water and costs problems in the Ostrov-Silistra region;

3. Awareness raising materials: 2.000 exemplars of the Guide and 30.000 exemplars of the brochure “Ostrov-Silistra: common waters, common issues”;

4. Local regulation on water administration for Local Council Ostrov;

5. “Trans frontier Cooperation Opportunities” Report ;• Presentation of Municipalities Cooperation Agreement and signing the

Agreement• Discussions




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Partners

• Ostrov Local Council (applicant)• Water Authority Dobrogea -Sea Cost • Silistra Municipality• “Danube Dobrudja” Silistra Association




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General Objective

The project’s purpose is to make a contribution to Ostrov-Silistra area’s sustainable development by improving the risk management to floods and riverbank erosions




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Specific objectives1) to identify the most adequate solutions for reducing flood risk,

riverbank erosions and collapses in Ostrov – Silistra area;

2) to improve cooperation between local authorities at cross-border level, on environment and water management issues of common interest;

3) to raise local awareness of Ostrov – Silistra inhabitants on the need for protecting environment and water;

4) to stimulate cross-border cooperation between authorities and organisations in Ostrov-Silistra area.




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Targets

1. Local communities of 55.000 inhabitants of Ostrov and Silistra, directly or indirectly afected by events caused by Danube’s waters-floods, soil erosions and riverbank sliding.

2. The target group of public authorities interested in the Ostrov – Silistra hidrographic area -14 autorities RO and BG.

3. The target group of entrepreneurs and potential investors in the Ostrov – Silistra border region.

From which direct beneficiarys aproximately 10.000 persons.




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Main activities

1. FIELD PLAN:

Activities concerning the elaboration of fundamenting studies for the hidrotechnical protection of the Wright bank of Danube, in the Ostrov – Silistra area, comprised of elaboration activities for technical studies required for the realization of the bank investment, both for the Romanian region (Ostrov branch), and for the Bulgarian one.

Establishing the main terms for the elaboration of studies; Realizing the needed studies for the area;




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Main activities

2. INSTITUTIONAL PLAN:

Awareness raising activities for local authorities upon the common character of water problems and the creation of a network in this direction.

Creation of mixt technical group; Identification of common interest elements in the region; Transfronteer cooperation and consolidation activities;




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3. COMMUNITARY PLAN:

Awareness raising activities for population regarding the prevention and reaction to emergency situations caused by waters. Creation of a “good practices guide” and brochure for inhabitants; Consolidation of communitarian plan on water management;




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Main activities

4. ORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES: Transfronteer Cooperation stimulating activities between the authorities and institutions; promoting the project and results dissemination; project management.

Launch press conference, final press conference; Web site on the project; - www.ostrov-silistra.ro Promoting and visibility activities; Final dissemination measures.




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Project budget

Total eligible costs of the action

Amount requested from Development Ministry

% of total eligible costs of the action

EUR 159.479 EUR 140.341,52 88%




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The main expected results1. Fundamenting Studies for the Wright Danube bank protection activities in the

Ostrov – Silistra area for a length of approximately 15 km on the Wright Danube cost, Bulgarian and Romanian territory.




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2. Awareness Raised Authorities: Common Report on water and costs problems in the Ostrov-Silistra region

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3. Awareness Raised Population: 2.000 exemplars of the Guide “Ostrov-Silistra: common waters, common issues” 60.000 exemplars of the brochure “Ostrov-Silistra: common waters, common issues”; 1 local regulation on water administration.

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4. Stimulation of the transfronteer cooperation: Report on cooperation opportunities in Ostrov-Silistra area.

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Presentation and signing the Cooperation Agreement between Municipalities

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For more information on the project:

Mrs. Smaranda CRISAN, Project Manager

Tel/fax: 0040 241 857010E-mail:

[email protected]

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Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION January 2006 EN GUVERNUL ROMANIEI Final Press Conference “OSTROV-SILISTRA: common waters, common issues” Transfronteer