1. SOCIO-ENVIRONMENT GROUP 4th Yearly meeting, Prague, May 24-26, 2004 Collegium Budapest/ Institute for Advanced Study, Hungary/ BRIDGE Collegium Budapest/ Institute for Advanced Study, Hungary/ BRIDGE Institute of Oceanology- Bulgarian Academy for Science/CESUM-BS Institute of Oceanology- Bulgarian Academy for Science/CESUM-BS Danube Delta National Institute, Romania/ DELWET Danube Delta National Institute, Romania/ DELWET

2. Collegium Budapest Institute for Advanced Study Centre of Excellence BRIDGE Report on its activities 2000 - 2004

3. Collegium Budapest Interface for interdisciplinary and multicultural communication between the social sciences, the humanities and the natural sciences; Each year focus groups and workshops in the three thematic fields; special contribution to the development of European public space.

4. Collegium Budapest Collegium Budapest 2004 - start of two FP 6 Integrated Projects in IST („Internet in 2025“ and „Robotics“); two Networks of Excellence in the social sciences in negotiation (on „European History“ and on „Governance“); each year focus groups and workshops in all three thematic fields; several meetings in co-operation with the European Commission.

5. Centre for Sustainable Development and Management of the Black Sea Region CESUM–BS Centre for Sustainable Development and Management of the Black Sea Region CESUM–BS Institute of Oceanology BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Objectives :Set up the machinery for long-range sustainable development of the Black Sea region by synergy of environmental, economic and social aspects “Tool-box" of measures (Strategy) for Black Sea coast rehabilitation

6. Scientific Challenges Advanced Research Methods Environmental State Indicators Socioeconomic Drivers Policy Responses Driver Pressure Impact Response Stat e Application of DPSIR model CAPACITY BUILDING

7. Raising Public Awareness International Conference SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY CHALLENGES TOWARDS AN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, 2003

8. Elaborated: Brochure “Phytoplankton blooms-a key ecological problem “Centre of Excellence” 5 th FP of EU CESUM-BS PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS - A KEY ECOLOGICAL PROBLEM OF THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST Snejana Moncheva & Violeta Velikova CD “Gallery Black Sea Biodiversity Selected Species” “Centre of Excellence” 5 th FP of EU Centre for Sustainable Development and Management of the Black Sea Region Gallery Black Sea Biodiversity Selected Species Institute of Oceanology – BAS Varna 2002

9. TheLabel “Centre of Excellence” or Credit for trust On Regional and International Level The Label “Centre of Excellence” or Credit for trust On national level: Recognition of IO as the key consultant National Oceanographic Committee IOC/UNESCO–BAS; “Certificate for high scientific competence by the MES On Regional and International Level – Increased Image as reliable partner WISDOM The lesson is WISDOM W Will I Insight (Scientific knowledge) S Social Acceptance To D Develop O Option for M Management at Black Sea Basinwide Scale

10. DANUBE DELTA NATIONAL INSTITUTE, Tulcea, Romania CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR DELTAS AND WETLANDS DELWET

11. Part of the Man and Biosphere Programme of UNESCO Ramsar Convention List Included in World Heritage List -since 1990-

12. OBJECTIVES and ACHIEVEMENTS Objective no. 1: Advanced training and disemination Objective no. 2: Activate and extent links with other EU centres Objective no.3: Improve capacity of the centre to acquire research projects

13. Achievements: post-doc exchange visits with EU partners in-house training in bio-statistics PhD and MsC students registered at EU centres scientists from the centre presented scientific papers at EU events scientific papers published in EU journals

14. consortium partnerships with EU centres reciprocal exchange visits/year for young scientists Annual centre’s scientific symposiums. Training courses Internal management information system

15. Conclusion: There are premises for achievement of the planned objectives for ENV/SOCIO group of CoE