German River Issues and Activities

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1 German River Issues and Activities KRR: Transboundary problems of Rivers on Oder Example (Nov 14, 2017)

2 Transportation Density Waterways The River Rhine is THE INLAND WATERWAY Nothing else source: BMVI Rhine has special conditions; water from the Alpes, different waterway bed; frontier with FR & NL River Elbe and Main- Danube channel less important River Oder least important

's "Blue Ribbon Programme Coalition Agreement and Cabinet Decision outside core net: < 0.6 mio. t/a source: BMVI Promotion of the renaturalization of watercourses and natural flood plains.

3 's "Blue Ribbon Programme Coalition Agreement and Cabinet Decision outside core net: < 0.6 mio. t/a source: BMVI Promotion of the renaturalization of watercourses and natural flood plains. The federally owned waterways crisscross the entire country, like a "blue ribbon". The secondary waterways in particular, which are today barely used for commercial transport, are to be developed in an ecologically sound way in future and made more attractive for leisure and recreational use.

German Polish Agreement (Apr 27, 2015) River Oder is Secondary Waterway, but Special Case The Federal Transport Minister (DE) & Minister of the Environment (PL) signed an agreement on joint steps to

4 German Polish Agreement (Apr 27, 2015) River Oder is Secondary Waterway, but Special Case The Federal Transport Minister (DE) & Minister of the Environment (PL) signed an agreement on joint steps to improve the situation on waterways in the German-Polish border region. The agreement aims to optimize flood discharge facilities along the River Oder and ensure stable conditions for shipping in particular for the use of the German-Polish icebreaker fleet. Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of the German-Polish Cabinet meeting, source:

5 Resolution No. 79 of Council of Ministers (PL) Jun 14, 2016: Assumptions for the plans for the development of inland waterways in Poland for the years with perspective to 2030 Removing bottlenecks Providing navigation class Va on the Oder Construction the Polish section of Danube-Oder- Elbe water corridor Construction of the Silesian Canal TEN-T und AGN

Concept for Regulation DE & PL: 2014: An update of the concept for regulation (BAW - German Federal Waterways Engineering) Important Goal: Icebreaker operation: river draught (depth) of 1.

6 Concept for Regulation DE & PL: 2014: An update of the concept for regulation (BAW - German Federal Waterways Engineering) Important Goal: Icebreaker operation: river draught (depth) of 1.8 m (for 90 percent of a year s days in the section from the Warta river confluence to Widuchowa, and for 80 percent of a year s days in the more upstream section from the Nysa-Łużycka confluence to the Warta confluence); using discharge of 160 m³/s or 250 m³/s picture: Daniel Krämer

7 section 1 section 2 Border Odra source: own modification of BAW-Nr ,

Odra-Vistula Flood Management (World Bank) Total Project Costs 1,202 Million / Duration 2015 2023 re-use Międzyodrze wetland as polder modernization of the Marwicki polder regulation of Border Oder

8 Odra-Vistula Flood Management (World Bank) Total Project Costs 1,202 Million / Duration re-use Międzyodrze wetland as polder modernization of the Marwicki polder regulation of Border Oder to 1,8 m water depth regarding waterway bed by mean low water extension, new construction of dikes extension of 6 km channel distance regulation of 242 km Oder distance by upgrade to navigation class III source: own modification of The World Bank, PAD1203

9 70 Years Wilderness Międzyodrze wetland source: Frauke Bennett (flusslandschaft reisen)

10 Measures in Międzyodrze Wetland (PL) source: Verein der Freunde des Dt.-Poln. Europa-Nationalparks source: annex 5 in: WORLD BANK GROUP 2015, SFG1100

11 Bottleneck Hohenwutzen (DE/PL) source: model Niederoderbruch, in: Lutze (2014): Naturräume und Landschaften in Brandenburg und Berlin

12 Possible Oder Regulation and Water barrages Current Polish Government s Ideas for Middle and Lower Oder source: RZGW w SZCZECINIE

13 Protected Area: Kostrzyneckie Rozlewiski (PL) source: Draisinenbahnen BB GmbH & Co. KG

14 Oct 24, 2017 Nature conservations meet at River Oder: Hubert Weiger (chairman BUND) & Jacek Engel (speaker KRR) source:

15 Joint Oder-NGO Project (DNR) BUND, DNR, DUH, Heinz Sielmann Foundation, NABU, WWF Important Goal: Alternative flood management report by German and Polish experts with focus on Lower Oder Valley with perspective on Międzyodrze wetland and Kostrzyneckie Rozlewiski Duration form Apr 14, 2017 to Jul 13, 2018 Further Steps: Lobbying inside German NGO to continue project and discussion at River Oder Re-establish Time for Oder -alliance (CZ, DE, PL) Preparation for EU policies regarding WFD (Review / REFIT) and AGN similar problems e.g. at Danube River

16 Thank you for your Attention. Sascha Maier Cell +49 (176)

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