Stakeholder Seminar of the Priority Area 4 and 5
19 November 2015
Session I.
| Chair: | Mr Matija Vilfan, Head of the Danube Strategy Point |
| Welcome address: | Mr István Joó, Ministerial Commissioner, EUSDR National Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary |
| Keynote presentations: |
Water and environmental risks in the Danube region Mr Marco Onida, Coordinator EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission Mr Frantisek Kolocany, EUSDR National Coordinator, Department of Cross-Sectional Activities, Government of Slovakia |
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State of play in the water and environmental risks sector achievements and issues to further tackle
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Priority Area 4 “To maintain the quality of waters” of the EUSDR (PA4) – Ms Andrea Vranovska, Priority Area 4 Slovak Republik (presentation) Dr László Perger, Priority Area 4 Hungary (presentation) |
| Priority Area 5 “To manage environmental risks” of the EUSDR (PA5) – Mr Mihail Costache, Priority Area 5 from Romania, Mr László Kóthay, Priority Area 5 from Hungary (presentation) | |
| JRC Water Nexus – Mr Fayçal Bouraoui, Unit H 01 – Water Resources Unit, Joint Researche Centre, European Commission (presentation) | |
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EU Water Framework Directive and EU Floods Directive – Programmes of Measures 2015-21 Mr Raimund Mair, ICPDR, Danube River Basin Management Plan (presentation) Mr Károly Gombás, ICPDR, Flood Risk Management Plan for the Danube Basin (presentation) |
Session II.
Chair: Ms Zsuzsanna Kocsis-Kupper, advisor to the EUSDR Priority Area 4 Coordinator, Hungary
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Financing possibilities in the water sector available in the 2014-2020 period |
Key Features and Opportunities of Financial Instruments under ESI Funds 2014-2020 – M. Matija Vilfan, Head of the Danube Strategy Point (presentation) |
| Horizon 2020: Focus on Water Innovation under the new call – Ms Zsuzsanna Kocsis-Kupper (presentation) | |
| LIFE: Water priorities – Ms Zsuzsanna Kocsis-Kupper, NEEMO External Monitoring team (presentation) | |
| Central Europe Programme and water projects – Ms Monika Schönerklee.Grasser, Head of the Evaluation and Monitoring Unit; Joint Technical Secretariat of the Central Europe Transnational Programme (presentation) | |
| Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention, improve preparedness for environmental risk management in the frame of theDanube Transnational Programme – Ms Alessandra Pala, Head of the Joint Secretariat of the Danube Transnational Programme (presentation) | |
| Cross Border Cooperation Programs – Mr Ferenc Márkus, International Director, Széchenyi Programme Office (presentation) | |
| European Investment Advisory Hub – Mr Sebastian Hyzyk, European Investment bank (presentation) |
Session III.
Chair: Ms Andrea Vranovska, advisor to the EUSDR Priority Area 4 Coordinator, Slovak Republic
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Successful project examples and best practices in the water sector |
Water researche Institute, Ms Andrea Vranovska – Watlife: Enhancement of public Awareness of the Importance of Water for Life, its Protection and Sustainable Use in Accordance with the Water Framework Directive, LIFE PLUS (presentation) |
| Corvinus University, Mr András Kis – Urban Water Footprint: A new approach for water management in urban areas, URBAN_WFTP Central Europe (presentation) | |
| General Directorate of Water Management, Mr Miklós Szalay – SEE RIVER: Sustainable Integrated Management of International River Corridors in SEE Countries, South East Europe (presentation) | |
| National Institute of Hydrology and Water management, Ms Mary.Jeanne Adler – FLOODRISK: Flood hazard and flood risk mapping in the Danube Basin – experiences of a successful project, South East Europe (presentation) | |
| Europa Media/Geonardo, Ms Gabriella Lovasz – How to establish water consortium for projects in the new calls (FP7, H2020, LIFE) (presentation) | |
| Carpathian Convention, Ms Eleonora Musco – Water and Climate project experiences, networking in the Danube Region (presentation) |
20 November 2015
Morning Session
Chair: Mr Frithjof Ehm, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy,
European Commission Programme manager
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Networking facilities: development needs of the countries in the Danube Region Country specific needs for the future project consortiums |
Austria, Mr Karl Schwaiger – Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (presentation) |
| Czech Republic, Mr Jirí Chrpa – Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic (presentation) | |
| Moldova, Mr Gherman Bejenaru – State Hidrometeo Service, Ministry of Environment (presentation) | |
| Romania, Mr György Deák and Ms Monica Matei – National Institute for Researche and Development (presentation) | |
| Slovakia, Ms Alena Kurecova – Water Researche Institute (presentation) | |
| Ukraine, Mr Mike Nagorkin – Transcarpathian Agency for Investments, innovations and Development (presentation) | |
| Hungary, Mr Gombás Károly – ÉDUVIZIG (presentation) |
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Project ideas and partner search tips |
EIP Water and Horizon 2020: Boosting opportunities – innovating water, Mr Ciprian Nanu, EIP Water Secrterariat Eastern Europe Desk (presentation) |
| Cost-effective infrastructure development based on life cycle cost analysis – Mr Károly Kovács, president of the European Water Association (presentation) | |
| Global Water Partnership, Mr Richard Muller WaterInnEU (H2020): Applying European market leadership to river basin networks and spreading of innovation on water ICT models, tools and data. | |
| Find a water partner – ACQUEAU – EUREKA, Mr Gergely Mészáros, EUREKA/Eurostars national Project Coordinator (presentation) |
Networking:
Water Scarcity and excess water DPGG
