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International Co-operation in Water Management and Pollution Control

in the Danube River Basin

FUTAKI, Károly

Info Mgmt and Admin Officer

ICPDR Secretariat

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1) The Danube River Basin

2) Objectives and tasks of the ICPDR

3) Joint Action Programme of the ICPDR

4) Implementation of the EU WFD

5) International co-operation

Presentation Summary

6) ICPDR Info System

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10% of Europe

81 million inhabitants

18 countries

Most international

river basin in the world

Danube River Basin

4The Danube River Basin,a cultural and historical centre of Europe

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COUNTRY

GERMANY

AUSTRIA

of the state

POPULATION*

in DRB

82,398,326 9.300 11.49

8,188,207 7.700 9.51

CZECH REPUBLIC 10,249,216 2.800 3.46

SLOVAKIA 5,430,033 5.200 6.42

HUNGARY 10,045,407 10.045 12.60

capita million %

SLOVENIA 1,935,677 1.700 2.10

CROATIA 4,422,248 3.000 3.71

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 10,655,774 9.800 12.11

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 3,989,018 2.900 3.58

BULGARIA 7,537,929 3.500 4.32

ROMANIA 22,271,839 21.000 25.94

MOLDOVA 4,439,502 1.100 1.36

UKRAINE 48,055,439 2.650 3.27

ICPDR TOTAL 219,618,615 80.850 99.88

ALBANIA 3,582,206 0.010 0.01

ITALY 57,998,353 0.020 0.02

MACEDONIA 2,063,122 0.010 0.01

POLAND 38,622,660 0.040 0.05

SWITZERLAND 7,318,638 0.020 0.03

BASIN TOTAL 329,203,593 80.950 100.00

of the state

TOTAL AREA

in DRB

357,021 56,184 7.01

83,858 80,423 10.03

78,866 22,870 2.85

48,845 47,084 5.87

93,030 93,030 11.61

km2 km2 %

20,273 16,422 2.05

56,542 34,965 4.36

102,350 88,635 11.06

51,129 36,636 4.57

110,910 47,413 5.92

237,500 232,193 28.97

33,843 12,834 1.60

603,700 30,520 3.81

1,877,867 799,209 99.72

28,748 126 0.01

301,230 565 0.07

25,333 109 0.01

312,685 430 0.05

41,290 1,809 0.23

2,587,153 802,248 100.00

%

in state

DRB

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96.39

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61.84

86.60

71.65

42.75

97.77

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4.38

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Longitudinal profile of the annual water volume in the Danubein km3/year, subdivided over the countries of origin

Inn690 m3/s

Drava2,310 m3/s Tisza

2,860 m3/sSava

3,550 m3/s

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The social and economic context

in the DRB

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Economic indicators (estd. in 2002)

GDP on PPP [ Euro / capita ]

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Mechanisms forco-operation

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A legal frame for co-operation to assurethe protection of water and ecological resources and

their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin

The Danube River Protection Convention

signed: 29 June 1994, Sofia

entered into force: 22 October 1998

Permanent Secretariat: since 1 October 1999

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has been established to implement the objectives and provisions and to achieve the

goals of the Danube River Protection Convention

The International Commission for the Protection of the

Danube River( ICPDR )

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Objectives of the DRPC

Ensure sustainable and equitable water management;

Ensure conservation, improvement and rational use of surface and groundwater;

Control discharge of wastewaters, inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances from point and diffuse sources of emissions;

Control flood and ice hazards;

Control hazards originating from accidents (warning and preventive measures);

Reduce pollution loads of the Black Sea from sources in the Danube catchment area;

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Contracting Parties

HUNGARY

AUSTRIA

BULGARIA

CROATIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

EUROPEAN UNION

GERMANY

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

MOLDOVA

ROMANIA

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

SLOVAKIA

SLOVENIA

UKRAINE

Participant with Consultative Status

29-Aug-99

17-Jul-97

22-Oct-98

19-Aug-03

22-Aug-98

22-Aug-98

13-Mar-03

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

22-Oct-98Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

Contracting Party

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22-Oct-98

22-Oct-98

Contracting Party 22-Oct-98

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Observers

OBSERVER ORGANISATION

DANUBE COMMISSION

WORLD WIDE FOUND FOR NATURE

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DANUBE RESEARCH

CONVENTION ON WETLANDS OF INTL. IMPORTANCE ESP. AS WATERFAWL HABITAT

DANUBE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE

INTENATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE BLACK SEA

GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP

UNESCO - INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR WATER WORKS IN THE DANUBE BASIN

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Abbreviation

WWF

IAD

RAMSAR

DEF

REC

BSC

GWP

IHP

IAWD

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Organisational Structure under the Danube River Protection Convention

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

International Commission for the Protectionof the Danube River (ICPDR)

