Basin Scale Planning

1. Basin Scale Planning Investment needs for the Danube River Basin- ICPDR’s Programme of Measures Dr. Mihaela Popovici, Technical Expert, ICPDR

2. Structure of Presentation • Danube River Basin - the basis of cooperation • Problems of the Danube • EU Water Framework Directive • Financing the Joint Programme of Measures of the DRB

3. ~9% Europe • 81 M inhabitants • 19 Countries Most international River Basin in the World

4. Danube River Protection Convention Legal frame for cooperation to assure protection of water and ecological resources and their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin. signed: 29 June 1994, Sofia

5. ICPDR - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River • implement the Danube River Protection Convention • strengthen international cooperation • ensure sustainable water management • 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 of the Black Sea

6. Germany Austria Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Slovenia Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Romania Bulgaria Rep. of Moldova Ukraine European Union Contracting Parties

7. * * 2005 Economic Disparities

8. Coordination Mechanism CH IT DE Cooperation UA AT Bilateral agreements PL MD CZ SK ICPDR RO HU BG SI SE MK HR BA Cooperation AL Cooperation at sub-basin level: e.g. Sava, Tisza

9. Black Sea Commission UNESCO - IHP VGB Power Tech GWP CEE 14 Observersto the ICPDR Die Donau – Tourism Commission Navigation Commission REC

11. Organic Pollution Nutrient Pollution Hazardous Substances Pollution HydromorphologicalAlterations Significant Water Management Issues

12. WFD outcomes • Danube River Basin Management Plan approved by Contracting Parties at the 12th Ordinary Meeting – Dec 2009 • Submission to the EC: March 2010 • Joint Pprogram of Measures addressing the 4 SWMIs available for implementation

13. JAP: Expected investments and pollution reduction • Investments: • Municipal wastewater collection & treatment: 3.709 billion USD • Industrial waste water treatment: 0.276 billion USD • Agricultural projects and land use: 0.113 billion USD • Rehabilitation of wetlands: 0.323 billion USD • Nitrogen reduction: • from point sources : 58,600 t/y • from diffuse sources : 60,000 t/y • total emission reduction : 22 % • Phosphorus reduction: • from point sources : 12,000 t/y • from diffuse sources : 4,000 t/y • total emission reduction : 33 %

14. JAP Investments: DABLAS Study, 2005 • A total of 395 investment projects were assessed in 11 countries for a total of 3822 MEUR. • 93 projects are fully financed; representing 33% • 115 projects have secured partial funding and/or have more or less completed the planning stages representing 47% • 146 projects (837 MEUR) indicated as “unprepared”, referring to projects that have no secured funding and require Technical Assistance • Municipal sector projects: 191 projects, 50% of the total number of investment projects

15. DRB InvestmentsEBRD Study, 2007

16. Urban wastewater development and pollution reduction • Tertiary treatment (Nitrogen and Phosphorus removal) is being applied for a large number of the upgraded and new wastewater treatment plants. • A considerable amount of pollution reduction has been achieved through the implementation of 140 municipal wastewater projects amounting to 3.5 billion Euro. • Annual reductions are estimated at more than: • 198,000 tons of BOD, • nearly 32,000 tons of total Nitrogen, and • approx. 11,000 tons of total Phosphorus.

17. Need of further action to meet WFD objectives For a total of 1170 agglomerations (> 10,000 p.e) to be served by 975 wastewater treatment plants, there are still 266 collecting system lacking wastewater treatment plants. For agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 p.e 5040 have been reported to be served by 2045 wastewater treatment plants, there are still 635 collecting system lacking wastewater treatment plants. P- free Detergents – a measure to be considered, especially if benefits from UWWTD are not reduced.

18. Danube JPM Financing (1) Financing of the Programme of Measures will be needed • Investment in Urban WWT • Investment in Non-point Pollution Reduction • Investment in Navigation Improvement • Investment in Energy (Hydropower) • Investment in Flood Protection Combination of Investment and Policy Initiatives

19. Danube JPM Financing (2) • ICPDR: Forum for presentation of Programme of Measures and funding needs • Reinforce the capacity of the countries to identify and prepare environmental investment projects • Identify options for co-financing needed to supplement the IFI loans while considering the large investments effort required by the countries • Realistic planning of investments is needed in line with the WFD requirements and funding availability

20. Conclusions • The investment needs and projects ( by 2009) for improving the environmental situation in the Danube basin emerge from the WFD process. • Through the Danube JPM, the IFIs, donors or sponsors may be better informed about the investments needs and next steps for project development, and find opportunities to establish co-operation. • IFIs should assist in facilitating funding to implement these projects, and ensure that the financing is swift and efficient.

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