Sediments, dredging, harbor risks
SEDRIPORT (Sediments, Dredging and Port Risks) is a project led by Regione Sardegna in partnership with the VAR department, Cagliari and Toulon Universities, Livorno Province, ARPAL Liguria, ISPRA and the Corsica Transport Office.  The project was created to come up with a joint solution to cross-border ports silting up and operational solutions for the restoration of the seabed. SEDRIPORT capitalises on the contribution of previous projects that provided valuable information on the status of the ports by testing marine environment monitoring systems. It introduces a shared constant monitoring system of silting up, water and sediment pollution, weather and sea conditions and the main chemical and physical parameters of port waters, neighbouring coastal areas and coastal aquifers. Based on current regulations and good practices, it means to implement the Guidelines to be adopted jointly in the cross-border area to address the issue of dredging (restoration of the seabed) and the management of sediments. Climate change causes and speeds up the silting up of ports, which increases environmental and maritime transport economic risks. Being slow in restoring port bottoms undermines the economy and social fabric of entire communities, especially in the islands. Setting standard operating procedures and action plans minimises the adverse effects of silting up and makes port resources more reliable for the local economy with all that follows in terms of guaranteeing the efficiency of the whole cross-border area.