Restoring rivers is not only about data, models, and engineering solutions. It is also about people: how they understand rivers, how they relate to them, and how they feel empowered to care for them. Work Package 5 (WP5) objectives focus precisely on this connection - bringing science closer to citizens through citizen science, community engagement, and innovative approaches to science communication . Across the Danube Basin, we transformed scientific knowledge into hands-on

On October 8 2025, the Restoration of Free-Flowing Rivers Conference - a partnership between DANUBE4all, the LIFE Living Rivers project and Open Rivers Programme - was held at the Water Research Institute (VÚVH) in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event aimed to bring together experts from various fields—research, water management, nature conservation, and public administration—to present activities, projects, and experiences that demonstrate how free-flowing rivers can be restor

Building on last year’s successful partnership with Drinkable Rivers , in which we trialled the organisation's open invitation, citizen science River Walk initiative at three locations along the Danube , we’ve just completed our first in-house River Walk in Serbia! On October 22, colleagues Dr. Jovana Kostić, Dr. Karolina Sunjog, Dr. Željka Višnjić-Jeftić, and Dr. Marija Smederevac-Lalić from University of Belgrade – Institute for Multidisciplinary Research , organized an ou