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Agriculture and Environment: Corporations taking action in river basin management
Budapest, 23 March 2012. The role of leading companies in contributing to the conservation and protection of water and freshwater eco-systems in the Danube River Basin were discussed at an Agricultural Forum held in Budapest on 23 March 2012.
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Blueprint for EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013 published
Brussels, 18 November 2010. The European Commission published a communication on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the next decade. The paper outlines three options for further reform. The ICPDR contributed to it in the drafting phase.
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DBA 2004 - Map 14: Hydromorphological Alterations (3.19 MB)
Risk of failure to reach the Environmental Objectives - Hydromorphological Alterations Layers: Surface Water Bodies (Water body at risk, Water body possibly at risk, Water body not at risk) -
DBA 2004 - Map 10: Heavily Modified Surface Waters (3.15 MB)
Important Heavily Modified Surface Waters (provisional identification) Layers: Transitional waters, Coastal waters, Heavily modified surface waters (aggregated water bodies according to aggreed... -
DBA 2004 - Map 7: Major Hydraulic Structures (1.35 MB)
Major Hydraulic Structures Layers: Hydraulic structures (mainly dams and weirs), Harbours, Waterways ECE I-IV, Waterways ECE V-VII, Free flowing river stretch, Strongly regulated river stretch... -
Wetlands
The floodplains and wetlands of the Danube basin are uniquely valuable ecosystems in global terms, although few areas are still in their natural or near-natural state.
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Dams & Structures
Since the 16th century, people have been changing the natural course of the rivers in the Danube River Basin, mainly for flood defence, hydropower generation and navigation. All these changes affect the ecological quality of the rivers. Changes in the depth or width of a river typically reduce flow rates, interrupting natural sediment transportation as well as the migration routes of animals.
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Agriculture
Agriculture has long been a major source of income for many people living in the Danube River Basin. Today however, it is also a major source of pollutants – including fertilizers and pesticides and facing emerging issues like water scarcity and droughts.
