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Borgomanero / Italy

Lake contract for protecting and valorising water resources

The Restoration of Lake Orta:From Ecological Crisis to Recovery

About our URBACT Good Practice

The Cusio lake contract is a participatory tool adopted to protect water resources around Orta Lake in Piedmont (IT), which over the years have been exploited to the point of exhaustion and then recovered thanks to innovative and costly interventions.

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Solutions offered

Participatory process and collaborative governance

European framework: EU Directive 2000/60/EC

Comprehensive Approach

Integrated and participatory approach

An allieance between various public and private actors, who agree to achieve common objectives for water and land protection.

Definition of the water basin perimeter and characteristics

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Analysis phase

Funding

Sources of pollution, legal framework, development plans and previous or ongoing projects

For the actions identified in the plan, possible regional, national and European funding is outlinedon

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Value proposition

GovernanceKey objectivesCollective actions Individual actions

Identification of the historical and cultural values and the needs of the population

Key actors

Identification of the local actors and the key players. Sxcientific support

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Driving change for better cities

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