EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION

PRIORITY AREA 3

PA3_CLOSE – RECOVERY THROUGH CULTURE, TOURISM AND PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CONTACTS IN THE DANUBE REGION

New forms of cultural manifestation, awareness raising workshops, art exhibition, involving youth

Ecology, culture & transport [i]

21 November 2024, Timișoara, RO

10:00-17:00 (Romania Time)

Boavista Hotel Timișoara, F. C. Ripensia Alley, 7/A [ii]

Lead Conference Room

 

1st Session 10:00 – 12:30
Opening remarks Dincer GEAFER, Undersecretary of State, Department for Interethnic Relations, Government of Romania Irina Cozma, on behalf of Priority Area 3- EUSDR coordination team, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Romania
	I.                   The Danube – support for transportation, culture and innovation
	Monica PATRICHI, Head of Department, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (RO), Co-coordinator of Priority Area 1a – Inland Waterways of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (online) – Danube – key corridor for transport
	Ana ZLIBUȚ, Vice President, Danube Civil Society Forum (onsite) – National Participation Day event to address key topics in the era of climate change within the Danube Strategy
	Gordana PLAMENAC, President of the Board, Danube Competence Center Belgrade, Serbia (online) – European Cultural Routes – Beyond Just Network
	Gabriela COSTEA, Researcher, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin (onsite) – From Puzzle to Purpose: Inspiring Community Engagement with the Danube through Co-Creation and Storytelling
	Ksenija FORETIC, Public Open University Zagreb, (online) –  Into The Blue
	Maria Mîndruța ANDREESCU, Youth Worker, ”Youth for Tomorrow’s Europe” Association, Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County (onsite) – Nature lovers discover the COOLtural bounty of the Danube
	Flaminia STÂRC-MECLEJAN, Phd Associat Prof., Faculty of Law, Timișoara (onsite) – AI – An extraordinary opportunity for environmental protection
	Lavinia ENACHE, Prof.; Nicola Daria DANCI and Lucas PETRIC, ”Francesco Saverio Nitti Economic College”, Timișoara (onsite) –  EcoStep Energy Plates
	Carmen OLTEANU, Prof. “Sava Popovici Barcianu” School, Răşinari, Sibiu (RO) (onsite) – La ville florissante d’Eco Rășinari
	Delia Sescu BARBU, President, My Banat Association (onsite) – Picnic in Pustă at Otelec – Multicultural experiences on the banks of the Bega River
	Lunch break 12.30 – 13.30
2nd Session 13:30 – 17:00
		II.                Ecology, green solutions &art
	Cătălin NAGY, Director, Banat Water Basin Administration (onsite) – Green solutions for gray climate prospects for Banat rivers
	Adriana ISVORAN, Prof., West University of Timisoara (onsite) – From Mine to River. The Water Guardians!
	Alexandru Roșu, ”FRONT la DUNĂRE” Association (online) – Open waterways
	Bianca MITRICĂ, Head of Human Geography and Regional Development Department, Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy; Monica DUMITRAȘCU, Irena ROZNOVIEȚCHI, Ines GRIGORESCU, Nicoleta DAMIAN, Mihaela SIMA, Dana MICU, Ana BULAI, Paul-Răzvan ȘERBAN, Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy; National Meteorological Administration; SC AB European Research Group SRL; (RO) (online) – Adapting to Climate Change: Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Romanian Danube Valley
	Svetlana DOGOTARU, Chief Architect of Chisinau Municipality, Head of the General Directorate of Architecture, Urban Planning and Land Relations; Mihaela SULTAN, Head of the Urban Infrastructure Directorate, General Directorate of Architecture, Urban Planning and Land Relations, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova (onsite) – Citywalk
	Ștefan MOCIOACĂ, PhD candidate, President of NGO “Lemon Box Hub” (online) – Universal Design and Green Solutions: Building Smart and Sustainable Cities for People with Disabilities
	Coffee break 15.00 – 15.15
	Corina RĂCEANU, Director of Programs, The Intercultural Institute Timișoara (onsite) – InclusiveArt – Access to Culture for Disadvantaged Children and Youth
	Violeta PUȘCAȘU, Prof. PhD, Faculty of Law, ”Lower Danube” University, Galați (online) – Fir trees, flamingos and pandemic plastic at the Lower Danube – three artistic projects with ecological significance
	Andrei Marian MOGA, Artist – CHROMATIC SECRETS – painting exhibition presentation (onsite)
	Paul LANGER, European Danube Academy (online) –  tba
	Gabriela COSTEA, Researcher, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin (onsite) – Interactive Collaborative Danube4all Puzzle Wall; Presentation of the environmental education children’s book Lau laughs again/ Lau râde din nou – O poveste despre Dunăre

 

 

 

 

[i] Translation will be available onsite and online (ro-en; en-ro)

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