Joint measures for green infrastructure

Funding programme: 
Interreg
Project ID: 
PR-INT-76
Acronym: 
Joint measures for green infrastructure
Description: 

The project activities encompass:

- construction works for flood defense and procurement of equipment for sanitation of rivers,

- measures for natural water retention on the territories of Knjazevac and Rila Municipalities,

- joint trainings on flood risk prevention and management to improve disaster resilience of the population,

- exchange of experience to enhance the effective collaboration in risk management on Programme level.The project outputs and results are:

- supplied equipment in Knjazevac Municipality,

- a supporting wall built on the Rila River banks,

- afforested areas in both municipalities.

- improved capacity of local specialists on joint risk management,

- improved capacity of local volunteers and civil protection organizations to act in a coordinated manner in the event of a disaster on both sides of the border.Indicator;Baseline Value;Baseline Year;Target Value;Target Year.

Total number of supported small-scale interventions / investments in green infrastructure for natural water retention;0.00;1970;3;1972.

Total number of people participated in risk prevention and management training activities;0.00;1970;100;1972.

Population benefiting from flood protection measures;0.00;1970;152842;1972.

Lead entity: 
Municipality of Knjazevac
Lead Country: 
Serbia
Partners: 
-
Partners countries: 
Bulgaria, Serbia
Start/end date: 
Thursday, 24 September 2020 to Thursday, 23 September 2021
Time frame: 
2020 - 2021
NBS type: 
Type 3
Societal challenges: 
Knowledge and Social Capacity building for Sustainable Transformation
Approach: 
Green Infrastructure
Environment: 
Urban Ecosystems