CORDIS provides links to public deliverables and publications of HORIZON projects.
Links to deliverables and publications from FP7 projects, as well as links to some specific result types such as dataset and software, are dynamically retrieved from OpenAIRE .
Deliverables
The factsheets will present the phosphorus and nitrogen reference/benchmark values and safe ecological boundaries in terms of target concentrations or ranges of good/moderate boundaries for the most important types of aquatic ecosystems in the Nordic-Baltic region. The work will build on available Nordic (BIOWATER) and European (EEA WISE) datasets and on WFD CIS-ECOSTAT work. The factsheets will be made available on the Online Networking Platform to support end-users in quantifying region- and ecosystem-specific nutrient reduction needs. Task 1.2
Initial project meeting (kick-off) (opens in new window)Initial project meeting (kick-off). Lead partner: AU; involved partners: all. Month 2.Email, video conferences, and a project Online Networking Platform will be used to facilitate communication between partners. Three project meetings with all partners will ensure that partners and WP leads have an opportunity to influence project decision making. The first meeting will be an in-person kick-off meeting in month 2. To reduce travel costs and carbon emissions, the 2nd (month 18) and 3rd (month 32) project meetings will be held online. Task 7.3Meeting minutes to be produced.
Initial meetings in the six river basins (opens in new window)The interaction with local, regional, and national stakeholders at regional meetings is considered an essential part of the project. Two local meetings in the six river basins will be held in months 5 and 26. The main aim of these meetings is interaction with stakeholders, both to obtain relevant information for WPs 1 to 6 and to communicate project findings and results. Task 7.3Meeting minutes to be produced.
Initial meetings with sister projects and HELCOM (opens in new window)Clustering activities (e.g., joint meetings, dissemination, policy recommendations) with similar projects in other EU regions and with HELCOM are to be completed at months 5 and 35. The type of clustering activities and their exact timing will be determined after all Grant Agreements have been signed. Task 7.4
Research paper on nutrient retention and carbon sequestration (opens in new window)This deliverable will articulate the scientific evidence base for D3.1. The research paper will present a conceptual model relating carbon intensity to nutrient loading based on existing data from OSPAR, HELCOM, national monitoring databases, and earlier project databases to quantify the risk of “pollutant swapping” where attempts to control eutrophication lead to result in undesirable GHG emissions. The research paper will be submitted to an open-source journal during the month the deliverable is due and will thus be available to researchers, stakeholders, decision makers, and other end users once it has been peer-reviewed and published. Task 3.1
Final portfolio of NBSs and MMs (opens in new window)The portfolio will include the most common NBSs and MMs in the Nordic-Baltic region as identified from national catalogues, reports, and river basin management plans in the six countries represented in the project, the recent international literature, and stakeholder perceptions and preferences. It will be published on the Online Networking Platform. Task 5.1
Policy brief on national governance models (opens in new window)The policy brief will summarise the insights from a discussion of currently applied governance structures and schemes in the participating countries with stakeholders at the first round of regional workshops and highlight their opinions on best governance structures and schemes in their river basins. It will be shared with national, regional, and EU policy makers as well as HELCOM and OSPAR. Task 6.1
Research paper on the NBS and MM classification framework (opens in new window)The research paper will present the classification framework for NBSs and MMs in the Nordic-Baltic region and discuss the factors considered during its development as well as its usefulness for identifying the most appropriate measure using examples from the demonstration river basins. It will be submitted to an open-source journal during the month the deliverable is due and will thus be available to researchers, stakeholders, decision makers, and other end users once it has been peer-reviewed and published. Task 5.2
Report on the impacts of policy tools currently used and potentially available (opens in new window)The report will analyse in detail the impacts of policy tools currently used and potentially available at the EU, national, and regional levels and across economic sectors to impact nutrient emissions and concentrations, including an analysis of the potential scale of impact for each policy tool and an analysis on the connection to carbon policies. Task 6.2
Technical note on estimating type-specific reference values and ranges (opens in new window)The technical note will summarise the steps taken to develop the reference/benchmark values and discuss the role of information from the literature, catchment characteristics, hydrologic modelling, and consultation with stakeholders for achieving a region-specific set of values and ranges for different types of rivers and lakes. The reference/benchmark values should take into account all aspects of sustainability. The technical note will be made available on the Online Networking Platform as a guide to developing adapted methods for other regions of Europe. Task 1.1
Policy brief on high frequency sensors (opens in new window)The policy brief will summarise the needs of stakeholders with regard to the accuracy, reliability, and frequency of monitoring data needed to reach and stay within safe ecological boundaries in the Nordic-Baltic region. The policy brief will be shared with national, regional, and EU policy makers as well as HELCOM and OSPAR. Task 2.1
Initial communication, dissemination, and exploitation plan (opens in new window)The initial communication, dissemination and exploitation plan will define guidelines and protocols for communicating, disseminating and exploiting NORDBALT-ECOSAFE results during the project period. The relevant target audiences (scientific community, stakeholders, river basin managers, policy makers) will be identified for all NORDBALT-ECOSAFE products, based on which the appropriate means of communication, dissemination, and exploitation will be specified (European Commission Tools, website, presentation at a scientific conference, peer-reviewed publication, report, policy brief, webinar, social media).
