Last updated: October 2021
The Chirita dam is the drinking water reserve of Iasi. The lake is protected by law, with bathing or fishing prohibited. In 2013 it was cleaned and sanitized since it became an area where many people used to dump their house residues. As such a national campaign sponsored by an NGO having social responsibility claims implemented this NBS, which meant cleaning the shores of the lake (1).
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Blue infrastructure
- Lakes/ponds
- Wetlands/bogs/fens/marshes
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Improvements to water quality
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Environmental quality
- Waste management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social cohesion
Focus
Ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems, Management of rivers and other blue areas
Project objectives
1. Supports the environment and the community in the long run.
2. To teach the community about the environment and group cohesion.
3. To restore the ecosystem.
4. To avoid residues slipping in the water.
5. To increase the clean areas of the city (1).
Implementation activities
The collected waste was placed in bags and was transported with a car from ApaVital's fleet to a waste disposal area.
"For nearly two hours, ApaVital volunteers have traversed both shores of Lake Chirita, gathering hundreds of pets, paper, plastic bags, other wastes, including those from construction, abandoned near the water glare or the road surrounding the accumulation (1)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity restoration:
- Rehabilitate and restore damaged or destroyed ecosystems
- Public engagement
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Non-government organisation/Civil Society
- Citizens or community groups
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Non-government organisation/civil society
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Let's Do It Romania is the largest social movement in Romania with over 1,400,000 volunteers involved in 7 years of activity. Their vision is a country with 0 waste. Every year the organization has a cleaning campaign through which they summon volunteers and start cleaning the cities or polluted areas. For this NBS, the campaign was as usual thought and implemented by the organization which received promotion help from schools (3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(EU signed in 2011 the Declaration Nr. 3/2011, through which endorses and supports the actions of LDIW (Let's Do It Wolrd) and will ask
European Commission Improvement EU legislation on waste management.This NBS is part of the Let's Do It Romania organization, a subsidiary of Let's Do It World, the biggest global civic movement, an accredited member of the United Nation's Environment Program an agency of United Nations that coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices (4) )
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(This NBS mentions the fact that the Chiriţa Pond, with an area of 78 ha, is considered a reservation and a monument of nature through Law no.5 of 6 March 2000 on the approval of the National Territory Planning Plan - Section III - Protected Areas (2))
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Not applicable
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of land
- Provision of goods
- Provision of labour
- Provision of expertise
- Provision of other services
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
- Other
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved waste management
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
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. Let's Do It Romania, General Introduction of the campaign, Available at Source link (Accessed 24-8-2020)
2. BZI (2013), Lacul Chirita, curatat in campania "Let's Do It Romania" , Available at Source link (Accessed 24-8-2020)
3. BZI (2013), Monument al naturii din Iasi, purificat prin campania Let’s Do It Romania, Available at Source link (Accessed 24-8-2020)
4. Green Report (2013), 50% din deseuri colectate de Let’s Do It, Romania! sunt reciclate, Available at Source link (Accessed 24-8-2020)
2. BZI (2013), Lacul Chirita, curatat in campania "Let's Do It Romania" , Available at Source link (Accessed 24-8-2020)
3. BZI (2013), Monument al naturii din Iasi, purificat prin campania Let’s Do It Romania, Available at Source link (Accessed 24-8-2020)
4. Green Report (2013), 50% din deseuri colectate de Let’s Do It, Romania! sunt reciclate, Available at Source link (Accessed 24-8-2020)