regional experience for danube strategy, dr. mitja bricelj
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Baltic Danube Strategy Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, 5 April 2011TRANSCRIPT
Regional Experiance for Danube Strategy
Dr. Mitja Bricelj
GWP
Budapest, April 5, 2011
Focus on
- National
- Transboundary
- Regional (Danube RB)
- Transregional (Danube/Black Sea/Med)
COOPERATION for sustainable use
of shared water bodies /water resources (IWRM)
From the Black Forest to the Black Sea
Danube RiverProtection Convention
Signed
on 29 June 1994
in Sofia - Bulgaria
DRPC is a legal frame for cooperation to assure
the protection of water and ecological
resources and their sustainable use in the
Danube River Basin.
ICPDR -International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
The ICPDR, established by the DRPC:
has the mandate to ensure conservation, improvement and
rational use of surface waters and ground water
reduce inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances
control floods and ice hazards
reduce pollution loads to the Black Sea
Since 2000 the ICPDR is the coordinating body for
implementing the EU Water Framework Directive in DRB
Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Bulgaria
Rep. of Moldova
Ukraine
European Union
Contracting Parties
Danube River Basin Management Plan
Finalised in December 2009
Reflects
Water status of the DRB waters
Significant Water Management Issues
Includes
Joint Programme of Measures
Evaluation on measures
implementation
Enables
Conclusions on investment and funding
Trans National Monitoring Network - TNMN
Significant Water
Management Issues
Organic
PollutionNutrient
Pollution
Hazardous
Substances PollutionHydromorphological
Alterations
It is the heart of the DRBM Plan that outlines:
Visions and management objectives for each
Significant Water Management Issues
Measures on the basin-wide scale
Needs for future funding
DRBM Plan
Joint Programme of Measures
JPM addresses the problems in the Danube River Basin
Investments
11
14
6
8
7
3
12
13
2
7
40
12
7
6
5
1
15
17
3
7
402
4
5
5
8
0013
6
3
22
6
3
7
04
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
AT BA BG HR CZ DE HU MD RO RS SK SI UA
Number of investment projects achieved by 2006 per country
Municipal Industrial and agro-industrial Wetlands
3.5 billion Euro
invested in
140 wastewater
treatment
plants.
Key Results
Organic
Pollution
Nutrient
Pollution
Considerable reduction through measures
– objectives will not be achieved by 2015
Significant efforts still need to be
undertaken to reduce water pollution of
the Danube rivers
Basin-wide importance:
P-free laundry and dishwasher detergents
Cooperation Asked
Good water quality and effective
water management cannot be
achieved without cooperation with
business and economic sectors.
Dialogue with Hydropower:How to Cooperate
⇒ Hydropower generation,
identified as one of the key
drivers that may provoke impacts
on water bodies.
⇒ Facilitating dialogue on hydro-
power issues to balance
economic needs, social and
environmental performance.
Agriculture and Land Use -Agri-environmental Measuresin the DRB
⇒ Nutrients reduction, e.g. limits in fertiliser
use (time and type), nutrient balances on
farm level
⇒ Pesticide reduction in all farming
practices
⇒ Organic farming: input reduction,
rotation, intensification of livestock
⇒ Soil erosion measures
⇒ Wetlands reconnection
Joint Statementadoped by
Danube Commision,
ISRBC and ICPDR
PLATINA Manual
for sustainable navigation
ICPDR newest response:Action plans for sub-basins
17 flood action plans for the sub-basins prepared in 2009
Comprehensive compilation of hundreds of measures to reduce flood risks
Consequences
Significant local hazard.
• Monitoring from the Danube did not reveal acute toxic records.
• The main pollution did not reach the Danube, but continued monitoring and assessment is needed (done by Hungary and the neighboring and downstream countries).
• Mitigation measures, clean-up work and assessment at Torna creek and Marcal river and in local areas are ongoing.
Important: RBM is proces
Integration
Participation
Implementation
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Shared vison : - management
- research
- monitoring
Ministerial Meeting February 16, 2010
Ministrial Declaration
- ICPDR is major coordinating body in the region with
regard to all water managemnt issues
- DRBMP and JPMs should be an integral part of the
EU Strategy (Environmental Pillar).
Important for RBM implementation
Data is not information,
information is not knowledge
knowledge is not understanding,
understanding is not wisdom.
Integrating and Applayin Science, 2010 University of Maryland Center for
Enviromental Science
Partnering with Business