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Transcript of The Experience of the ICPDR
Institutional Capacity in Transboundary Basins: The Danube
The Experience of the ICPDR
UN Water Decade Workshop11 November, 2008, Bonn
Philip WellerICPDR, Executive Secretary
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Structure of Presentation
•The Danube River Basin
•History of Cooperation
•Institutional Structures
•Lessons from the Experience in Management
•Needs for Institutional Capacity Development
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• ~9% Europe
• 81 Mil. inhabitants
• 19 Countries
Most International River Basin in the World
The Danube Case
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The DRB, a cultural and historical centre of Europe
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Economic Disparities
GDP per capita (PPP) in $, 2007
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GE AT CZ SK HU SI HR BA RS ME BG RO MD UA* 2005
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Structure of Presentation
•The Danube River Basin
•History of Cooperation
•Institutional Structures
•Lessons from the Experience in Management
•Needs for Institutional Capacity Development
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Danube River Protection Convention
Legal frame for cooperation to assure protection of water and ecological resources and
their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin.
Signed: 29 June 1994, Sofia
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Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Bulgaria
Rep. of Moldova
Ukraine
European Union
Contracting Parties
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ICPDR - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
Implement the Danube River Protection Convention:
strengthen international cooperationensure sustainable water managementensure conservation, improvement and rational use of surface waters and ground waterreduce inputs of nutrients and hazardous substancescontrol floods and ice hazardsreduce pollution loads of the Black Sea
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Structure of Presentation
•The Danube River Basin
•History of Cooperation
•Institutional Structures
•Lessons from the Experience in Management
•Needs for Institutional Capacity Development
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Coordination Mechanism
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PL
MK
AL
DE A
TCZ
UA
MD
HU
SIRS
BG
RO
SK
HR
BA
ICPDR
Cooperation
Bilateral agreements
Cooperation
Cooperation at sub-basin level: e.g. Sava, Tisza
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River BasinManagement Expert Group
ICPDR Secretariat
Pressures and Measures Expert Group
Monitoring andAssessment Expert Group
Flood Protection Expert Group
ICPDR – Delegations of the Contracting Parties
Ad hoc Info and GIS Expert Group
Ad hoc Public Participation Expert Group
Ad hoc Strategic Expert Group
Supported by:
Structure of the Cooperation:
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GWP CEE UNESCO - IHP
Navigation Commission
Black Sea Commission Die Donau –
Tourism Commission
VGB Power TechREC
Observers to the ICPDR
Europ. Angling Ass.
Friends of Nature
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The EU Water Framework Directive
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EU Water Framework Directive
Revolutionized Water Management in Europe
Protecting all waters - surface and ground waters
Good quality (‘good status’) to be achieved, as a rule, by 2015
Water quality defined in terms of biology, chemistry and morphology
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EU Water Framework Directive
• Sets uniform standards throughout the EU • Requires cooperation for the development of an integrated river basin management plan • Defines a time-frame for the achievement of good status of surface water and groundwater• Introduces the economic analysis of water use to achieve a cost-effective combination of measures • Requests public participation (stakeholders incl. NGOs)
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Structure of Presentation
•The Danube River Basin
•History of Cooperation
•Institutional Structures
•Lessons from the Experience in Management
•Needs for Institutional Capacity Development
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Water Management
Water is an element that binds
landscapes and people.
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What is IWRM?
“A process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and
related resources in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable
manner without compromising the sustainability of vital eco-systems.” (Source: GWP)
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•Monitoring and Assessment System
•Visions and Management Objectives
•Stakeholder Involvement (i.e. including navigation, hydropower, agriculture)
•Joint Programme of Measures and Actions
•Celebrating Success
River Basin Management
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Trans NationalMonitoring Network - TNMN
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Danube River Basin Analysis Report
Approved at the Ministerial Meeting – Vienna, 13
December 2004
WFD Article V Roof Report
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Significant Water Management Issues
Agenda Item: 3.1
Organic Pollution
Nutrient Pollution
Hazardous Substances
Pollution
Hydromorphological
Alterations
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• Point source pollution• Organic substances• Nutrients• Hazardous substances
• Diffuse source pollution• Nutrients• Hazardous substances
• Hydromorphological alterations• Continuity interruptions• Navigation• Water abstraction
• Other anthropogenic pressures
Anthropogenic pressures
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Point sources of pollution
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Diffuse sources of pollution
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Stakeholder Conference, Budapest 2005.
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Partnering with business
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Elements of Success
• There is no formula for successful integrated river basin management but there are key elements that will help achieve it.
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Elements of Success (1)• Legal Framework• Institutional Structure• Framework for Analysis of Problems and Monitoring
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Elements of Success (2)• Vision for Future• Actions at Multiple Levels• Communication and Celebration• Partnerships
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Structure of Presentation
•The Danube River Basin
•History of Cooperation
•Institutional Structures
•Lessons from the Experience in Management
•Needs for Institutional Capacity Development
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Challenges for the Future and Needs
• Political/Technical Change• Adapting to Climate Change• Sharing Best Practices
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Commitment to Sharing Experience
September 2007, Brisbane, Australia
In 2007 the ICPDR was awarded the prestigious International Thiess Riverprize for excellent water resource management!
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For further information see www.icpdr.orgThank you for your attention!