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TiCCA4DANU – Transformative Innovation for Climate Change Adaptation in the Danube Region

Funded by: Horizon Europe, co-funded by the European Union
Total eligible costs: €382,866.34​
Net EU contribution: €382,866.34​
Project duration: 36 months​

TiCCA4Danu (Transformative Innovation for Climate Change Adaptation in the Danube Region) is an international research and innovation project under Horizon Europe that develops and tests a transformative innovation framework to accelerate just climate change adaptation (CCA) in Danube city‑regions. The project focuses on four “anchor cities” and their surrounding regions, representing different bio‑geographical settings in the Danube macro‑region (coastal, mountain and continental).​

Objective

TiCCA4Danu aims to remove structural barriers to climate change adaptation at city‑region level by applying a systems‑level Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) approach. The project links TIP with Local Green Deals and other local governance instruments to ensure that CCA is just, inclusive and aligned with broader EU climate and regional strategies.​

Project approach

The project combines analytical work, experimentation and stakeholder engagement to co‑design adaptation pathways with public authorities, businesses, vulnerable groups and civil society. It tests novel governance models, policy mixes and financing approaches, aiming to upscale successful solutions through the EU Strategy for the Danube Region and EU‑wide dissemination events.​

Pilot regions

TiCCA4Danu concentrates its activities on four anchor cities and their wider territories in the Danube macro‑region: Burgas and the surrounding Burgas District (Bulgaria), Debrecen and Hajdú‑Bihar County (Hungary), Maribor and the Podravje region (Slovenia), and Suceava and the Nord‑Est region (Romania), including links to neighbouring areas in Turkey and Ukraine. These demonstration territories allow the project to explore climate risks, adaptation options and governance innovations across different climatic and socio‑economic contexts.​

Project partners

  • VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (Coordinator), Berlin, Germany​
  • ICLEI European Secretariat GmbH, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany​
  • Stichting VU, Amsterdam, Netherlands​
  • Fondazione CMCC – Centro Euro‑Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Lecce, Italy​
  • Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria​
  • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria​
  • ANTEJA ECG D.O.O., Ljubljana, Slovenia​
  • Obshtina Burgas (Burgas Municipality), Burgas, Bulgaria​
  • EDC Debrecen Város- és Gazdaságfejlesztési Központ Nonprofit Kft., Debrecen, Hungary​
  • Regionalna razvojna agencija za Podravje – Maribor (RRA Podravje – Maribor), Maribor, Slovenia​
  • Municipiul Suceava (Suceava Municipality), Suceava, Romania​
  • Lucia Seel International Consulting GmbH, Linz, Austria​
  • INFRAS AG, Zurich, Switzerland​
  • District Government Burgas, Burgas, Bulgaria​
  • Hajdú‑Bihar County Government, Debrecen, Hungary​
  • North East Regional Development Agency (ADR Nord‑Est), Piatra Neamț, Romania​
  • Odessa Regional State Administration, Ukraine​
  • Municipality of Uzunköprü, Turkey​

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