TRANSGREEN Integrated Transport and Green Infrastructure Planning in the Danube-Carpathian Region for the Benefit of People and Nature
Transport planning conference. Bratislava. September 5-6, 2018
For an overview of the conference main results and highlights please consult the conference report.
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“Sustainable Transportation Planning in the Carpathians. Latest developments and steps forward”
Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, 5-6 September 2018
Why? Purpose & aim of the event
- To learn about recent developments in the Carpathians & to raise awareness on the need for cross-sectoral approaches on sustainable transportation infrastructure development in the Carpathians,
- To gain feedback for preliminary findings of the TRANSGREEN Project for better integration of stakeholders’ needs in the documents to be developed,
- To prepare the basic background for elaborating the Carpathian Convention Strategic Action Plan on Sustainable Transportation in the Carpathians
Who is attends the conference?
Approximate number of participants 80-100.
- International stakeholders:
- Members of Carpathian Convention Working Groups on Biodiversity, Sustainable Transport, Spatial Planning and of the Implementation Committee
- EU representatives (DG Environment, European Environment Agency (TBC), EU Working Group on Green Infrastructure, EUSDR PA1b & PA6 coordinators plus Steering Group members)
- Alpine Convention representatives
- National public authorities: Carpathian Countries Ministries of the Environment, Transport and Spatial Development representatives we are working with and from other countries (e.g. Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Bulgaria)
- Regional public authorities
- Sectoral agencies: Nature Conservation Agencies, landscape protection authority, agencies dealing with EIA, spatial planning, regional development
- Infrastructure and (public) service providers: motorway & railway companies & authorities
- Interest groups: NGOs, universities, research institutions, natural resource managers (farmers, hunters, foresters etc)
- Experts: IENE representatives, DTP Thematic Pole 6 Projects related to transport
What? Short agenda
Who organizes?
WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme, Slovak National Motorway Company (NDS), CEEweb for Biodiversity (Project Partners), Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention with content support from IENE - Infra Eco Network Europe
