Last updated: June 2024
The major objective of the project is the ecological recovery of five of the most important lakes of Bucharest in order to strengthen its tourist potential and attract new investments and tourists. The following lakes went under construction: Băneasa, Herăstrău, Floreasca, Tei, Pantelimon II. (1)
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Blue infrastructure
- Lakes/ponds
- In-land wetlands, peatlands, swamps, and moors
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- Improvements to water quality
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Tourism support
Focus
Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas, Improved governance of green or blue areas
Project objectives
1. Protecting the environment by improving the quality of surface water; (1)
2. Eliminating the health risk for the population by achieving the planned greening. (1)
3. Protecting the city from floods (2)
4. Increasing tourism (2)
Implementation activities
1. Rehabilitation of dams (2)
2. Cleaning and decoloring of lakes (1)
3. Protection and bank consolidation (1)
4. Restoration of the safety area landscape for integration in the tourist circuit(1)
5. Restoration of existing hatchways and locks;(2)
6. Greening and controlling water by removing deposits that have accumulated since their arrangement until now;(3)
7. Restoration of damaged pines and banks from the perimeter of lakes;(3)
8. Creating the necessary infrastructure for the reintroduction of the lakes in the tourist circuit of Bucharest;(3)
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
This was an innovation conducted by the Municipality of Bucharest
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(This innovation was connected to the EU Phare 2004-2006 Program for Economic and Social Cohesion, aiming at Improving regional infrastructure to support economic development )
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention is mentioned and approved as a part of the Municipality's Decision No. 376 from 13.12.2007 (7) )
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public national budget
- Public regional budget
- EU funds
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Unknown
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
No impacts reported
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala (2008), Hotarare, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
2. Ziua (2005), "CGMB investeste 16 milioane de euro in barajele raului Colentina", Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
3. Ministerul Dezvoltarii Regionale, Administratiei Publice si Fondurilor Europene, NOTĂ
privind aprobarea proiectelor de infrastructură pentru finanţarea din mPhare CES 2003 (2005), (Website not available in 2020)
4. HotNews (2012), Cum se degradeaza lacurile Bucurestiului, dupa 20 de ani de nepasare a administratiei locale, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
5. Municipiul Bucuresti (2008),Strategia de dezvoltare a Municipiului Bucuresti, Protectia Mediului, (Website not available in 2020)
6. Primaria Municipiului Bucuresti (2008), Programul de Dezvoltare al Municipiului (2005-2008), Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
7. Monitorul Oficial al Municipiului Bucuresti, Source link, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
2. Ziua (2005), "CGMB investeste 16 milioane de euro in barajele raului Colentina", Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
3. Ministerul Dezvoltarii Regionale, Administratiei Publice si Fondurilor Europene, NOTĂ
privind aprobarea proiectelor de infrastructură pentru finanţarea din mPhare CES 2003 (2005), (Website not available in 2020)
4. HotNews (2012), Cum se degradeaza lacurile Bucurestiului, dupa 20 de ani de nepasare a administratiei locale, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
5. Municipiul Bucuresti (2008),Strategia de dezvoltare a Municipiului Bucuresti, Protectia Mediului, (Website not available in 2020)
6. Primaria Municipiului Bucuresti (2008), Programul de Dezvoltare al Municipiului (2005-2008), Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)
7. Monitorul Oficial al Municipiului Bucuresti, Source link, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-8-2020)