Danube River sediment management in practice: 13 demonstration areas along the river’s stretch.
The DANSER will be articulated applied in 3 DEMOs (13 Pilots), from these across to 7 sibling sites, covering also the involvement of further Associated Regions and with additional support by Expert Advisors.
Implementation
There will be strong connectivity with the Danube Lighthouse, Mission Ocean objectives and proactive synergies with sibling projects, stakeholders and communities. To ensure integrated results on methods and protocols for developing, testing, promoting active and passive measures to reduce human impacts in sediment flow, biodiversity or ecological service delivery aiming to restore equilibrium status to upgrade quality for select hotspots within the basin.
Pilot Sites
These sites are real-life examples where the partners will be directly involved in implementing solutions.
Sibling Sites
Sibling sites have previous projects developed and will have some kind of synergy with DANSER efforts.
Associated Regions
Through an open call, selected beneficiaries will be granted the opportunity to develop complementary solutions aligned with the DANSER challenges.
Upper Danube
Long-term sediment dynamics as template for sustainable river management The Upper Danube Demo focuses on the digital reconstruction of the past river dynamics, the natural sediment balance, including a deep understanding of lateral sediment dynamics, and biodiversity in the Upper Danube, primarily in middle to eastern Austria in one of the last free flowing stretches.
Sediment continuity and hydromorphological alteration assessment and measures Dedicated to revitalizing the ecological balance in the Middle Danube region, Terezino Polje, a significant oxbow channel in Northern Croatia’s Drava River, with 105-hectare area, choked with sediment and nonfunctional as a river channel, is the focal point for restoration and reconnection with the Drava River. To tackle the challenges stemming from climate change, anthropogenic activities, and natural changes that have disrupted the region’s original conditions over the past decades, this task comprises several critical activities.
Pilot Sites
Pilot#1: Novi Gradac
Pilot#2: Stara Drava: Virovitica-Podravina county
Pilot#3: Kopački rit: Nature Park under Ramsar Convention
Sibling Sites
Sibling Site#1: Orle: Municipality Orle, In Zagreb County
Lower Danube
Active and passive measures to restore, protect and enhance local sediments balance Rejuvenating the equilibrium of local water sediments in the Lower Danube and Danube Delta areas is one of the man actions, by employing both active and passive methodologies. The goals encompass a holistic analysis of sediment dynamics, monitoring key variables crucial for sediment quality assessment and comprehension of its behaviours. By constructing an intricate sediment transport model, sediment movement will be scrutinized and managed meticulously, incorporating multifaceted factors that dictate sediment behaviour.
