Skip to main content
Go to the home page of the European Commission (opens in new window)
English en
CORDIS - EU research results
CORDIS

DANube SEdiment Restoration: towards the deployment and upscaling of sustainable management of the sediments across the Danube catchment basin

Project description

Towards Danube River basin’s sustainable management of Sediments

The Danube River basin is a vital yet fragile ecosystem, increasingly impacted by climate change and human activities. Promoting sustainable interactions between humans and the river could enhance the basin’s resilience. With this in mind, the EU-funded DANSER project will address sediment management challenges by leveraging advanced technologies and aligning with EU policies. The project’s objectives include restoring sediment balance, improving sediment quality and flow, and understanding pollution transport mechanisms while supporting local economies. A pilot phase will precede full deployment, focusing on innovative solutions such as mapping fluvial processes, sediment transport modelling, and pollution analysis using geophysical surveys. The project will also establish a transnational sediment task force to ensure community engagement.

Objective

DANSER represents a multidisciplinary holistic and scientific based approach focused on the Danube River basin, a vital yet sensitive ecosystem facing climate change and human impacts. DANSER addresses pressing sediment management needs in the Danube River ecosystem, incorporating cutting-edge technologies and aligning with EU policies and directives. Especially attaining the core guidelines of the Danube Sediments Management Guidance.

DANSER delivers a pilot phase and envisages the deployment phase, with a strong emphasis on demonstrating active and passive innovative solutions, such as a) spatio-temporal mapping of natural and anthropogenic fluvial processes, b) sediment transport modelling, (c) sediment dating by radionuclide and radiometric methods, d) historical pollution analysis (e) geophysical survey and 3D historical reconstruction of the demonstration sites, (f) river-groundwater dynamics and pollution transport modelling, (g) river processes forecast simulations based on historical and active processes, (h) sediment budget analysis based on sedimentation measuring stations, UAV and bathymetry surveys, (i) water levels and quality monitoring and analysis j) river-side arm hydrotechnical connectivity interventions, (k) stakeholder-engaged sediment parametric evaluation and co management and (l) Nature based solutions for biodiversity characterization monitoring and improvement. On the soft measures side, DANSER enforces proactively a transnational sediment task force, from cooperating with all related instances, and commits with local communities and citizens engagement, including participatory tools.

DANSER seeks to restore sediment balance, improve sediment flow and quality, characterise pollution transport mechanisms and integrate such actions and knowledge with EU and worldwide counterparts while still sustaining local and regional economies. DANSER will contribute significantly to the create a sustainable and harmonious human-Danube relationships.

Keywords

Programme(s)

Topic(s)

Funding Scheme

HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

See all projects funded under this funding scheme

Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01

See all projects funded under this call

Coordinator

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE DELTA DUNARII
Net EU contribution
€ 1 208 856,25
Address
BABADAG ST 165
820112 Tulcea
Romania
Region
Macroregiunea Doi Sud-Est Tulcea
Activity type
Research Organisations
Links
Total cost
€ 1 208 856,25

Participants (27)

Partners (7)