– Implementation of Danube River Protection Convention (DRPC)– Decision making, management and coordination of regional cooperation– Approval of the budget and annual work programme– Follow up of activities and evaluation of results from Expert Groups– Joint Action Programme

Standing WorkingGroup

– co-ordinate the ICPDR work between meetings

– prepare main strategic issues for the ICPDR

– guide the activity of the Expert Groups

Permanent Secretariat (PS)

– Supporting the ICPDR sessions– Supporting the Expert Groups– Coordinating the work programme– Supporting project development and implementation– Maintenance of the Information System

River Basin Management( RBM EG )

– Integrated river basin management– Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive

Ecology( ECO EG )

– Habitats and species protection areas– Management of wetlands and floodplains

Cartography andGIS

( RBM / GIS ESG )

EconomicAnalysis

( RBM / ECON ESG )

Emissions( EMIS EG )

– Emissions from point sources– Emissions from diffuse sources– Guidelines on BAT

Monitoring, Laboratoryand Information Mgmt

( MLIM EG )

– Trans-National Monitoring Network– Laboratory Quality Assurance

Accident Preventionand Control( APC EG )

– Acciddental pollution incidents– AEWS operation– Accident prevention

Flood Protection( FP EG )

– Preparation and imple-mentation of Action Plan for Sustainable Flood Protection

Danube – Black SeaJoint TechnicalWorking Group

UNDP/GEFDanube Regional Project

– Creation of sustainable ecological condi-tions for land use and water mgmt– Capacity building and reinforcement of trans-boundary cooperation– Strengthening public involvement in environmental decision making– Reinforcement of monitoring, evaluation and Information System

Legal andAdministrative issues

(ad-hoc S EG )

– Legal issues– Administrative issues– Financial issues

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ICPDR Joint Action Programme

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Policies and Strategies of the JAP

River Basin Management Plan and implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive;

Emission inventory and pollution reduction;

Restoration of wetlands and flood plains;

Trans-National Monitoring Network (TNMN) and extended water quality standards;

Priority substances / recommendations on BAT & BEP;

Accident warning system (AEWS) and prevention;

Flood control and sustainable flood prevention;

Domestic and basin wide water balance.

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The implementation of the EU Water

Framework Directive in the Danube River Basin

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Key Facts about the Global Water Situation

Less than 1% of the planet's water is available for human consumption

More than 1.2 billion people has no access to safe drinking water

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Key Facts about the European Water Situation

20% of all surface water in the European Union is seri-ously threatened with pollution

groundwater supplies around 65% of all Europe’s drink-ing water

60% of European cities overexploit their groundwater re-sources

50% of wetlands have “endangered status” due to ground-water over-exploitation

the area of irrigated land in Southern Europe has in-creased by 20% since 1985

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Key Elements of the EU WFD

protection of all waters - rivers, lakes, coastal waters and groundwaters

setting of ambitious objectives to ensure that all waters meet “good status” by 2015

requirements for cross-border co-operation between countries and all involved parties

active participation of all stakeholders, including NGOs and local communities, in water management activities

requiring water pricing policies and ensuring the polluter pays principle

balancing the interests of the environment with those who depend on it

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Changes in water management practices

sets uniform standards in water policy throughout the European Union;

stipulates a defined time-frame for the achievement of the good status of surface and groundwater;

introduces the economic analysis of water use in order to achieve the most cost-effective combination of measures in respect to water uses;

includes public participation (stakeholders incl. NGOs) in the development of river basin management plans.

introduces the river basin approach for the development of integrated and co-ordinated river basin management;

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2. Develop Guidance

1. Strategy for development of the RBM Plan in the DRB

3. Information Management

1.2 Tools for information sharing

1.1 Strategy for coordination of WFD implementation process

1.3 Raising Awareness

4. Application, testing and validation

3.1 Geographical Information Systems

4.1 Integrated testing in pilot river basins

.Structure of the EU WFD Implementation Strategy in the frame of the DRB

2.1 Analysis of pressures and impacts

2.2 Heavily modified water bodies

2.3 Reference conditions for inland surface water

2.4 Typology, classification of transitional coastal waters

2.5 Intercalibration

2.7 Monitoring

2.8 Tools on assessment, classification of groundwater

2.6 Economic analysis

2.9 Best practices in river basin planning

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– coordination– information exchange– develop strategy for RBM Plan – develop DRB roof report for EC– harmonisation of methods and

mechanisms

Co-operation(example)

Bilateral agreements (examples)

RBM EG

Co-operation(example)

Sub-river basin co-operation (example: Sava River)

Co-ordination mechanisms in the DRB

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Part A: International roof for the DRBDgives an overview of all relevant information of basin-wide importance and describes the methodological approach

Part B: The National reportsgive all further information on the national and bilaterally co-ordinated level according to Article 13. and Annex VII. of the WFD

