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International Co-operation

International Co-operation. in Water Management. and Pollution Control. in the Danube River Basin. FUTAKI, K ároly. Info Mgmt and Admin Officer. ICPDR Secretariat. Photo WWF. Presentation Summary. 1) The Danube River Basin. 2) Objectives and tasks of the ICPDR.

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International Co-operation

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  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. Presentation Summary 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 6) ICPDR Info System

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

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

  5. COUNTRY POPULATION* TOTAL AREA DRB of the state in DRB of the state in DRB in state flag name status capita million % km2 km2 % % GERMANY EU CP 82,398,326 9.300 11.49 357,021 56,184 7.01 15.74 AUSTRIA EU CP 8,188,207 7.700 9.51 83,858 80,423 10.03 95.90 CZECH REPUBLIC EU CP 10,249,216 2.800 3.46 78,866 22,870 2.85 29.00 SLOVAKIA EU CP 5,430,033 5.200 6.42 48,845 47,084 5.87 96.39 HUNGARY EU CP 10,045,407 10.045 12.60 93,030 93,030 11.61 100.00 SLOVENIA EU CP 1,935,677 1.700 2.10 20,273 16,422 2.05 81.00 CROATIA Apl CP 4,422,248 3.000 3.71 56,542 34,965 4.36 61.84 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO  CP 10,655,774 9.800 12.11 102,350 88,635 11.06 86.60 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA  Obs 3,989,018 2.900 3.58 51,129 36,636 4.57 71.65 BULGARIA Acs CP 7,537,929 3.500 4.32 110,910 47,413 5.92 42.75 ROMANIA Acs CP 22,271,839 21.000 25.94 237,500 232,193 28.97 97.77 MOLDOVA  CP 4,439,502 1.100 1.36 33,843 12,834 1.60 37.92 UKRAINE  CP 48,055,439 2.650 3.27 603,700 30,520 3.81 5.06 ICPDR TOTAL 219,618,615 80.850 99.88 1,877,867 799,209 99.72 ALBANIA   3,582,206 0.010 0.01 28,748 126 0.01 0.44 ITALY EU  57,998,353 0.020 0.02 301,230 565 0.07 0.19 MACEDONIA   2,063,122 0.010 0.01 25,333 109 0.01 0.43 POLAND EU  38,622,660 0.040 0.05 312,685 430 0.05 0.14 SWITZERLAND   7,318,638 0.020 0.03 41,290 1,809 0.23 4.38 BASIN TOTAL 329,203,593 80.950 100.00 2,587,153 802,248 100.00 *) as of July 2003

  6. r r r e e e e c d d d r r r r u o o o o b b b s CS HU AT - - - K HR DE S - - a HU v AT a r / o M Longitudinal profile of the annual water volume in the Danubein km3/year, subdivided over the countries of origin 2 5 0 water volume [km3/a] G e r m a n y A u s t r i a C z e c h Republic S l o v a k i a 2 0 0 (4.3%) 8.6 H u n g a r y S l o v e n i a C r o a t i a Serbia-Montenegro (0.7%) 1.5 B o s n i a - Herzegovina B u l g a r i a R o m a n i a M o l d o v a (17.6%) 35.6 U k r a i n e (3.7%) 7.5 1 5 0 (8.8%) 17.8 (11.3%) 23.0 (6.4%) 13.0 1 0 0 (3.1%) 6.3 (4.3%) 8.8 (1.9%) 3.9 (1.2%) 2.5 44.8 (22.1%) 5 0 29.5 (14.5%) 0 total 202.8 (100%) r r r e e e d d d r r r o o o b b b O G O - R B R - - - G CS CS B Inn 690 m3/s Iron Gate 5,520 m3/s Delta 6,550 m3/s Drava 2,310 m3/s Tisza 2,860 m3/s Sava 3,550 m3/s Cumulative discharges of the Danube River

  7. The social and economic context in the DRB

  8. GDP on PPP [ Euro / capita ] 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 DE AT CZ SK HU SI HR CS BA BG RO MD UA Economic indicators (estd. in 2002)

  9. Mechanisms forco-operation

  10. The Danube River Protection Convention A legal frame for co-operation to assure the protection of water and ecological resources and their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin signed: 29 June 1994, Sofia entered into force: 22 October 1998 Permanent Secretariat: since 1 October 1999

