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130 high school students from ten countries have contributed to the fifth Joint Danube Survey (JDS5), the world's largest surface water monitoring effort, collecting water samples along the Danube and its tributaries that were then screened for 447 pesticides in a European Commission laboratory. For the first time, citizen science forms an integral part of the Joint Danube Survey.

The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River is organising a 1.5-day event on 2-3 June 2026 at the BOKU River Lab in Vienna (Am Brigittenauer Sporn 3) in the framework of the Project Tethys (DRP0200037), funded by the Interreg Danube Region Programme.

The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River is organising a networking dinner on 2 June 2026 (19:00) in Vienna in the framework of the Project Tethys (DRP0200037), funded by the Interreg Danube Region Programme.

The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) successfully launched its webinar series “It Takes Two to Tango” on 28 April 2026, bringing together about 100 participants from across the Danube River Basin and beyond. This initiative seeks to address the growing challenges of water scarcity, pollution, and climate change that threaten both water resources and food security in the Danube River Basin.

The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River is organising a 1.5-day event on 2-3 June 2026 in Vienna in the framework of the Project Tethys (DRP0200037), funded by the Interreg Danube Region Programme.

Have you ever wondered what secrets a single drop of water from the Danube River might hold? At this year’s Long Night of Research on 24 April 2026, the ICPDR invited visitors to find out at the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

VIENNA, 23 January (Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the OSCE and other International Organizations in Vienna) -
Slovenia is taking over the Presidency of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) for 2025. Lidija Globevnik, Director General of the Slovenian Water and Marine Directorate under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning of Slovenia will serve as its new President. The annual transition in leadership reflects the ICPDR’s ongoing dedication to successful transboundary water management.