1 International Co-operation in Water Management and Pollution Control in the Danube River Basin FUTAKI, Károly Info Mgmt and Admin Officer ICPDR Secretariat Photo WWF

2 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

3 10% of Europe 81 million inhabitants 18 countries Most international river basin in the world Danube River Basin

4 The Danube River Basin, a cultural and historical centre of Europe

5 COUNTRY GERMANY AUSTRIA of the state POPULATION * in DRB 82,398, ,188, CZECH REPUBLIC10,249, SLOVAKIA5,430, HUNGARY10,045, capitamillion% SLOVENIA1,935, CROATIA4,422, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO10,655, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA3,989, BULGARIA7,537, ROMANIA22,271, MOLDOVA4,439, UKRAINE48,055, ICPDR TOTAL219,618, ALBANIA3,582, ITALY57,998, MACEDONIA2,063, POLAND38,622, SWITZERLAND7,318, BASIN TOTAL329,203, of the state TOTAL AREA in DRB 357,02156, ,85880, ,86622, ,84547, , km 2 % 20,27316, ,54234, ,35088, ,12936, ,91047, ,500232, ,84312, ,70030, ,877,867799, , , , , ,2901, ,587,153802, % in state DRB *)as of July 2003 namestatusflag EUCP  EU     CP EUCP EUCP EUCP EUCP AplCP   Obs AcsCP AcsCP  

6 Longitudinal profile of the annual water volume in the Danube in km 3 /year, subdivided over the countries of origin Inn 690 m 3 /s Drava 2,310 m 3 /s Tisza 2,860 m 3 /s Sava 3,550 m 3 /s Iron Gate 5,520 m 3 /s s o u r c e DE - AT b o r d e r M o r a v a / - S K - HU b o r d e r CS - R O b o r d e r - B G b o r d e r B G - R O b o r d e r water volume [km 3 /a] 29.5(14.5%) (100%) (22.1%) (1.2%) (1.9%) (4.3%) (3.1%) (6.4%) (8.8%) (3.7%) (0.7%) (4.3%) (17.6%) (11.3%) total Delta 6,550 m 3 /s Cumulative discharges of the Danube River GermanyAustriaCzech RepublicSlovakia HungarySloveniaCroatiaSerbia - Montenegro Bosnia-HerzegovinaBulgariaRomaniaMoldova Ukraine - HU HR CS - - b o r d e r

7 The social and economic context in the DRB

8 Economic indicators (estd. in 2002) GDP on PPP [ Euro / capita ] 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 DEATCZSKHUSIHRCSBABGROMDUA

9 Mechanisms for co-operation

10 A legal frame for co-operation to assure the 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

11 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 ) Photo WWF

12 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;

13 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 Jul Oct Aug Aug Mar-03 Contracting Party 22-Oct-98Contracting Party 02-Aug Oct-98 Contracting Party22-Oct-98 COUNTRYSinceStatusCOUNTRYSinceStatus

14 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 DC Abbreviation WWF IAD RAMSAR DEF REC BSC GWP IHP IAWD

15 Organisational Structure under the Danube River Protection Convention CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES International Commission for the Protection of 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 Working Group – 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 and GIS ( RBM / GIS ESG ) Economic Analysis ( RBM / ECON ESG ) Emissions ( EMIS EG ) – Emissions from point sources – Emissions from diffuse sources – Guidelines on BAT Monitoring, Laboratory and Information Mgmt ( MLIM EG ) – Trans-National Monitoring Network – Laboratory Quality Assurance Accident Prevention and 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 Sea Joint Technical Working Group UNDP/GEF Danube 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 and Administrative issues (ad-hoc S EG ) – Legal issues – Administrative issues – Financial issues

16 ICPDR Joint Action Programme

17 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.

18 The implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive in the Danube River Basin

19 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

20 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

21 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

22 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;

23 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 3.1Geographical Information Systems 4.1Integrated 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

24 IT CH PL MK AL ICPDR DE AT CZ UA MD HU SI CS BG RO SK HR BA –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

25 Part A: International roof for the DRBD gives an overview of all relevant information of basin-wide importance and describes the methodological approach Part B: The National reports give 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

26 Roof report – Part A The Roof report deals with  all rivers with catchment of > 4,000 km 2  all lakes, reservoirs with an area of > 100 km 2  the main canals  all groundwater bodies with an area of > 4,000 km 2 or smaller groundwater bodies if they are of great importance (needs to be bilaterally agreed)

27 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 the European Commission

28 Important Deadlines EU 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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30 International Co-operation  UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project  Co-operation with the Black Sea Commission  Danube - Black Sea Task Force (DABLAS)

31 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

32 Co-operation with the Black Sea Commission Danube – Black Sea Joint Technical Working Group BulgariaRomaniaUkraine ICPDR/PS Russia Georgia Turkey BSC/PS EMIS EG Chair MLIM EG Chair UNDP/GEF DRP UNDP/GEF BSP Danube – Black Sea Joint Technical Working Group Joint Danube – Black Sea members Danube members Black Sea members UNDP / GEF projects

33 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 objective Assist 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.

34 Ivan Zavadsky, Project Manager Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project

35 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

36 UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project Summary of project activities  Strengthening institution(s)  Improving management tools  Developing policies  Promoting public participation  Implementing pilot projects

37 UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project Project time frame  Phase I ( ): 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 ( ): Implementation

38 UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project for further information visit

39 Internet System Overview ICPDR Info System UNOV Firewall ICPDR Server Client PCs at Secretariat Client PCs in DB countries

40 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

41 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

42 ICPDR Info System Server Software Oracle8i Database Management System website management (content, users, access,etc.) stores all data and applications Oracle Portal 3 provides tools to „web-enable“ database database management application development

43 ICPDR Info System Client Software Web Browser Internet Explorer 4+ or Netscape 4+ recommended with Javascript and Cookies enabled Web Browser Acrobat Reader to view pdf-files Flash Player to view animations Real Player Basic to view videos

44 for further information visit

45 Photo WWF