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Vienna, 14 June 2011. The ICPDR published a new brochure that gives an overview on the Danube River Basin last week. The publication is not limited to environmental issues alone, but includes facts and figures on a range of topics. It is distributed through the ICPDR and its contracting parties and provided for download below.

Below you will find a collection of 10 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), collected from common requests and inquiries made by journalists, observers, NGOs or the general public about the organisation, objectives and history of the ICPDR. They are also available in a PDF version.

ICPDR President for 2011, Mykola Melenevskyi speaks about finding strength for the Danube through its cooperation in the Danube Delta, and the role of the ICPDR in implementing a sustainable strategy for the Danube region.

A new game puts the Danube Basin and its natural and cultural treasures in the
spotlight and gives players the incentive to spend time exploring the river – proving
that learning doesn’t have to be boring.

While flood risk management means cooperative planning, countries
around the region are putting ideas into action to protect themselves
against threatening waters.

A proposed regulation would uniformly
limit phosphorous compounds in laundry
detergents, resulting in a major
reduction of pollution loads to the Danube
River and beyond to the Black Sea.