Nominate your project and win 10.000 euro!

The Dam Removal Award is hosted by Dam Removal Europe, World Fish Migration Foundation and WWF Netherlands and supported by European Investment Bank. The award celebrates the most innovative and inspiring removals on European rivers. This year’s award is an occasion to mark the best dam removal project of 2021 in Europe. The most inspiring project will be awarded 10.000 euro for team’s next removal! Runners up will not be left empty handed. 


Our general rules: 
 
- The barrier removal project must have been finished in 2021. 
- 1 project per organisation (or partnership of organisations) can be nominated. 
- Projects can only be submitted by the primary organisation responsible for the execution of the project. 
- Only 1 organisation can apply on behalf of a partnership or coalition. 
- One barrier removal project can also mean that multiple barrier removals were completed in 2021. 
- Only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be taken into account. 
- We will not discuss or justify the choices of the jury and outside of discovery of disqualifying facts, all decisions are final. 
- By submitting your pictures, you agree that the Dam Removal Europe can use them in our communication. Make sure to include any photo credit and/or copyright information. 



Please submit your application before April 8, 2022! 
UPDATE: deadline extended until April 15, 2022!
 
For any further questions regarding the application, please contact : neza@fishmigration.org 
 
 
LET'S KEEP REMOVING OBSTACLES AND LET RIVERS RUN FREE 

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* 1. Name organisation

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* 2. Type of organisation

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* 3. Contact person

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* 4. Job title

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* 5. Email address

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* 6. Phone number

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* 7. Name project

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* 8. Name dam 
(in case of multiple removals include them all)

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* 9. Name river

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* 10. Country

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* 11. Province

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* 12. Dam height (m)
(in case of multiple removals include them all)

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* 13. Dam width (m)
(in case of multiple removals include them all)

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* 14. Year built

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* 15. Original use

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* 16. Type of barrier

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* 17. Total number river km reconnected upstream including tributaries ONLY until the next barriers.
(dams, weirs, culverts, etc. be careful you know what is upstream)

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* 18. Upload site photo before the removal

PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.
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* 19. Upload site photo after the removal

PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.
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* 20. Briefly describe your project/removal.
(Who were partners, importance of the project (in perspective of river/country/region size), reasons for removal, the project process.) max.600 characters

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* 21. What was your innovative approach?
(In what way was this project unique, important for regional and EU level (scalability), in the light of stakeholders involvement, community, technical innovations, communications, was this a first for the region, country, or government agencies - showcase style answer.) max.900 characters

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* 22. What impacts have you seen so far?
(Ecological, economical, social.) max.600 characters

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* 23. Why should your project win the award?
(Please provide a personal text.) max.600 characters 

We additionally give you the opportunity to provide a 1 minute (max) video to explain why your project should be winning the award. You can send your video to Neza Posnjak (neza@fishmigration.org).

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