Management of a Large International ti River Basin: The Danube Mr. Mitja Bricelj ICPDR President Perth,13 October 2010
From the Black Forest From the Black Forest to the Black Sea
Human activities damaged the Danube
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 www.redsludge.bm.hu
Fall of the Iron Curtain
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.
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
Contracting Parties Germany Austria Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Slovenia Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Romania Bulgaria Rep. of Moldova Ukraine European Union
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
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
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
Trans National Monitoring Trans National Monitoring Network - TNMN
Significant Water Management Issues Organic Pollution Nutrient Pollution Hazardous Substances Pollution Hydromorphological Alterations
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
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
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.
Ministerial Meeting Ministerial Meeting February 16, 2010
Cooperation Asked Good water quality and effective water management cannot be achieved without cooperation with business and economic sectors.
Joint Statement adoped by Danube Commision, ISRBC and ICPDR
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
Flood Protection: Danger of floods The population of the Danube River Basin suffered from massive floods in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
ICPDR response Action Programme on Sustainable Flood Protection in the Danube River Basin adopted in 2004
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
CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change Is recognised Research projects are available Scenarios & Uncertainties exists What are the next steps
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