Building networking hub for units interested in lakes protection in Baltic Sea tourist regions
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Lakes connect

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
2 Water-smart societies
objective
2.1 Sustainable waters
Project type
Small Project
Implementation
October 2022 - May 2024

Lakes connect

The project Lakes connect establishes cooperation among authorities, NGOs and researchers in order to reduce the impact of tourism on water quality in lakes.
Project summary

The project concerns establishing cooperation in the field of improving the quality of lake waters in tourist regions. It brings together representatives of science, NGOs and authorities at various level of governance, representing three Baltic countries: Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The aim of the project is to build networking hub for units interested in knowledge-based solutions limiting the impact of tourism on the quality of inland waters. Building trust to raise awareness of lake pollution is a key project objective. The cooperation of the scientific world with local authorities and other organizations is still insufficient. Establishing a trust-based relationship will allow for better recognition of real problems faced e.g. by local authorities and searching for knowledge-based solutions. This will be done by organizing meetings and training which will enable the synergy of scientific knowledge with knowledge about the real problems of local communities. International cooperation will enable the exchange of experiences and the development of good practices in the cooperation of authorities at various level of governance with the scientific community and other organizations. As part of the project, research units will conduct pilot study on the water quality of selected water reservoirs.The preliminary inventory of lake pollution will allow better identification of the problem and increase the knowledge of local authorities about the impact of tourism on water quality.

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Budgets

Lakes connect
in numbers.
  • 0.47
    Million
    Total
  • 0.38
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway

Success indicators

Lakes connect
in numbers.
35 Organisations reached with 3 Solutionsin use 10 Organisationsin the project
  • 52.21339765000000520.98692043009848
  • 56.98891924.0827495
  • 55.926527423.3235991
  • 54.037462121.75622203554252
  • 57.175972126.7514713
Lead partnerUniversity of Warsaw
  • Town
    Warsaw
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Miasto Warszawa
Total partner budget
149,768.00
Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
73,302.00
Siauliai Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
  • Town
    Siauliai
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Telšių apskritis
Total partner budget
100,400.00
Foundation for the Protection of the Great Masurian Lakes
  • Town
    Giżycko
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Ełcki
Total partner budget
111,200.00
Gulbene Municipality
  • Town
    Gulbene
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Vidzeme
Total partner budget
36,000.00

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Kick-off meeting
We are happy to welcome all participants of the meeting in Poland at the University of Warsaw ...

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After the kick off meeting
CNBCh UW – as a leader of the project Lakes connect – that is implemented by the Research Group ...

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Bath with peeling in the lake - why not! Microplastics are waiting for you...

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The impact of various types of pollutants on the purity of lakes

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    27
    February
    IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLLUTION ON THE CLEANLINESS OF LAKES
    Physical Meeting
    27. February 2023
    10:30 - 12:30 (CET)
    11-12
    January
    Kick off Meeting
    Physical Meeting
    11. - 12. January 2023
    11:00 - 17:30 (BST)