Description
The purpose of the Project is to establish a sound organisational and technical structure of Polish-Russian co-operation for collecting and exchanging information on the ecosystem status of the Vistula Lagoon with the overall objective to ensure the biodiversity and environment protection in the Vistula Lagoon. Reference is made to the application dated 13 August 2007 and to any subsequent correspondence with the Focal Point. The completed Project shall include the following activities and results: - Carry out an assessment of the current monitoring and exchange of information systems in place on both Polish and Russian regions; - Organise meetings, workshops in Poland and in Kaliningrad, Russia; - Develop a common monitoring plan and a database to be shared with the Russian and Polish partners; - Provision of trainings for Polish and Russian experts; - Management and promotion. The Project Promoter is the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute. Subject to national law the Project shall be implemented in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research and the Kaliningrad Region in Russia. The Focal Point shall ensure that the Project Promoter provides at least 15 percent of the total estimated eligible project costs.