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Transboundary Transboundary Water Management Water Management in the Danube River Basin in the Danube River Basin Ovidiu Ovidiu GABOR GABOR Deputy General Director Deputy General Director National National Adminstration Adminstration Apele Romane Apele Romane

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TransboundaryTransboundary Water ManagementWater Managementin the Danube River Basinin the Danube River Basin

OvidiuOvidiu GABORGABORDeputy General DirectorDeputy General Director

National National AdminstrationAdminstration ““Apele RomaneApele Romane””

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Content Presentation

• Danube River Basin• Transboundary Water Management

• Joint Action Program• WFD Implementation• Flood Action Program

• Transboundary Cooperation within Danube Basin- examples

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The DanubeRiver Basin

• 800.000 km2

• 81 million people• 13 countries (+5)

About Romania• 97.8 % of the RO surface is included in the DRB • 30 % of the DRB surface is in Romania• 27 % of the DRB population is leaving in Romania

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TransboundaryDanube Water Management -Constraints

Regional social and economic disparitiesThe particular situation of transition countries and the requirements for EU accession Major tributaries are transboundary rivers

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Countries in the Danube River Basin

Germany Croatia

Austria Serbia & Muntenegro

Czech Republic Bulgaria

Slovak Republic Romania

Hungary Moldova

Slovenia Ukraine

Bosnia-Herzegovina

ICPDREuropean Commission

Small territories

Switzerland

Italy

Poland

Albania

Macedonia

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MAIN WATER MANAGEMENT GOAL

ASSURE THE PROTECTION OF WATER AND ECOLOGICAL

RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN DANUBE RIVER

BASIN

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DWM Policies & Actions

Joint Action Programme

Flood Action Programme

WFD Implementation

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

JAP Policies and Strategies

Emission inventory and pollution reduction;Restoration of wetlands and flood plains;Transnational Monitoring Network (TNMN)Priority substances / recommendations on BAT & BEP;Accident warning system (AEWS) and prevention;Domestic and basin wide water balance.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WFD IN THE DANUIMPLEMENTATION OF THE WFD IN THE DANUBE BE RIVER RIVER

EUR

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CO

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UK

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EU Member States Non-accession countriesStates in the joining process to EU

ICPDR LEVELDanube River Basin Management Plan

GER

MA

NY

AU

STR

IA

SLO

VA

K R

EPU

BLI

C

CZE

CH

REP

UB

LIC

SLO

VEN

IA

RO

NIA

BU

LGA

RIA

HU

NG

AR

Y

CR

OA

TIA

BO

SNIA

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ERZE

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SER

BIA

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TEN

EGR

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MO

LDO

VA

River Basin Management Plan- NATIONAL LEVEL

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FLOOD ACTION PROGRAMINCREASE REACTION CAPACITY MITIGATION OF FLOODS EFFECTS AND DAMAGESCOMMON PROCEDURE TO ELABORATE FLOOD RISK MAP HARMONITION OF FORECAST SYSTEMMODERN JOINT PROCEDURES FOR WARNING SYSTEMESTABLISHING FLOODING TRANSBOUNDARY AREAS WITH MAJOR RISKELABORATION OF JOINT FLOOD INTERVENTION PLAN

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DANUBE RIVER BASINDANUBE RIVER BASINTRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATIONTRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION

Sava Commission

Prut RBMP

DD RBM

Cris/Koros Project

Tisza RBMP

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