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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
15.74
95.90
29.00
96.39
100.00
81.00
61.84
86.60
71.65
42.75
97.77
37.92
5.06
0.44
0.19
0.43
0.14
4.38
*) as of July 2003
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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
Iron Gate5,520 m3/s
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water volume [km3/a]
29.5 (14.5%)
(100%)
(22.1%)
(1.2%)(1.9%)(4.3%)
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(8.8%)
(3.7%)
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(17.6%)
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total 202.8
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35.6
2.53.98.8
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Delta6,550 m3/s
Cumulative discharges of the Danube River
Germany Austria Czech Republic Slovakia
Hungary Slovenia Croatia Serbia - Montenegro
Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Romania Moldova
Ukraine
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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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20,000
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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
02-Aug-99
22-Oct-98
22-Oct-98
22-Oct-98
22-Oct-98
Contracting Party 22-Oct-98
COUNTRY SinceStatus COUNTRY SinceStatus
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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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MK
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CZ
UA
MD
HU
SICS
BG
ROSK
HRBA
– 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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