PLLS Results – Stakeholders
Stakeholder Survey Results Overview
Summary of responses from organisations and institutions engaged across the Danube River Basin as part of the EcoDaLLi Practice Living Lab System (PLLS) stakeholder engagement process.
56
Total Responses
41
Email / Follow-up
11
Portal Poll
4
In-Person
Organisation Types
Academic / Research
29%
Business / Industry
25%
NGO / Civil Society
21%
Government / Policy
18%
Other
7%
Sustainability Pillar Priority
Half of all stakeholders list Environment as their primary sustainability priority
Sustainability Strategy in Place
Yes
39%
In progress
36%
No
25%
Ecological Restoration Approach
Yes
32%
In progress
32%
No
36%
Innovation Approaches Embraced
Green & Blue Infrastructure Investment
Green Infrastructure
Yes
39%
In progress
32%
No
29%
Blue Infrastructure
Yes
27%
In progress
36%
No
37%
Circular Blue Economy Transition Support
Yes
39%
In progress
27%
No
34%
Environmental Protection / Restoration Programme Launched
Yes
36%
In progress
25%
No
39%
Stakeholder Perspectives on Danube Innovation
"Engage the political level with a strong legal and financial framework to allow designing and implementing restoration programmes with multiple benefits for people and nature, including climate adaptation actions."
"Involving all stakeholders and promoting them to see ecosystem restoration and economic growth as one goal — show that economic growth can also be sustainable — is vital for creating a shared vision and driving innovation."
"Cross-border partnerships, nature-based solutions, green infrastructure and transnational data sharing are crucial for restoring Danube ecosystems while promoting sustainable economic growth."
"Creating a Digital Twin of the entire Danube River Basin — a dynamic model integrating real-time sensor data on water quality, flow, pollution and biodiversity — could transform basin-wide decision-making."
Key Takeaways
Environment leads
50% of stakeholders place Environment as their top sustainability priority, with 75% reporting a sustainability strategy already in place or in development.
NBS & collaboration
Nature-based Solutions (54%) and collaborative innovation (50%) are the most widely embraced approaches for driving ecosystem restoration across the basin.
Infrastructure gap
While green infrastructure investment is growing (71% Yes or In progress), blue infrastructure lags behind — only 27% have invested, with 37% reporting no investment yet.