iNNO SED: iNNOvative SEDiment management in the Danube River Basin
Duration: September 2024-August 2029
Funding mechanism: Horizon Europe
Status: Ongoing
The iNNO SED project addresses sediment balance in the Danube River Basin by developing innovative, coordinated, and sustainable sediment management solutions at basin scale. The project establishes the Danube Sediment “Lighthouse” Knowledge Centre, introducing advanced methods for monitoring and modelling sediment quantity and quality, and promoting innovative management practices to improve sediment continuity and reduce environmental risks. Through demonstration actions, stakeholder co-creation, and citizen engagement, iNNO SED supports evidence-based decision-making and transfers solutions to associated regions and other river basins.
Project objectives :
- Develop and harmonise innovative methods for monitoring, modelling, and assessing sediment quantity and quality across the Danube River Basin.
- Improve sediment continuity and sediment quality through co-created, nature-based, and technical solutions demonstrated in pilot areas.
- Establish the Danube Sediment “Lighthouse” Knowledge Centre as a long-term platform for knowledge exchange, capacity building, and transfer of innovative sediment management practices.
- Strengthen stakeholders and public engagement, including policymakers, river managers, and citizens, to support coordinated and sustainable sediment management at basin and transboundary levels.
Role of GWP CEE in the project:
GWP CEE is a project partner responsible for co-leading of stakeholder engagement, communication, and policy-relevant knowledge transfer in iNNO SED. We contribute with expertise in participatory approaches, social sciences, and stakeholder dialogue to support co-creation of sediment management solutions with policy-makers, river basin authorities, civil society, and other key actors. GWP CEE supports communication, dissemination, and engagement activities, while organising summer schools and photo competitions among other activities. Through its regional network, GWP CEE facilitates cross-sectoral cooperation, supports uptake of project outputs, and contributes to the long-term impact and replication of innovative sediment management solutions beyond the project’s lifetime.
Contact of the responsible GWP CEE project manager: ivana.korn@gwpcee.org
Link to the official project website: iNNO SED – Innovative sediment management in the Danube River Basin