As part of the LocAll4Flood project’s plan to involve stakeholders in the integrated management of flash floods, the Black Sea – Danube Association (BDCA) held a meeting on August 8, 2024 with Mrs. Mariana Nikolova, vice-mayor of the Municipality of Dalgopol, and Mrs. Daniela Stoycheva, head expert from the Regional Administration of Varna (associated project partner). The project team leader Mr. Valeri Penchev presented the objectives and key activities of the LocAll4Flood project, aiming to prevent, adapt to, and mitigate the impacts of flash floods. Opportunities for local community involvement in project activities were discussed, and the town of Dalgopol was selected as a pilot area for testing the Integrated Multistakeholder Governance Model (IMGM) of flash floods. Mrs. Nikolova and Mrs. Stoycheva expressed their support and readiness to assist the activities in testing the IMGM in the pilot zone of Dalgopol.
On September 25, 2024, the BDCA LocAll4Flood team met also with the Mayor of the Municipality of Dolni Chiflik, Mrs. Krasimira Anastasova, to present the project’s objectives and activities, looking for support from the local government. Various opportunities for the involvement of local stakeholders in the development and testing of the IMGM model at Kamchia River Mouth and the coastal area were discussed. Mrs. Anastasova expressed her willingness to support the project, in particular the activities planned in the pilot site of Kamchia – Varna.
