22nd Conference of the Working Community of the Danube Regions

The Danube region strategy (EUSDR) connects the area of 14 states aond over 100 milion people to a workingfiled for common visions, projects, and initiatives. The topics:

Intensification of land use and effects on soil as the primary basis of production

Socio-ecological innovations in economy and health care

Green jobs and inclusive growth: Integration of persons with disabilities

are priority areas within the strategy.

On the basis of existing projects and collaborations the foundation for a deeper and wider international cooperation in the frame of SONDAR+ (Sustainable Operations Network in the Danube Region) were created.

Download: Programme

Download: List of Participants

Download: Informations to SONDAR+

Download of presentations:

Christian Weinberger (AT), European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
"Sustainable Growth in Economy & New Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship in Europe" (EU programming period 2015-2020)

Jürgen Eisele (GE), "represantive of Hans-Peter Herdlitschka, EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Coordinator of Priority Area 8 - Competitiveness"

Florian Ballnus (GE) /, "EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Coordinator of
Priority Area 6 - Biodiversity, Landscapes and the Quality of Air and Soils"

Peter Obricht (AT), Lower Austrian Governemnt, Department of environmental and energy economics, "Lower Austrian activities in the filed of energy and envorinmental management"

Christian Steiner (AT), Lower Austrian Government, Agricultural District
Authorities: "The Significance of the rural areas for a strong Danube region"

Erwin Szlezak (AT), Christian Steiner (AT), Lower Austrian Government, Agrucultural Distrikt Authorities: "Working Group Sustainability, energy, Environenmt"

Walther Stöckl (AT), Municipality of Vienna, Senior Advisor
„EU Subsidies for European Territorial Cooperation"

Szabolcs Hollòsi (HU), Franz Rybaczek (AT), Managing Directors of
the goodworks Innovation Agency - EEIG: Socio-ecological innovation
"Examples of implementation in Eastern Austria and West Hungary"

Walter Wenzel and Leopold Rittler (AT)
"Potentials of Land Use in the Danube Region"

Brian Oldreive (ZW) / Foundations for Farming and Alfred Grand (AT) / Vermigrand: Model: „Plan for the Poor + Regional Production of Humus"

Bernahrd Kuderer / Erwin Szlezak "Introduction to the Workshops and presentation SONDAR+"

Workshop 1 Inputs von:	Workshop 2 Inputs von:	Workshop 3 Inputs von:
Meinhard Breiling - TU Wien Biran Simpson - Rill, Organic transformation Brian Oldreive - foundation for Farming: White Paper 2013 White Paper 2014 Kahtarina Madrid - anamed Ronald Gilchrist - Greenway Jaroslava Sobocka - VUPOP	Harald Kutzenberger - IAD Richard Weber - Strom Zivota Walter Wenzel - BOKU	Christian Siegel - AAL Michael Kutschera - Komunitas OG
Summary Workshop 1