Structure of the Danube River Basin Management Plan

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Roof report – Part A

The Roof report deals with

all rivers with catchment of > 4,000 km2

all lakes, reservoirs with an area of > 100 km2

the main canals

all groundwater bodies with an area of > 4,000 km2

or smaller groundwater bodies if they are of greatimportance (needs to be bilaterally agreed)

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European Commission

ICPDR

(1) delivers templates

(2) deliver completed templates/data

(5) send complete report (EU-Member States and accession countries)

(4) national and bilateral co-ordination

DRB Roof report

National report

13 Danube countries

(3) sends compiled DRB Roof report

R E P O R T

Reporting Mechanisms to theEuropean Commission

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Important DeadlinesEU Water Framework Directive

National and regional water laws to be adapted to the WFDDecember 2003

River Basin co-operation to be made operational

December 2004 An analysis of pressures and impacts on waters has to be com-pleted inclunding an economic analysis

December 2006 Monitoring programmes have to be operational as a basis for the water management

December 2008 River Basin Management Plans presented to the public

December 2009 Publishing first RBM Plans

December 2015 Waters to meet “good status”

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InternationalCo-operation

UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project

Co-operation with the Black Sea Commission

Danube - Black Sea Task Force (DABLAS)

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Co-operation with the Black Sea Commission

Memorandum of Understanding on Common Strategic Goals

Long-term goal: to permit Black Sea ecosystems to recover to condi-tions observed in 1960s

Intermediate goal: to avoid nutrient load exceeding status of mid-1990s

Harmonization of standards

Assessment & reporting on ecological status and input loads

Adoption of strategies for pollution reduction while assuring eco-nomic development in the region

Analysis of results achieved by 2007 and review measures to achieve long-term goal

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Co-operation with the Black Sea Commission

Danube – Black Sea Joint Technical Working Group

Bulgaria Romania Ukraine

ICPDR/PSRussia

Georgia

Turkey

BSC/PS

EMIS EGChair

MLIM EGChair

UNDP/GEFDRP

UNDP/GEFBSP

Danube – Black SeaJoint TechnicalWorking Group

Joint Danube – Black Sea members

Danubemembers

Black Sea members

UNDP / GEF projects

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Danube – Black Sea Task Force (DABLAS)

Expected project results Provide clear picture on:

– the policy and legal reforms under preparation

– the gaps to be filled, and

– the investment projects, which need further technical and financial support

Represent the baseline for evaluating subsequent progress, the costs and the benefits at the national and regional levels in implementing EU directives

Project objectiveAssist the ICPDR in evaluating the accomplishments realised in the DRB, in terms of policies, legislation, regulations and investment projects, implemented in line with the ICPDR JAP and taking into account EU water-related directives, in particular the WFD.

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Ivan Zavadsky, Project Manager

Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube

River Basin

UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project

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UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project

The main focus

Policy development in sectors of Industry, Agriculture, Land-use and Wetlands, and EU WFD implementation

Capacity building and transboundary cooperation

Public participation and awareness raising

Monitoring and evaluation of projects

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UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project

Summary of project activities

Strengthening institution(s)

Improving management tools

Developing policies

Promoting public participation

Implementing pilot projects

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UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project

Project time frame

Phase I (2002-2003): Preparation

– activities related to ICPDR EGs, WFD support, sectors: agriculture, industry, wetlands; public participation, pilot activities, etc.

– application of methodologies, plans, strategies and pilot projects prepared in Phase I

Phase II (2004-2007): Implementation

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UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project

for further information visit www.icpdr.org/undp-drp

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Internet

System Overview

ICPDR Info System

UNOVFirewall

ICPDRServer

Client PCsat

Secretariat

Client PCsin DB

countries

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ICPDR Info System

Central web-based system

Single point of maintenance

No client software installation

Everyone has latest version

Decentrally manageable

! Requires reliable internet connection

! Server must be up all time

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ICPDR Info System

Server Hardware

Compaq ProLiant DL380 G3

Intel Xenon Processor 2.8 GHz

4 GB Memory

RAID5 with 3 Pluggable Hard Drives ( 72 GB available disk space)

Battery-backed Write Cache, Redundant Power Supply and Fan

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ICPDR Info System

Server Software

Oracle8i Database Management System

website management (content, users, access,etc.)

stores all data and applications

Oracle Portal 3provides tools to „web-enable“ database

database management

application development

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ICPDR Info System

Client Software

Web Browser

Internet Explorer 4+ or Netscape 4+ recommended

with Javascript and Cookies enabled

Web Browser

Acrobat Reader 4+ ... to view pdf-files

Flash Player 5+ ... to view animations

Real Player Basic 8+ ... to view videos

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for further information visit www.icpdr.org/danubis

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