Report on impacts of climate change (opens in new window)The report will present a new methodology to assess the impact of climate change on algal blooms and benthic flora and fauna and provide estimates of the need to tighten the safe ecological boundaries so that the environmental goals can still be reached under future climate conditions. The report will be available on the Online Networking Platform for use by decision makers in the Nordic-Baltic region and to facilitate a transfer of the methodology to other regions in Europe. Task 1.3
Policy brief on climate-related trade-offs of measures (opens in new window)The policy brief will summarise policy-relevant consequences of changing freshwater macronutrient (CNP) stoichiometry associated with nutrient management and global climate change in the Nordic-Baltic region. It will be based on a conceptual model relating carbon intensity to nutrient loading populated using existing data from OSPAR, HELCOM, national monitoring databases, and databases from earlier projects. The policy brief will be shared with national, regional, and EU policy makers as well as HELCOM and OSPAR. Task 3.1
The initial Data Management Plan will be delivered in month 6. The DMP will be updated in between as needed. Task 7.1
The classification framework will be based on data from case studies in the Nordic-Baltic region, consider various factors that are essential for selecting, designing, and evaluating a particular measure and be accompanied by a factsheet for each measure. It will be made available on the Online Networking Platform and shared with all relevant decision makers, stakeholders, and other end-users. Task 5.2
Interactive map and fact sheets on sensor demonstration sites (opens in new window)The interactive map will be displayed on the Online Networking Platform and provide functionality for users to zoom in on a specific station and access a factsheet to learn more about its instrumentation, data capture processes, databases, maintenance, and calibration procedures to promote a better understanding of the current availability as well as the pros and cons of online sensors among stakeholders, decision makers, and other end-users. Task 2.2
The calibrated and validated SWAT+ models for the six river basins will be shared on the Online Networking Platform alongside a summary of their model evaluation statistics as well as graphs and maps of the most relevant outputs documenting the model performance. This provides the opportunity for other users to utilise case specific models and/or help them to build and parameterise SWAT+ models in similar regions. Task 4.1
Knowledge exchange within the consortium and with end-users requires support from a state-of-the-art Online Networking Platform. The website will be published in month 4 and will provide a tool for 2-way communication and exchange of information between partners, stakeholders, end-users, and the wider public. It will provide access to project deliverables, manuals, fact sheets, reports, policy briefs, interactive maps, online sensor data, model results, SWAT+ models for six river basins, and the River Basin Management Support System. A website tracker tool will provide important feedback to all WPs about the interest in the different contents of the website. In addition, information on project outcomes will be broadcasted through a dedicated project Twitter account. Task 7.2
Publications
Author(s):
Sofie Gyritia Madsen van't Veen, Brian Kronvang, Joachim Audet, Thomas Alexander Davidson, Erik Jeppesen, Esben Astrup Kristensen, Søren Erik Larsen, Jane Rosenstand Laugesen, Eti Ester Levi, Anders Nielsen, Peter Mejlhede Andersen
Published in:
Open Research Europe, Issue 4, 2024, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher:
F1000 Research Ltd
DOI:
10.12688/openreseurope.18134.1
Author(s):
J. Rozemeijer, P. Jordan, A. Hooijboer, B. Kronvang, M. Glendell, R. Hensley, K. Rinke, M. Stutter, M. Bieroza, R. Turner, P. E. Mellander, P. Thorburn, R. Cassidy, J. Appels, K. Ouwerkerk, M. Rode
Published in:
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Issue 197, 2025, ISSN 1573-2959
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-025-13795-z
Searching for OpenAIRE data...
There was an error trying to search data from OpenAIRE
No results available