This project addresses water scarcity, declining water quality, flood protection challenges, and water management approaches. The focus is on central Europe, on the middle and lower sections of the Danube and Sava rivers. Among others, we will investigate paleochannels for potential water storage, aimed at replenishing groundwater resources.
InnoWATCHH project objectives:
- Understanding interactions between groundwater and surface water
- Tailored methodologies for managed aquifer recharge (MAR)
- Feasibility studies on subsurface storage capacities and pilot actions
- Establishment of monitoring systems
- Policy development and stakeholder engagement
- Environmental impact analysis and capacity building
OVF is the lead partner of the project, being responsible for overall coordination, concerning administrative management, technical content, communication and promotion. OVF has the responsibility to represent the project towards third parties at different events, the media, as well as for the involvement of international stakeholder organisations – like ICPDR, responsible for water management in part of the target area.
OVF, besides coordination, plays an active role in the project activities focusing on the pilot areas in Hungary (Austria-Hungary and Hungary-Serbia). Also responsible for the coordination of activity 1.1, 1.4 and 2.1 with PP2 Geogold Kárpátia Llc.
Partnership:
Lead Partner General Directorate of Water Management (OVF), Hungary
Project Partner 2 GeoGold Kárpátia Environmental and Engineering Expert Llc. (GeoGold), Hungary
Project Partner 3 Technische Univesität München (TUM), Germany
Project Partner 4 Croatian Geological Survey (HGI), Croatia
Project Partner 5 Regional Administration Vidin (R.A. Vidin), Bulgaria
Project Partner 6 research and Development Institute for Wildlife and Mountain Resources (ICDCRM), Romania
Project Partner 7 Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River research, Austria
Project Partner 8 Public Water Management Company Vode Vojvodine (PWMCVV), Serbia
Project Partner 9 Public Institution “Vode Srpske”, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Project Partner 10 Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives Balkans (CESCI Balkans), Serbia
Project duration 01/04/2025 – 31/03/2025
Project budget: EUR 2.014.105
Interreng funds: EUR 1.611.284
https://www.linkedin.com/in/innowatcch-project-9a7568364/
Interreg
https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/innowatcch
InnoWATCCH kick-off partner meeting was held in OVF Headquarter, Budapest on 24th June 2025. Partners showed active participation, everyone enjoyed networking during the event and had a great experience. We are looking forward to a fruitful cooperation in the project.