Danube Watch Magazine

Sharing its expertise in waste collection and waste treatment, the Port of Vienna
proves it can play a significant role for sustainable transport in the EU Strategy
for the Danube Region.

A unique collection of standard definitions for environmental risk assessment terminology in EU legislation is now available.

Re-establishing river continuity is a key issue for fish, but is also necessary to achieve the objectives of the EU Water Framework Directive.

The Prut River Basin comes into focus this year with greater attention from
Ukraine’s ICPDR Presidency and the three Prut countries working together to
create a sub-basin plan for the second-longest tributary of the Danube.

With the new sub-basin management plan for the Tisza, the Tisza Group and the
countries of the Tisza River Basin have achieved significant progress and an outstanding
example of cooperation.

Nature and time combine in one of the
most beautiful national parks in Europe
with one of the oldest geologic histories.
The unique biodiversity of the area
shares space with the permanent relics
of eight thousand years of culture
along the Danube.

A new activity to develop the technical
guidelines for the establishment of an
inventory on discharges, emissions and
losses proposes to put the Danube in
the spotlight as a case study for priority
substances.

Partners throughout Danube countries are working together for the same
shared concern and outcome: a stakeholder-oriented flood risk assessment for
the Danube floodplains.

The European Union’s new Strategy for the
Danube brings together policies and structures
to provide new opportunities for sustainable
development in the region.