News

This page lists all news items that were published on the front page. For further information on any of these news items, please contact the ICPDR Secretariat.

  • » Biodiversity Day 2013: Environmental education by Danubeparks

    Danube Basin, 22 May 2013. With approximately 5000 native animal and 2000 plant species, the Danube River Basin is an important element in preserving biodiversity in Europe. To improve this further,...

  • » Earth Day celebrated at Danube

    Earth, 22 April 2013. „Earth Day“ is celebrated all around the World, including many places in the Danube River Basin. Highlighting the responsibility that all people share for the well-being of our...

  • » Climate Adaptation Strategy published in print

    Danube Basin, 4 April 2013. Last December, the ICPDR adopted its "Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change". This technical document was now published in print with an improved layout. You...

  • » Regional consultation on groundwater resources governance

    The Hague, 19 – 21 March 2013. A consultation conference organized by UNESCO IHP upon the occasion of World Water Day discussed the regional issues of groundwater resources governance. Andreas...

  • » Practical advice for building fish migration aids

    Vienna, 26 March 2013. The ICPDR has published a manual with practical advice for measures that aim to ensure fish migration at transverse structures such as dams and weirs.

  • » Workshop on Joint Program of Measures

    Vienna, 4-5 April 2013. The ICPDR will hold a meeting to discuss the results of the Danube Joint Program of Measures, to learn about funding needs and existing potential funding for the actions, and...

  • » ICPDR President on World Water Day

    Danube Basin, 20 March 2013. World Water Day 2013 is an occasion to celebrate achievements, but also to look at challenges in the Danube River Basin and beyond, says ICPDR President Ermina Salkičević...

  • » Conference on Hydropower and Water Management

    Ljubljana, 26/27 March 2013. Organised by Slovenia and the ICPDR, a conference on hydropower and water management will be held where draft guiding principles will be discussed with a broader audience...

  • » 2013: UN International Year on Water Cooperation launched

    Paris, 11 Feb 2013. In December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. A UNESCO-organised conference now marked the...

  • » Sustainable waterway planning: Platina Manual in Croatian

    Osijek, 11 Feb 2012. The recent publication of a Croatian version of the PLATINA Manual is a major step in promoting good practices in inland navigation and waterway planning. The manual can be...

  • » European Water Stewardship: First Gold Level Certification

    Brussels, 28 Jan 2013. The first ever European Water Stewardship Standard Certification was awarded today to two bottling plants of Coca-Cola, a Business Friend of the Danube. The European Water...

  • » 2012 interim report on implementation of Joint Program of Measures

    Vienna, 10 Jan 2013. The 2012 "Interim Report on the Implementation of the Joint Program of Measures in the Danube River Basin District" was published by the ICPDR. Here you can download...

  • » Bosnia & Herzegovina takes over ICPDR Presidency

    Vienna, 15 Jan 2013. In the framework of a ceremony held in Vienna today, Bosnia and Herzegovina took over the presidency of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR...

  • » Public Participation Schedule WFD & FD

    Vienna, 19 Dec 2018. According to Art. 14 of the Water Framework Directive, public participation in drafting River Basin Management Plans needs to be ensured. The ICPDR now provides a blue print for...

  • » Mapping nutrient flows: Video

    Danube Basin, 2 July 2011. For modelling nutrient flows, giant scientific databases of ecosystems around the World are built. A euronews documentary explains how scientists deal with this in the...

  • » 15th Ordinary Meeting in Vienna

    Vienna, 11 - 12 December 2012. The ICPDR has held its 15th Ordinary Meeting in Vienna. At this plenary meeting of the commission, important decisions were made. Here you find a photo gallery showing...

  • » Climate Adaptation Strategy adopted

    Vienna, 11 December 2012. The countries of the Danube River Basin have agreed on an adaptation strategy to climate change: for the future, changes in temperature and precipitation will affect water...

  • » Workshop on WFD ecological status assessment

    Senec, 26/28 September 2011. In order to support the development of WFD compliant methods on the use of phytobenthos and macrophytes for WFD ecological status assessment, a training workshop was held...

  • » Danube Climate Adaptation Workshop

    Munich, 29/30 March 2012. To make steps towards the elaboration of a Climate Adaptation Strategy, a workshop was organised by lead country Germany and the ICPDR Secretariat. This followed a process...

  • » 1st ICPDR Workshop on Hydropower and Water Management

    Timişoara, 21/22 February 2012. Cooperation on navigation is already ongoing and has now been launched for hydropower: efforts are needed in creating win-win situations and benefits for all actors...

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