At a glance

Project aim: The overall objective of this project is to strengthen the implementation of the ecosystem approach and ecosystem services concepts in the development of hydropower at the national and local levels in EaP countries, as a component of European Green Deal – a new growth strategy.

The project is a follow-up of the project “Ecosystem approach to hydropower: facilitating the implementation of European requirements to the development of the hydropower sector in the states of the Eastern Europe Partnership” implemented through the 2019 EaP CSF Re-Granting cycle and corresponds to the thematic priorities of Working Group 3.

The findings of the previous project showed the absence of understanding of the importance of an ecosystem approach to any economic activity, including the hydropower sector. Furthermore, it demonstrated the lack of relevant methodologies and modelling tools for valuation of ecosystem services in EaP countries.

The new project will carry out the firs assessment of the ecosystem services using the best European tools, and adapting them to specific economic activities at the river basin scale. The envisaged project results can be replicated and used for the river basins management plans across the EaP region.