Danube Watch 1/2015
Owner/Publisher: ICPDR – International Commission for the
Protection of the Danube River, Vienna, icpdr@unvienna.org;
Executive Editor: Benedikt Mandl; Editor: Kirstie Shepherd;
Design: studiod*luxe;
Cover photo: André Künzelmann, UFZ.de;
Print: Druckerei Janetschek, Vienna;
Danube Watch is the official magazine of ICPDR, the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River. Danube Watch enhances regional cooperation and information sharing on sustainable water management and environmental protection in the Danube River Basin. It reports on current issues affecting the Danube Basin, and on action taken to deal with challenges in the river basin. Striving for scientific accuracy while remaining concise, clear and readable, it is produced for the wide range of people who are actively involved in the Danube River Basin and are working for the improvement of its environment.
The ICPDR accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to information or opinions of the authors of the articles in this issue.
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- Dear Readers, The Joint Danube Survey 3 (JDS3) was the world’s biggest river research expedition undertaken in 2013. Its main goal was to produce highly comparable and
- News & events Managing the Danube until 2021: Have a say! The public consultation for the Danube River Basin Management Plan Update 2015 and the first Flood Risk Management Plan is
- Conclusions from the Danube’s largest river research expedition Results from the Joint Danube Survey 3 have been released, providing crucial information about the basin to improve
- Microorganisms have huge significance for the Danube River The river and its tributaries receive wastewater from urban areas as wells as farms and pastures and microbiological
- Putting new methods to use for the Danube The Joint Danube Survey introduced several unique approaches resulting in a big step toward identifying Danube River Basin specific
- Riparian bird species as indicators for river dynamics and morphology River dynamics and natural morphological processes are the key for long-term preservation of the Danube River
- The Danube inspires a river survey in southern Africa A second Joint Basin Survey is being launched in the Orange- Senqu River Basin in southern Africa this year, based on a relationship
- Social action for sustainable small hydropower Climate change and the protection of freshwater ecosystems are key environmental challenges. As energy needs continue to rise, citizens
- Building trust between stakeholders To find a balance between navigational and environmental interests, project organisers created a stakeholder forum to provide a fact-based and
- Regional efforts to restore water quality Joint cooperation under the EU Strategy for the Danube Region is helping to find common solutions to reduce the negative effect of pressures in
- ICPDR Presidency 2015 – finding basin-wide harmony through cooperation Following a ceremonial passing of a bottle with Danube water at the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the ICPDR
- Governing water – preventing conflicts: the OSCE promotes water governance Challenges and opportunities related to water remain high on the agenda of the Organization for
- ICPDR MEETINGS For final dates, please consult the ICPDR calendar, available at www.icpdr.org. 12-17/4/2015 Daegu & Gyeongbuk, Korea
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