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Mirela CARAMAN FAMP
STRATEGIC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. EXPERIENCE
CCASP
OF INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL INVESTMENTS (ITI) DANUBE DELTA

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11 TH ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

30 th – 31 st October 2015 ”Strategic Management for Local Communities” Bucharest FIGURE 1 - TERRITORY OF ITI DANUBE DELTA

Source: The draft of Integrated Strategy of Sustainable Development for Danube Delta (2030) published on
www.mdrap.ro (Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, 2015)
The integrated territorial development strategy for Danube Delta is realized with the support of the World

Bank, and it will be a document that addresses strategic development objectives on a long term for this
territory and that defines an action plan that contains ideas of financeable projects from different sources.

At a theoretical level, the actions to be implemented through ITI shall contribute to the thematic objectives

of the relevant priority axes of the participating Operational Programme(s), as well as the development
objectives of the territorial strategy. They can involve investments from the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund (ESF) and Cohesion Fund. The funding can be

complemented with support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) or the
European Maritime and Fisheries Funds (EMFF). It is not compulsory to combine all Funds in each ITI.

Nevertheless, it is encouraged that ITI combine different funds. The combination of physical investments
in infrastructure from ERDF with the investments in human capital from ESF is particularly relevant in the
case of sustainable urban development. Combined investments from ERFD and EAFRD are particularly
relevant for support to urban-rural partnerships. An ITI can deliver support not only in the form of grants

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