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ICPDR convenes 20th annual ordinary meeting
On Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December 2017, the ICPDR held its 20th Ordinary Meeting in Vienna. Beside the heads of delegation and representatives of 13 of the contracting parties to the ICPDR, around 85 participants from all Danube countries, observers and invited guests attended this important event.
Danube Watch 1/2017 - Presidency 2017: European Union – Finding solutions together
European Union takes over ICPDR Presidency for 2017 from the Czech Republic
On Monday, 23 January, the European Union takes over the annual Presidency of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR).
Incoming President Peter Gammeltoft has set three main priorities for his term: strengthening of financial support for the ICPDR, assessing the impact of agricultural activities on the Danube River Basin environment, and increasing the visibility of the ICPDR.ICPDR convenes 19th annual Ordinary Meeting
On 6 and 7 December 2016 the ICPDR held its 19th Ordinary Meeting in Vienna.
Beside the heads of delegation and representatives of the 15 contracting parties to the ICPDR, about 60 participants from all Danube countries, observers and invited guests attended this important event.-
Staff Regulations of the ICPDR (93.49 KB)
Document No.: IC/005. -
Job description of the Secretariat (97.31 KB)
Main Functions and Job Descriptions of the Permanent Secretariat of the ICPDR. Document No.: IC/004 -
ToR ad-hoc Strategic EG (156.22 KB)
Terms of Reference of the ad-hoc Strategic Expert Group, IC/108 2005 Observers
In keeping with commitments to engaging the public, the ICPDR maintains close relationship with some 24 organisations – representing a variety of public interests – defined by the DRPC as “Observers”.
Expert Groups
Expert Groups (EGs) are the backbone of the operation and the success of the ICPDR. They are composed of national experts from the Contracting Parties and representatives from ICPDR observer organisations. Eight different Expert Groups deal with a variety of issues and make recommendations to the ICPDR.
AEWS - Accident Emergency Warning System
The Accident Emergency Warning System (AEWS) of the Danube River Basin is activated whenever there is a risk of transboundary water pollution, or threshold danger levels of certain hazardous substances are exceeded.