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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... Germany wins International Danube Art Master Competition
Vienna, 14 October 2005. ICPDR President 2005 István Őri announced the winner of the International Danube Art Master Competition in Budapest: A German School (6 A, Secondary School "Auf der Schanz") wins the competition, which made part of the Danube Day celebrations 2005. As in 2004, this competition was carried out jointly by the ICPDR and the Danube Environmental Forum in all 13 Danube countries.
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Germany wins International Danube Art Master Competition (388.11 KB)
Danube Day
“29 June” is the international Danube Day. It was first celebrated by the ICPDR in 2004 to highlight the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Danube River Protection Convention. Through the joint effort of different organizations, the celebration of Danube Day throughout the Danube River Basin became an annual event, paying tribute to the Danube and the rivers that flow into it.
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.
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.