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project info
Start date: 1 May 2018
End date: 31 October 2020
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 1 046 494,76 €
EU contribution: 889 520,55 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2020
Managing authority: The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
European Commission Topic

Life in clean environment - a better future!

The project will provide sustainable and resource-efficient restoration of degraded territories, owned by municipalities. It will create several economic, social and environmental benefits for the local communities. Establishing cross border cooperation will ensure more efficient resource usage and applying best practices. The project will carry out regeneration of brownfields in the territories of six partners, provide innovative and professional brownfield planning, and promote the qualitative development of brownfields in the future. Within project following activities will be carried out: 2 degraded building scheduled for the disassembly is not suitable for living in Saldus and Ventspils county municipalities, regeneration of a ditch and pond polluted with oil products in Kuldiga, regeneration of urban area (former Soviet military base) in Skrunda with an area of 11,34 ha, cleaning and to reconstruction ofa stadium in Kauna with an area of 1,04 ha and regeneration of "Military town" in Telsiai with an area of 3 ha. Klaipeda district municipality will prepare water pond recreational project. Specialists from all partners will increase their professional knowledge by participating in training and experience exchange trips. As a result of the project, 16,32 ha in the partners territories will have a clean environment in Kurzeme, Kaunas, Klaipeda and Telsiai.

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