News and Events

GEF ESTABLISHES NEW PROJECT IN THE TISZA RIVER BASIN

Credit: ICPDR/Heilmann In January the Global Environment Facility approved the Tisza project ‘Establishment of a Basin Management Framework for the Integrated Management for the Tisza Transboundary River Basin’. The project will integrate water quality, water quantity, land use and biodiversity objectives within integrated river basin management principles under the legal umbrella of the EU and ICPDR. The project will also test new approaches of wetland and ﬂoodplain management through community-based demonstration.

For more information: www.gefweb.org, www.icpdr.org/tisza-basin

PIANC SECTION AUSTRIA HAS A NEW PRESIDENT

Credit: private Otto Schwetz has replaced Heinz Hagen as President of the Austrian Section of the International Navigation Association (PIANC). Schwetz has served on the executive committee of PIANC in addition to having served as Manager of the Pan-European Transport Corridor VII – Danube. Since its foundation in 1885, PIANC has been the international leader in the development and improvement of inland and maritime navigation and its infrastructure.

For more information, please visit: www.pianc.at

CROATIA PROTECTS 150,000 HA OF RIVERINE LANDSCAPE

In February the Croatian Minister for Culture, Bozo Biškupic, declared 150,000 hectares of the Danube/Drava/Mura wetlands a protected area. The decree for preliminary protection of the area, based on an expert study prepared by the State Institute for Nature Conservation, requires the ministry to take appropriate measures to protect the rivers against threats and apply EU nature protection standards.

For more information, please visit: www.panda.org

COOPERATION AGREEMENT IN THE DANUBE DELTA

Credit: CC Hellenic/Fallander At the ICPDR Ordinary Meeting in December 2007, Heads of Delegation from Moldova, Romania and Ukraine signed a ‘Joint Declaration to work towards a River Basin Management Plan for the Danube Delta supporting Sustainable Development in the Region’. The countries will cooperate in the framework of the ICPDR to achieve a good ecological status of the Danube Delta to meet objectives set by the EU Water Framework Directive. A ﬁrst working meeting of experts – similar to the Tisza Expert Group – should be operational by summer 2008 with possible ﬁnancial support from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

7-12/9/2008, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

IWA WORLD WATER CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION

The IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, organised by the International Water Association, provides an opportunity for leading water professionals to exchange ideas and debate the key issues underlying the science and practice of water management. The global event will also focus on cross-cutting themes like climate change, sustainable development and watershed management, using the Danube as an example. The ICPDR will organise a special workshop to present the work carried out by the Danube countries.

For more information: www.iwa2008vienna.org

GWP CEE LAUNCHES A NEW BOOK ON SUSTAINABLE SANITATION

Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE) has released a new book, ‘Sustainable Sanitation in Central and Eastern Europe: Addressing the needs of small and medium-size settlements’. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the status of sanitation in Central and Eastern European countries. It offers a set of case studies illustrating workable solutions from Hungary, Ukraine and Slovenia, as well as from Germany and Sweden.

For more information, please visit www.gwpceeforum.org

NEW IUCN BULLETIN:
LIFE ALONG THE SAVA

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Programme Ofﬁce for South-Eastern Europe has launched the ‘LIFE along the Sava’ e-bulletin. The bulletin, published twice a year, covers conservation and sustainable development issues in the Sava River ﬂoodplains and will serve as an information platform for a number of stakeholders working in and being closely related to the Sava ﬂoodplain.

For more information, please contact Boris Erg, Project Manager, at boris.erg@iucn.org

NEW HEAD OF DELEGATION FOR SLOVAKIA

Olga Srsnova, Director General of the Division of Waters and Energy Sources, Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, has taken over as Head of the Slovak Delegation to the ICPDR. She replaces Marian Supek, former General Director of the Division of Waters and Energy Sources now working as a specialist at the Slovak Water Management Enterprise, s.e. The ICPDR would like to welcome Olga and wish Marian all the best for the future.

Next: ICPDR Presidency 2008: Serbia

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