DANUBIUS-IP is a 36-month Coordination and Support Action to support the ongoing development of DANUBIUS-RI – The International Centre for Advanced Studies on River – Delta – Sea Systems – as it proceeds towards its Operational Phase.

DANUBIUS-IP is coordinated by GeoEcoMar (Romania) and brings together experienced partners across Europe in a consortium with complementary areas of multidisciplinary expertise in freshwater and marine research fields.

The project specifically seeks to address recommendations from the recent ESFRI and High- Level Expert Group reports (on DANUBIUS-RI) and make a significant contribution to the expected outcomes and wider impacts of the Horizon Europe Programme. As such the project considers the importance of sustainability of financial commitments, the need to test the funding model and to enhance the visibility of the RI. DANUBIUS-IP will further demonstrate the efficacy of an integrated and interdisciplinary approach embracing a ‘river-sea continuum’ perspective to fill current gaps in the Research and Innovation landscape to address key societal challenges in these environments impacted by anthropogenic pressures and climate change.