SUSDEST-NET
Sustainable Destinations Black Sea Network
The Black Sea Basin faces environmental degradation, overdependence on tourism, and fragmented governance, leading to unsustainable resource use and unequal regional development. The project promotes ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)-based sustainable tourism through Destination Management Committees, AI-powered monitoring tools, and collaborative platforms that transform destinations into competitive, resilient, and environmentally responsible areas across the region.
(Interreg VI-B) NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme
The Programme aims to remain a platform where the links between the participating countries are strengthened and new ones are created and where the regional actors get together and contribute to a sustainable management of resources for the benefit of local citizens.
The Programme will further deepen the cross-border cooperation in the Black Sea Basin in a transnational configuration, supporting four specific objectives:
- Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities;
- Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention;
- Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure;
- Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions.
The Programme builds upon the previous cooperation framework, the ENPI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme 2007-2013 and ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020, under which a total of 119 projects were awarded and implemented in 8 countries surrounding the Black Sea Basin.
