Challenges f WFD implementatin in the Danube River Basin Ana Lucia Varga ICPDR President 2007 State Secretary, Ministry f Envirnment and Water Management, Rmania Eurpean Water Cnference 22 March 2007, Brussels, Belgium
Structure f Presentatin Danube River Basin - the basis f cperatin EU Water Framewrk Directive First Results Future Actins 2
~9% Eurpe 81 Mil. inhabitants 19 Cuntries Mst internatinal River Basin in the Wrld 3
Danube River Prtectin Cnventin Legal frame fr cperatin t assure prtectin f water and eclgical resurces and their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin. signed: 29 June 1994, Sfia 4
ICPDR - Internatinal Cmmissin Fr The Prtectin Of the Danube River implement the Danube River Prtectin Cnventin: strengthen internatinal cperatin ensure sustainable water management ensure cnservatin, imprvement and ratinal use f surface waters and grund water reduce inputs f nutrients and hazardus substances cntrl flds and ice hazards reduce pllutin lads f the Black Sea 5
Cntracting Parties Germany Austria Czech Republic Slvakia Hungary Slvenia Cratia Bsnia & Herzegvina Serbia Rmania Bulgaria Mldva Ukraine Eurpean Unin Mntenegr (under discussin) 6
14 Observers t the ICPDR Black Sea Cmmissin Die Dnau Turism Cmmissin Navigatin Cmmissin UNESCO - IHP GWP CEE REC VGB Pwer Tech 7
Implementatin f EU WFD 3 rd Plenary Sessin f the ICPDR 27-28 Nvember 2000, Sfia - BG implementatin f WFD has highest pririty fr ICPDR ICPDR is a platfrm fr crdinatin Cntracting Parties will make all effrts t achieve a crdinated river basin management plan fr the Danube River Basin 8
Crdinatin Mechanism Bilateral agreements MD UA DE AT CH IT CZ Cperatin PL RO BG ICPDR SK HU MK Cperatin AL SE BA HR SI Cperatin at sub-basin level: e.g. Sava, Tisza 9
Danube River Basin Analysis Reprt WFD Article V Rf Reprt Apprved at the Ministerial Meeting Vienna, 13 December 2004 10
Key Water Management Issues Based n the Danube River Basin Analysis: 1. Organic pllutin 2. Nutrient pllutin 3. Pllutin resulting frm hazardus substances 4. Hydrmrphlgical alteratins 11
10 12 30' 15 17 30' 20 22 30' 25 50 47 30' 45 München Pra ha Ljubljana Wien HR03 HR04 Zag reb HR Bratislava SK01 Sara je v Budap est Sfia 27 30' Ialmita Bucuresti RO04 RO09 30 Kishine v Ism ail 47 30' MD03 Danube Drava 45 Danube 42 30' 13 Prut Siret Jijia Prut Mldva Bistritja Siret Arges Olt Beli Lm Rus. Lm Jantra Rsica Osam Vit Iskar Skût Mrava Becva Svitava Ondava Naab Hrnad Hrn Vah Mrava Slana Nitra Svratka Altmühl Dyje Jihlava Regen Tisza Tisza Bdrg Rimava Dyje Danube Saj Isar Smes Inn Letha Raba Si Kaps Mura Dravina Sava Drava Sava Kupa Zala Ipel Tarna Lech Brigch Crasna Danube Breg Berethlyd Zgyva Salzach Riss Enns Iller Smes Crisul Repede Kühtreiberstream Inn Körös Crisul Negr Elvitz channel Crisul Alb Tisza Pesnica Mures Aranca Savinja Bega Ta mis MD01 MD BG05 RO03 BG04 BG08 MD04 RO05 Trans Natinal Mnitring Netwrk - TNMN D01 D D03 D04 D02 A01 A CZ SL A02 HR06 CZ02 A03 SL01 A04 HR07 BIH01 HR02 HR08 BG02 BG03 Jiu SCG04 SCG06 SCG14 SCG05 RO01 Begrad Ukrina BIH02 CZ01 H01 H02 SK04 SK03 H07 HR05 SK H06 H03 HR01 Una BIH03 BIH04 H05 H04 SCG10 SCG01 SCG02 SCG03 SCG09 SCG13 SCG11 Sava SCG15 PL H09 H H08 SCG12 SCG16 SCG17 SCG07 Bsna Sana RO02 Vrbas BG01 SCG08 RO Mrava Lm BIH FRY Ogsta Juz. Mrava Drina Zap. Mrava Tara Piva 0 50 100 150 250 250 km FYROM Mnitring lcatin n the Danube River n the tributary UA BG I BLACK SEA
River Basin Management Plan t be cmpiled by 2009/10 Rad Map and Wrk Plan Issue Papers n significant water managment issues Stakehlder Cnsultatin Prcess (navigatin, hydrpwer, agriculture) Jint Prgramme f Measures 14
Histrical Respnse: Jint Actin Prgramme 2001-2005 15
Investments and expected results Investments:» Municipal wastewater cllectin & treatment 3.709 bill USD» Industrial waste water treatment 0.276 bill USD» Agricultural prjects and land use 0.113 bill USD» Rehabilitatin f wetlands 0.323 bill USD Nitrgen reductin:» frm pint surces 58,600 t/y» frm diffuse surces 60,000 t/y» ttal emissin reductin: 22 % Phsphrus reductin:» frm pint surces 12,000 t/y» frm diffuse surces 4,000 t/y» ttal emissin reductin 33 % 16
Investments DABLAS 2004 1.000 Ttal Investments 900 800 700 after 2009 2005-2009 until 2005 Mi. 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 BA BG HR CZ HU MD RO CS SK SI UA 17
Cperatin with the Black Sea Twards strnger partnership in water management Danube Black Sea cuntries, Feb 23, Bucharest 18
Outreach Slidarity accrss the Basin - Linking peple - Jining frces 19
The Danube flws thrugh us! INTERNATIONAL DANUBE ART MASTER 2006 20
Prducts Pster, sticker, T-shirt 21
Explring nature, Pleven, Bulgaria 22
23 Jining frces fr the Danube, Serbia
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