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The challenges of overcoming boundaries:The experience of the Danube River
Basin Commission
Indo-European Water Forum23-24 November 2015, New Delhi, India
Mr. Raimund MAIRTechnical Expert River Basin Management
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)[email protected]
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Catchment Area: 800.000 km2 | 80 Mio. People | 19 Countries | Most international River Basin in the World
The Danube River BasinHeterogeneity
EU Member States (MS), Non-EU MS, Candidate Countries > 10 different languages; but working language is English Heterogenic socio-economic realities: Economic growth,
employment rates, armed conflicts in recent history, ... GDP: Range between ~ 5,000 and ~ 45,000 $/capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (PPP/International $) of Danube countries (2013)
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1989: Fall of the Iron Curtain
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Danube RiverProtection Convention (DRPC)
signed 29 June 1994, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Protection of water & ecological resources
Sustainable useof water
Reduce nutrients & hazardous substances
ICPDR coordinates implementation of EU Water Framework Directive & EU Floods Directive on basin-wide level
Manage floods& ice hazards
Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Bulgaria
Rep. of Moldova
Ukraine
European Union
ICPDRContracting Parties
– EU Member States (9)– Non-EU Member States (5)
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Range of expert groups addressing variety of different water management aspects
Participation of country experts and stakeholder representatives
Stakeholder Involvement23 Observer Organisations
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Two Management Plans for the Danube River Basin(to be adopted by ICPDR on 1-2 December 2015)
2nd Danube River Basin
Management Plan Update 2015
1st Danube Flood Risk Management
Plan 2015
Part A International, basin-wide level - the roof level (ICPDR)Part B National level and/or the internationally coordinated sub-
basin level for selected sub-basins (e.g. Sava and Tisza)Part C Sub-unit level, defined as management units within the national territory
The information increases in detail from Part A to Parts B and C.
Water Framework and Floods Directive
Coordination mechanisms
River Basin Management is based on three levels of coordination
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WFD Danube River Basin Management Plan
Significant Water Management Issues on basin-wide level
Organic Pollution
Nutrient Pollution
Hazardous Substances
Pollution
Hydromorphological
Alterations
Priorities for actions – defined via results Analysis Report (pressures assessment) and public involvement
Updated every 6 years (2 years before deadline for next River Basin Management Plan)
You can't manage what you don't measure!
Transnational Monitoring Network (TNMN)
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Joint Danube Surveys1st 2001, 2nd 2007, 3rd 2013
Ecological status/potential: ~ 25% good or above
Example: Results Monitoring ProgramsEcological & Chemical Status
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Chemical status: ~ 70% good *excluding mercury in biota
Example Measures: Urban Wastewater TreatmentReference situation 2005/2006
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Example Measures: Urban Wastewater TreatmentReference situation 2011/2012
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Example Measures: Urban Wastewater TreatmentBaseline scenario 2021
19Expected reduction of organic emissions from Urban Wastewater by half until 2021
Successful restoration measure: Fish stocks 2000 and 2014
Example for measuresRestoration of hydromorphology
River hydromorphology - key issue for a healthy ecosystem 120 fish migration aids completed 2015; additional 140+ by 2021
Restoration river morphology, re-connection floodplains Ecological flows, restoration river banks, hydropeaking, ...
Sustainable Hydropower in the Danube River Basin
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© VERBUND
Renewable energy & climate mitigation policies major driver for hydropower development
How to increase hydropower generation while avoiding significant negative ecological (and social) impacts? Existing facilities: Technical upgrading and ecological restoration New hydropower: Best locations? Criteria-based strategic planning Mitigation measures (ecological flows, fish migration, ...)
Guiding Principles Sustainable Hydropower
Key objective:Increase of generation while avoiding significant negative impacts!
www.hydrosustainability.org
International Hydropower Association (IHA)Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol
P-1: Consultation & Communications P-2: Governance
P-3: Demonstrated Need & Strategic Fit
P-4: Siting & Design
P-5: Environmental & Social Impact Assessment & Management
P-6: Integrated Project Management
P-7: Hydrological Resource
P-8: Infrastructure Safety
P-9: Financial Viability
P-10: Project Benefits
P-11: Economic Viability P-12: Procurement P-13: Project-Affected Communities & Livelihoods
P-14: Resettlement
P-15: Indigenous Peoples
P-16: Labour & Working Conditions
P-17: Cultural Heritage
P-18: Public Health
P-19: Biodiversity & Invasive Species
P-20: Erosion & Sedimentation
P-21: Water Quality
P-22: Reservoir Planning
P-23: Downstream Flow Regimes
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1st Danube Flood Risk Management Plan 2015 - 2021
1st Danube Flood Risk Management Plan 2015
• Flood hazard maps
• Flood risk maps
• Basin-wide objectives: Avoidance of new risks Reduction of existing risks Strengthening resilience Raising awareness Solidarity principle
• Measures 2015 - 2021
• Coordination with WFD
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Flood Hazard Map
ConclusionsThe Danube experience
1. Recognition that local, national & basin-wide levels are inter-related & interdependent
2. Clear and shared legal framework for cooperation (DRPC, EU WFD, FD) is pre-requisite for practical progress
3. Involvement of key players at political and administrative level – engagement, support, dedication, resources
4. Efficient structures: Secretariat and Working Groups with experts from national level
5. Strong Civil Society engagement via direct involvement of observers & public participation
ConclusionsThe Danube experience
6. Policy coherence - major efforts towards integration with other sector policies (water – floods – energy – navigation - agriculture - climate change adaptation - ...)
7. Focus on key issues at basin-wide level / not to get lost in details! Joint selection of strategic level measures
8. Evidence-based decision making - Need for assessments...
And finally...
9. Mutual understanding, shared efforts and building of trust are key to success
ICPDR Secretariat / Vienna International Centre, D0412 / P.O. Box 500 / 1400 Vienna / Austria Phone +43 1 26060-5738 / Fax +43 1 26060-5895 / [email protected] / www.icpdr.org
It was our sincere pleasure to recently host our colleagues from India
Mr. Nikhilesh Jha, Mr. S. K. Joshi, Mr. M. K. Jadav, Mr. Navin Prakash, Mr. M. Satyanarayana and Mr. Babu Nair
in Vienna and at the ICPDR premises.
Thank you very much!