  11. The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River( ICPDR ) has been established to implement the objectives and provisions and to achieve the goals of the Danube River Protection Convention 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 COUNTRY Status Since COUNTRY Status Since AUSTRIA Contracting Party 22-Oct-98 MOLDOVA Contracting Party 29-Aug-99 BULGARIA Contracting Party 02-Aug-99 ROMANIA Contracting Party 22-Oct-98 CROATIA Contracting Party 22-Oct-98 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Contracting Party 19-Aug-03 CZECH REPUBLIC Contracting Party 22-Oct-98 SLOVAKIA Contracting Party 22-Aug-98 EUROPEAN UNION Contracting Party 22-Oct-98 SLOVENIA Contracting Party 22-Aug-98 GERMANY Contracting Party 22-Oct-98 UKRAINE Contracting Party 13-Mar-03 HUNGARY Contracting Party 22-Oct-98 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Participant with Consultative Status 17-Jul-97

  14. Observers OBSERVER ORGANISATION Abbreviation DANUBE COMMISSION DC WORLD WIDE FOUND FOR NATURE WWF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DANUBE RESEARCH IAD CONVENTION ON WETLANDS OF INTL. IMPORTANCE ESP. AS WATERFAWL HABITAT RAMSAR DANUBE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM DEF REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE REC INTENATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE BLACK SEA BSC GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP GWP UNESCO - INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME IHP INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR WATER WORKS IN THE DANUBE BASIN IAWD

  15. Standing Working Group – co-ordinate the ICPDR work between meetings – prepare main strategic issues for the ICPDR – guide the activity of the Expert Groups International Commissionfor 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 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 Administrativeissues (ad-hoc S EG ) –Legal issues –Administrative issues – Financial issues 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 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 Cartography and GIS ( RBM / GIS ESG ) Danube – Black Sea Joint Technical Working Group Economic Analysis ( RBM / ECON ESG ) Organisational Structure under the Danube River Protection Convention CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

  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;  introduces the river basin approach for the development of integrated and co-ordinated river basin management;  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.

  23. 1. Strategy for development of the RBM Plan in the DRB 2. Develop Guidance Structure of the EU WFD Implementation Strategy in the frame of the DRB . 3. Information Management 1.1 Strategy for coordination of WFD implementation process 1.2 Tools for information sharing 3.1 Geographical Information Systems 1.3 Raising Awareness 4. Application, testing and validation 2.5 Intercalibration 2.1 Analysis of pressures and impacts 2.6 Economic analysis 4.1 Integrated testing in pilot river basins 2.2 Heavily modified water bodies 2.7 Monitoring 2.3 Reference conditions for inland surface water 2.8 Tools on assessment, classification of groundwater 2.4 Typology, classification of transitional coastal waters 2.9 Best practices in river basin planning

  24. CH Co-operation (example) IT DE UA AT Bilateral agreements (examples) PL MD CZ ICPDR RBM EG SK – coordination – information exchange – develop strategy for RBM Plan – develop DRB roof report for EC – harmonisation of methods and mechanisms RO HU BG SI CS MK HR BA Co-operation (example) AL Sub-river basin co-operation (example: Sava River) Co-ordination mechanisms in the DRB

  25. Structure of the Danube River Basin Management Plan 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

  26.  all groundwater bodies with an area of > 4,000 km2 or smaller groundwater bodies if they are of great importance (needs to be bilaterally agreed) Roof report – Part A The Roof report deals with  all rivers with catchment of > 4,000 km2  all lakes, reservoirs with an area of > 100 km2  the main canals

  27. ICPDR Reporting Mechanisms to theEuropean Commission European Commission (3) sends compiled DRB Roof report (5) send complete report (EU-Member States and accession countries) (1) delivers templates (2) deliver completed templates/data R E P O R T DRB Roof report National report 13 Danube countries (4) national and bilateral co-ordination

  28. Important DeadlinesEU Water Framework Directive December 2003  National and regional water laws to be adapted to the WFD  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”

  29. InternationalCo-operation  Co-operation with the Black Sea Commission  Danube - Black Sea Task Force (DABLAS)  UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project

  30. 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

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

  32. Danube – Black Sea Task Force (DABLAS) 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. 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

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

  34. 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

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

  36. UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project Project time frame  Phase I (2002-2003): Preparation – activities related to ICPDR EGs, WFD support, sectors: agriculture, industry, wetlands; public participation, pilot activities, etc.  Phase II (2004-2007): Implementation – application of methodologies, plans, strategies and pilot projects prepared in Phase I

  37. UNDP / GEF Danube Regional Project for further information visit www.icpdr.org/undp-drp

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

  39. 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

  40. 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

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

  42. ICPDR Info System Client Software Web Browser Internet Explorer 4+ or Netscape 4+ recommended with Javascript and Cookies enabled Web Browser Acrobat Reader 4+ ... to view pdf-files Flash Player 5+ ... to view animations Real Player Basic 8+ ... to view videos

  43. for further information visit www.icpdr.org/danubis

  44. Photo WWF

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