The Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia took part in the international project ‘Alpine Space in Movement – Strengthening Integration in the Water and Energy Sectors’ (Alpine Space in Movement, targeted at water and energy capitalisation; AIM). The main aim of the project was to draw up guidelines for the 2014–2020 programming period, designed to facilitate comprehensive planning and improve cooperation between institutions in the fields of water management and energy.
The project was implemented under the 2007–2013 financial perspective of the Alpine Space Programme, which includes the following countries: Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland. It linked the fields of water and energy, two of the key themes in the management of natural resources in the Alpine region and the wider European area. The development of the guidelines was based on an evaluation of past experience in the Alpine Region, drawing on a review of completed projects, a review of strategic needs and regulations at EU level, regional and national levels concerning the achievement of good water status and the health of river ecosystems, and the field of renewable energy sources, as well as on cooperation with stakeholders and an assessment of their views and needs.
The main priority themes identified by the AIM project for the Alpine Space Programme for the 2014+ period in the field of the water-energy nexus in the Alps are as follows:
- Improved data collection and coordination
- Improved stakeholder engagement and communication
- Incorporation of the concept of ecosystem services
- Implementation of strategic (spatial) planning approaches at various spatial levels.
Project partnership
The project partnership brings together leading regional institutions in the fields of energy and water management:
- Research on Energy Systems (Milan, Italy) – lead partner,
- European Association of Elected Representatives from Mountain Regions – AEM (Chambéry, France),
- Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (Vienna, Austria),
- Water Research Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia).
Slovenian project observers:
- Posoški razvojni center, Tolmin,
- Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica d.o.o., Nova Gorica,
- Nature Conservation Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana,
- Slovenian Fisheries Institute, Ljubljana.
Project duration:
1 October 2013 – 31 December 2014
Related content:
- International project website: aim2014.eu
- AIM_brochure
- AIM_poster
Keywords
good status of river ecosystems
About the project
ARRS No contracting authority European Environment Agency (EEA) European Commission European Regional Development Fund IZVO-R projektiranje in inženiring d.o.o. IPA Adriatic Cross-Border Programme 2007–2013 Kosma LIFE+ MKGP MOP REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL PLANNING SPARE
Aleksandra Krivograd Klemenčič Andreja Palatinus Blažo Đurović No leader Darko Anzeljc Dr. Manca Kovač Viršek Gorazd Urbanič Leon Gosar Manca Magjar Mladen Ajdič Monika Peterlin Peter Suhadolnik Sašo Šantl Tina Kirn Tina Mazi
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Contact
Dr Aleš Bizjak, project team leader
Sašo Šantl, MSc, AIM
Project Manager
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