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1 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Annual Stakeholder Seminar of the Pillar II. - Protecting the Environment of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region 6 November 2012, Budapest Priority Area 4 Restore and maintain the quality of waters István Ijjas Prof. Emeritus Budapest University of Technology and Economics

2 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Contents 1) History of basin-wide cooperation for water protection in the Danube Basin 2) Danube River Basin Management Plan 3) The need for basin-wide measures and Danube Strategy for water protection 4) The actions of the Danube Strategy for the implementation of the DRBMP 5) Actions for water protection in the Baltic Sea Region Strategy 6) Expected added values of the water protection actions of the Danube Strategy

3 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu 1)History of basin-wide cooperation for water protection in the Danube Basin

4 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Main programmes for water protection in the Danube River Basin The Danube...for whom and for what, Equipe Cousteau (1992) Environmental Programme for the Danube River Basin Danube Integrated Environmental Study (1993-1994) Strategic Action Plan - SAP (1994) SAP Implementation Plan (1995) Danube Nutrient Reduction Programme (1997 –1999) ICPDR Joint Action Plan 2000- 2005 DABLAS programme (specific reports in 2002 and 2004) EU WFD Danube River Basin Analysis (2005) UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project (2001 – 2006) UNDP-GEF-ICPDR Danube Basin Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis Based on EU Water Framework Directive (2006) Danube River Basin Management Plan (2009)

5 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Existing inter-governmental cooperation bodies and tools for water protection in the Danube Basin Long history of co-operation Danube Navigation Convention (Belgrade, 1948) Bucharest Declaration (1984) UNECE Transboundary Water Convention (Helsinki Convention, 1992) UN International Hydrological Programme (UN IHP) Danube River Protection Convention (DRPC,1994) EU Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000) Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) Bilateral/multilateral agreements between individual countries

6 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu 2) Danube River Basin Management Plan

7 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu The main basin-wide environmental problems Four significant transboundary issues Nutrient Pollution – from point sources and diffuse sources Organic Pollution – from point sources and diffuse sources Hazardous substances - industrial and accidental pollution Hydromorphological alterations - engineering works for navigation, hydropower generation, flood prevention New issues: sediments, climatic changes

8 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Future visions for the status of waters in Danube Basin level: Organic pollution: zero emmission of untreated wastewaters into the waters Nutrient pollution: the waters are not threatened or impacted by eutrophication Hazardous substances pollution: no risk or threat to human health and the aquatic ecosystems Hydro-morphological alterations: Interruption of river and habitat continuity: hydro-morphological changes of the river shall not hinder the migration of fish Disconnection of floodplains and wetlands: floodplains and wetlands will be re-connected and restored Hydrological alterations: the aquatic ecosystem shall not be influenced in its natural development and distribution Future infrastructure projects: negative local and transboundary effects will be fully prevented, mitigated or compensated.

9 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Short- and long-term targets for the recovery of the Black Sea: Short-term: to avoid exceeding loads of nutrients discharged into the Sea beyond those that existed in 1997. Long-term: to reduce the loads of nutrients discharged to levels allowing Black Sea ecosystems to recover to conditions similar to those of the 1960s

10 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu The key conclusions of the DRBM Plan The assessment of the ecological status will be further developed. Measures identified will not ensure the achievement of the environmental objectives on basin-wide scale, significant further efforts will still be necessary regarding organic pollution N and P hazardous substances pressures from all hydomorphological components and other relevant issues: quality and quantity of sediments, invasive species, water quantity issues and climate change

11 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu 3. The need for basin-wide measures and Danube Strategy for water protection

12 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Areal average values of multiannual specific runoff Annual precipitation in the Danube Basin

13 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu River load of N (kt/y) Specific N-emissions

14 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Specific P emissions River load of P (kt/y)

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17 Scientific help: COST 869 Mitigation options for Nutrient Reduction in Surface Water and Groundwaters Final Meeting, Keszthely, 12-14 October 2011 and other joint projects

18 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Conclusions of the case study on nutrient emissions: water does not recognise the political borders water management and water protection requires joint planning of actions, strong coordination and cooperation across countries and across sectors water management and water protection requires the Danube Strategy

19 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu 4) The actions of the Danube Strategy for the implementation of the Danube River Basin Management Plan

20 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Main objectives of the Priority Area 4: Implementation of the basin-wide, joint programs of measures of the DRBMP coordination of implementation of the basin-wide and national measures identified in the river basin management plans Planning and implementation of additional joint programs of measures to achieve the Danube basin-wide objevtives and visions where more work is needed in the future (such as sediments and climate changes)

21 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Main criteria for selection of the water protection actions and projects that should be implemented in the Danube Region Issues of Danube basin-wide importance Issues based on the Danube River Basin Management Plan adopted by the Ministerial Meeting of the Danube River Basin countries Issues that requires a basin-wide perspective and cooperation between each of the countries sharing the whole basin Issues that requires inter-ministerial/inter-sectoral coordinating mechanisms and integration of different policies

22 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Priority Area 4 – Implementation of the DRBMP Coordinators: Slovakia and Hungary in close cooperation with ICPDR Actions: 1) Implementation of the Danube River Basin Management Plan 2) Cooperation at subbasin level (Tisa, Sava, Prut rivers, Danube Delta) 3) Development of information systems (Danube Survey, Danube and Sava GIS 4) Building and upgrading wastewater treatment facilities 5) Establishment of buffer strips along the rivers to retain nutrients 6) Cooperation between authorities responsible for agriculture and environment 7) Limitations of phospates in detergents 8) Treatment of hazardous substances and contaminated sludge 9) Control of substances that are considered problematic

23 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu 10) Reducing water continuity interruptions restoring continuity at the Iron Gates restoration of the sediment balance in the Danube biodiversity and sediments in the Sava River Basin 11) To promote measures to limit water abstraction 12) Exchange of good practice in integrated water management 13) Safeguarding of drinking water supply 14) Integrated Coastal Zone Management

24 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Example EUSDR flagship project: Danube Sediment Management – Assessment for the Restoration of Sediment Balance in the Danube River Basin Cooperation of 8 countries – 14 partners Lead Institution – Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Eng.

25 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu 5. Actions for water protection in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

26 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu

27 Cost-efficient and eco-efficient water protection measures 11 partners 8 countries 2.0 million Euro Reduction of nutrient levels in the Baltic Sea 23 partners 10 countries 6.7 million Euro

28 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Projects approved in the 2nd call of the Baltic Strategy 22 projects 380 partners from 11 countries

29 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu 6. Expected added values of water protection actions of the Danube Strategy

30 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu Expected added values of Priority Area 4. The improvement of the status of waters will conserve the water resources for the future water uses, will significantly contribute to sustainable regional development, will ensure the preservation and the restoration of the valuable ecosystems, will reduce the impacts on the Black Sea.

31 EU S TRATEGY FOR THE D ANUBE R EGION (EUSDR) | www.danube-region.eu I wish you a succesfull seminar and Danube Strategy! Thank you for your attention!

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