Working Group “Red”. Sharing Responsibility for the Protection of the Danube Delta (SHARED – Society, Heritage, Awareness, River, Environment, Danube)

The project focuses on involving stakeholders such as communities, authorities, industry, and researchers from the Danube River Basin (DRB) countries in sharing responsibility for the protection of natural heritage in the Danube Delta (DD). The expected results include increased shared responsibility for the protection of the Danube Delta natural heritage, informed and engaged communities in the DRB, and better networking between the stakeholders. These results will be achieved by using an upstream-downstream cooperation approach through round-trip visits by a Boat interactive centre, application of ICT, and a plethora of events. The project results will promote institutional, economic, and behavioral changes that ensure sustainability and preservation of natural heritage

Damages associated to 1995-2006 floods and flash-floods in the east of the Apuseni Mountains

During 1995–2006, the Eastern Apuseni Mountains was affected by floods which generate damages almost every year, observing an increase of their frequency towards the end of the mentioned period, when, in only two years (2004–2005), there were manifested nine episodes of such phenomena. The damages analysis was achieved by direct questioning, based on the observation data and reports of the County Inspectorates for Emergency Situations and other competent authorities during the period 1995–2006. Counting the direct damages generated by the floods in the region during the above mentioned period, the total summed 75.624 million US dollars. Among the main socio-economic objectives, traffic infrastructure proved to be by far the most susceptible to the unfavorable action of the floods (72.1% of the damages overall)