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We hope that this website inspires anyone wishing to know more about the environmental issues affecting the Danube river basin. And that it is a good source for everyone interested in ensuring the sustainable development of the most international river basin in the world.
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT: CORPORATIONS TAKING ACTION IN RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
The role of leading companies in contributing to the conservation and protection of water and freshwater eco-systems in the Danube River Basin were discussed at an Agricultural Forum held in Budapest on 23 March 2012.
ENSURING THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF OUR MOST CRITICAL FINITE RESOURCE - WATER
Over the coming decades, feeding a growing global population and ensuring food and nutrition security for all will depend on increasing food production. This, in turn, means ensuring the sustainable use of our most critical finite resource - water. A message by UN Secretary...
DANUBE CLIMATE ADAPTATION STUDY AVAILABLE
Following requests by the Danube Ministerial Conference 2010, the ICPDR has become active in developing a climate adaptation strategy. As an essential step in this ongoing process, a study on Climate Change in the Danube Basin and possible adaptation to it was...
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION FOR HEALTHY RIVERS IN EUROPE
On 27 February 2012, the ICPDR and the International River Foundation (IRF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in programmes and activities that promote and strengthen efforts towards good river basin management in Europe and throughout the world.
AUSTRIA TAKES OVER ICPDR PRESIDENCY
In the framework of a ceremony held in Vienna today, Austria took over the presidency of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR). The former President, Mykola Melenevskyi of Ukraine, passes his office on to Wolfgang Stalzer of Austria.
SAVA RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN - PUBLIC CONSULTATION
The draft Sava River Basin Management Plan (Sava RBMP) is available for public consultation until 21 April 2012. The Sava Commission has set up a website that offers a possibility to the public to respond to the consultation online, by submitting comments or suggestions in...
DANUBE WATCH 3-4/2011
The new issue of the Danube Watch is out. Click here to read the full magazine online!
CZECH VERSION OF THE PLATINA MANUAL PUBLISHED
The recent publication of a Czech version of the PLATINA Manual is a major step in promoting good practices in inland navigation and waterway planning. The translated manual was presented in the framework of the PLATINA Interactive Conference and Workshop held in Brussels...
INLAND WATERWAYS COMES TOGETHER TO ADDRESS DIFFERENCES
A groundbreaking conference in Brussels has seen two traditionally opposing waterways groups come together to discuss how to co-operate for the benefit of Europe’s rivers and canals.
10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) ABOUT THE ICPDR
There are different ways in which an international river commission can be managed. To give a concise overview on the structure, organisation and objectives of the ICPDR, we have written answers to 10 Frequently Asked Questions.
TNMN YEARBOOK 2009 AVAILABLE
The TransNational Monitoring Network (TNMN) data is collected and published in yearbooks - now, the TNMN Yearbook 2009 is available. You can download the yearbook here .
WORKSHOP ON EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
In June this year, the ICPDR gathered some 25 representatives from ministries, NGOs, schools and other educational institutions on a ship travelling from Belgrade to Vienna. Their mission: finding new ways to communicate water management issues to young people. The closing...
DANUBE BASIN: NEW BROCHURE PUBLISHED
The ICPDR published a new brochure that gives an overview on the Danube River Basin last week. The publication is not limited to environmental issues alone, but includes facts and figures on a range of topics. It is distributed through the ICPDR and its contracting parties...
RED SLUDGE SPILL IN HUNGARY: ONE YEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT
On the 4th of October 2010, a dam at a Hungarian aluminium factory near Kolontár broke. Approximately 1.5 million cubic metres of alkaline red sludge and water were released with disastrous consequences: 10 people died, hundreds of hectares of agricultural land were...
DANUBE ART MASTER 2011: WINNER'S TRIP TO BUDAPEST
German children have won the „International Danube Art Master 2011“ competition, as the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) announced today.
CHARLES RIVER WINS 2011 THIESS INTERNATIONAL RIVERPRIZE
The US Charles River Watershed Association was awarded the Thiess International Riverprize 2011 for excellence in river management. The award was presented in Brisbane, Australia, on September 27. The $350,000 (approximately 250,000 EUR) award is divided between the winner...
5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 2012"
The 5th International Conference Ecological Chemistry 2012 will be held on March 2-3, 2012 in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. A conference announcment.
DANUBE BOX
Any child in the Danube Basin is able to name the closest river. But it might have difficulties to say where this river flows to. And it...
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