Artwei
Action for the Reinforcement of the Transitional Waters' Environmental Integrity
Transitional waters (TW) link adjacent river basins and marine areas and are critically important for the ecological health of the Baltic Sea. The European Water Policy and the EU Water Framework Directive set the guidelines for managing river basins, while marine areas are managed within the EU Maritime Spatial Planning framework. ARTWEI aims to strike an operational balance between EU requirements for Maritime Spatial Planning framework, Water Framework Directive and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, which do often overlap or contradict each other.
This aim will be achieved by establishing the South Baltic Transitional Waters’ partnership network of the key institutions based on the long-term cooperation agreement and supported by the regional activity network of EUCC – The Coastal and Marine Union.
ARTWEI project will be based on existing experiences from the EU and international Baltic Sea cooperation networks and develop local and regional methods for effective management of TWs from two perspectives:
- cross border cooperation
- environmental integrity of river basins –TWs – open sea.
The ARTWEI strategy consists of the components
- Management and Coordination
- Communication and Dissemination
- Reinforcement of South Baltic TW Environmental Integrity
- Developing the Good Practice Code of Conduct
- Improving Capacities of Stakeholders
ARTWEI project has four cross-border TW regions of the South Baltic Area as target areas:
ARTWEI is financed by the South Baltic Programme 2007 – 2013 and part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund). The lead partner is the Klaipėda University and the partnership comprises other five partners from Lithuania, Germany, Poland and Sweden. The project duration is from March 2010 until February 2013.
