1 Communication in the Danube River Basin Jasmine Bachmann International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River 1 2 Content 2 ICPDR, DRP & communication Highlight: information tool, awareness raising Highlight: public participation Lessons learned 3 4 Contracting Parties Austria Bosnia i Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic European Union Germany Hungary Moldova Romania Serbia i Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine 5 ICPDR process April 2002: Issue Paper on PP for the Implementation of the WFD in the DRB by WWF and GWP April 2003: Communication Workshop with 50 participants from all over the Danube River Basin - Danube River Basin Strategy for PP in RBM Planning Jun/Nov 2003:- Danube River Basin Strategy for PP in RBM Planning - ICPDR Operational Plan 2004, 6 DRP support strategic support communication planning technical support evaluation and review of existing tools redesign tools financial support on-hand support 7 Danube Day, June 29 Danube Solidarity - connect people - joining forces 8 Exploring water in Ingolstadt, Germany Trees for tomorrow, Hungary Cycling for the Danube 9 Children walking the Danube, Vienna 10 Exploring nature, Pleven, Bulgaria 11 Children for the Danube, Odessa Relaxing after river cleaning, Ukraine At the shore, Romania 12 Joining forces for the Danube, Serbia 13 14 15 DANUBE ART MASTER 2005 GERMANY 16 The Danube Box Content: Printed teachers handbook (~ 200 pages) CD Rom with additional information for each topic, photo gallery, Danube quiz, ideas for role games Poster showing the basin at a glance 17 2-day conference 100 participants from different stakeholder groups a) ICPDR general b) Danube Analysis Report c) Flood Action Programme Facilitated discussions & work sessions Danube River Basin Stakeholder Conference 18 Lessons : Communication is a tool to assist the ICPDR It took time to understand the importance of communication Communication awareness participation Communication has to be targeted 19 Thank you for your attention!