Management of a Large The Danube. Mr. Mitja Bricelj ICPDR President Perth,13 October 2010

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1 Management of a Large International ti River Basin: The Danube Mr. Mitja Bricelj ICPDR President Perth,13 October 2010

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3 From the Black Forest From the Black Forest to the Black Sea

4 Human activities damaged the Danube

5 Accident On 4th October 2010, a levee breach of the sludge reservoir of the Hungarian MAL Aluminium Co. Ltd. occurred at Ajka A large amount of industrial red sludge spill occurred and caused the loss and injury of human life and significant environmental damages

6 Fall of the Iron Curtain

7 Danube River Protection Convention Signed on 29 June 1994 in Sofia - Bulgaria DRPC is a legal frame for cooperation to assure the protection ti of water and ecological l resources and their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin.

8 ICPDR - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River The ICPDR, established by the DRPC: has the mandate to ensure conservation, improvement and rational use of surface waters and ground water reduce inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances control floods and ice hazards reduce pollution loads to the Black Sea Since 2000 the ICPDR is the coordinating body for implementing the EU Water Framework Directive in DRB

9 Contracting Parties Germany Austria Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Slovenia Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Romania Bulgaria Rep. of Moldova Ukraine European Union

10 Coordination Mechanism Bilateral l agreements M D R O B G U A D E AT ICPDR MK RS SI B H Cooperation A A R Cooperation at sub-basin b level: l L e.g. Sava, Tisza C H IT C Z SK H U Cooperation PL

11 Structure of the Cooperation: ICPDR Delegations of the Contracting Parties ICPDR Secretariat River Basin Management Expert Group Pressures and Measures Expert Group Monitoring and Assessment Expert Group Flood Protection Expert Group Supported by: Info and GIS Public Ad hoc Strategic Expert Group Participation Expert Group Expert Group

12 Observers to the ICPDR Black Sea Commission Navigation Commission Die Donau Tourism Commission Friends of Nature Europ. Angling Ass. GWP CEE UNESCO - IHP REC VGB Power Tech

13 Trans National Monitoring Trans National Monitoring Network - TNMN

14 Significant Water Management Issues Organic Pollution Nutrient Pollution Hazardous Substances Pollution Hydromorphological Alterations

15 Danube River Basin Management Plan First time comprehensive overview and Joint Programme of Measures for the Danube River Basin according to the EU Water Framework Directive

16 DRBM Plan Joint Programme of Measures It is the heart of the DRBM Plan that outlines: Visions and management objectives for each Significant Water Management Issues Measures on the basin-wide scale Needs for future funding JPM addresses the problems in the Danube River Basin

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18 Financing river and habitat continuity it interruption Securing funding to proceed with the planned feasibility study on the re-opening of the Iron Gate Dams.

19 Ministerial Meeting Ministerial Meeting February 16, 2010

20 Cooperation Asked Good water quality and effective water management cannot be achieved without cooperation with business and economic sectors.

21 Joint Statement adoped by Danube Commision, ISRBC and ICPDR

22 Next steps Full implementation of the Joint Programme of Measures Development of a Climate Change Adaption Strategy Addressing sediment management The Plan should be reflected in decisions at national and local levels across all sectors

23 Flood Protection: Danger of floods The population of the Danube River Basin suffered from massive floods in 2002, 2005 and 2006.

24 ICPDR response Action Programme on Sustainable Flood Protection in the Danube River Basin adopted in 2004

25 ICPDR response: Action plans for sub-basins 17 flood action plans for the sub-basins prepared in 2009 Comprehensive compilation of hundreds of measures to reduce flood risks

26 CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change Is recognised Research projects are available Scenarios & Uncertainties exists What are the next steps

27 Slogan: Get Active for the Rivers Danube Day promoting Danube solidarity

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