28 PORTUGAL: Lago do Alqueva Location Beja (38.28816519183168, -7.410631380300877) Manager Cross-border Association of Municipalities Lake Alqueva (ATLA) Motivation − Taking advantage of the natural and cultural resources including knowledge and technology to stimulate municipality collaboration in order to develop sustainable tourism and agricultural activities Support − EU Cohesion Fund − Portugal 2020 − Alentejo Operational Program 2020 − Program for Economic Valorisation of Endogenous Resources (PROVERE) Stakeholders − Municipalities: Alandroal, Alcácer do Sal, Moura, Aljustrel, Mourão, Serpa, Cuba, Elvas, Alvito, Évora, Ferreira do Alentejo, Grândola, Portel, Santiago do Cacém, Barrancos, Mértola, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Viana do Alentejo, Beja, Vidigueira − ATLA: management and coordination of umbrella project − Local communities Description − Largest artificial lake in Europe, stretches 83 km across the municipalities of Moura, Portel, Mourão, Reguengos de Monsaraz and Alandroal − activities linked to the enjoyment of water with places of extreme beauty, varied gastronomy, historical heritage and accommodation solutions − Lake Alqueva functions as an irrigation system and potentially for electricity production − Sport fishing − Boat and canoe trips − Houseboats − Cruises − Balloon rides − Horseback rides Sustainability − Existing strategy and action programme encompassing four core projects and fifteen complementary projects − Mobilisation of the territory's key players and involvement of local communities − Activities based on local resources and capital − Preservation of the destination's character − Integrated management of environment with government and business entities Innovativeness − Collaboration between different regional and individual actors that otherwise would not be established − Common brand and marketing approach − Shared systems for capturing, fixing and sharing knowledge in critical areas Links − www.maisalqueva.pt/img/Alqueva_MapaAlentExtrem.pdf − www.maisalqueva.pt/ − www.maisalqueva.pt/img/+Alqueva.webm
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