WANDA Project Kicks off
Project Wanda held its kick off on 25th and 26th of August 2009, when more than 20 participants from Danube riparian countries met in Vienna to set up strategies for their future collaboration. WANDA stands for "Waste management for inland navigation on the Danube" and aims to set upa transnationally coordinated ship waste management systemalong the River Danube.
| The project targets the concerted development and implementation of preventive measures to ensure an environmentally sound approach in steering flows of ship borne waste. Therewith inland navigation as a sustainable mode of transport shall be advanced while reducing potential risks for valuable river ecosystems. WANDA is funded by the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme (SEE) of the European Union in Priority 2 - "Protection and Improvement of the Environment" and was approved in June 2009. The 3 year-project reunites nine partners from seven countries (Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia) which are all operating in the field of navigation, infrastructure services or research. The consortium is coordinated by via donau - Austrian Waterway Company as Lead Partner. | |
