Agency of Sustainable Development and Integration - Ecoregions
Agency of Sustainable Development and Integration - Ecoregions /ASDE/ is a non-profit organization. ASDE works in partnership with the state administration, municipalities and civil organizations in implementing the priorities of the Agenda /AGENDA/ 21 of the UN Strategy for Sustainable Development of the European Union of long-term national and public interests of the Bulgarian nation and support the successful integration of Bulgaria into the European Union.
Main Objectives
- Development and implementation of Unified national spatial data base and integrated management of territory, population and resources, as a base for the sustainable development and the strategic forecasting.
- Implementation of best practices for the development of the civil society, including the support and participation in development and realization of municipal and regional policy of sustainable development (Local Agenda) in Sofia and other cities.
- To undertake the implementation of the Local Model for Sustainable Development and Eurointegration-Ecozone "Sofia-East", its enlargement for the city of Sofia as well as the accompanying pilot projects in the frame of the 6-th and 7-th frame programs of the EU.
- Support and participation in the formation and development of the Euro-integration process on local level and international cooperation in building the information society through research & development initiatives.
- Establishment of a Regional Information Centre, promoting a GIS based managing practice for the so called "Ecozone" model in Sofia, the region and other cities.
- Transfer and dissemination of knowledge and know-how for environmentally friendly and energy efficient innovative technologies.
- Elaboration and development of investment and monitoring mechanisms in support of the sustainable management and EU integration process.
Managing Committee
- Assen Dyulgerov - President
- Kristian Milenov - Executive Director
- Emil Kalo
- Ivan Philipov
- Petko Petkov
Address:
9, Kokiche str.
Sofia, 1164, Bulgaria
Tel +359 2 470 9075
Tel +359 2 470 9672
Fax +359 2 470 9075
Questions and suggestions -mail:
asde@online.bg
Links
- Bulgarian Spatial
Data Infrastructure (BSDI)
http://bsdi.asde-bg.org - Bulgarian Information
Office for GMES
http://gmes-bg.org - Remote Sensing
Application Center - ReSAC
http://www.resac-bg.org - Alliance for Environment
http://alliance-bg.org - Executive Agency "Electronic
Communication Networks
and Information Systems"
http://www.esmis.government.bg - Council of Ministers
http://www.government.bg - Ministry of Environment
and Water of Bulgaria
http://www.moew.government.bg - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mfa.bg
News
February 2012
GMES Operational Capacity - Risk Management - Flood simulation model of Biser
The crisis situation which occurs in the early morning of the 6th of February at the village Biser, Harmanli district, due to an alleged breaking off a dam wall of Ivanovo dam lake, consequently flooding along Biserska river, requires rapid mobilization of all available resources to be saved the affected residents. At the same time it shows the need of early warning procedure and previously assessment and modeling of the impact from potential flooding for the preparation of a municipal action plan and rapid measures in order to reduce the impact of the event and overcome the damage.
May 2011
"Southeast-European Bulgarian Cultural Institute", city of Ellwangen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Deutschland
From 27th to May 29th 2011, during the annual Methodius festivities in the city of Ellwangen, Baden-Wurttemberg is held a roundtable - scientific Conference "European Culture and the Cause of Saints Cyril and Methodius".
March 2011
Knowledge and research in the new European agenda for sustainable urban development - Urban-net
The Urban Development Group, and URBAN-NET organize on 17 March in Brussels preliminary workshop within the tripartite presidency, regarding the benefits and expectations between the better cooperation in research and urban planning and management.
2011
Contribution to GMES Operational Capacity. Reference database Land cover layer
The Bulgarian contribution to creation of a model of a national database land cover layer, presented here, using the classification system of Food and Agriculture Organization Land Cover Classification System (FAO-LCCS) of the United Nations, is in accordance with the requirements of INSPIRE Directive 02/2007/. Its main purpose is to support decision making at national and regional level, as well as to give an opportunity for checking updating and reliability of the different thematic spatial geodatabase.
2011
Relationship between the European system for forest fires - EFFIS, the European system of flood alert - EFAS and „Riskwatch“
In order of better conversance of the citizens and responsible structures and as well as integration of different informational systems on European level - national, regional and community, introduces a direct link between the Risk observer information System - „Riskwatch“, which is maintained in BSDI geo-portal and the two European systems for natural disasters, created at the Institute for environment and Sustainable development - Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (IES - JRC).