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ICPDR Publishes a Recommendation Paper on Wastewater Management
The ICPDR has developed a recommendation paper on wastewater management, communicating the challenges, needs and potential solutions to wastewater management in the Danube River Basin.
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IC 242 - Wastewater Management in the Danube River Basin (400.7 KB)
A recommendation paper by the ICPDR, developed for the ongoing revision of the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD). -
JDS4 Press Pack (40.71 MB)
Everything you need to know about JDS4 – in one easy-access ZIP file. (Press Release) JDS4 Reports Published: The Most Comprehensive River Survey in the World In Two Publications
VIENNA – 29 April 2021. Coordinated with the ICPDR, many hundreds of experts in the countries of the Danube River Basin as well as other actors engaged in the fourth Joint Danube Survey – JDS4 – in 2019 and 2020. The final results have now been published and made available to the public and scientific communities online.
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JDS4 Scientific Report (High Resolution) (44.09 MB)
This contains the scientific findings report for JDS4 – one of the most comprehensive investigative surface-water monitoring efforts in the world. -
JDS4 Scientific Report (Medium Resolution) (21.95 MB)
This contains the scientific findings report for JDS4 – one of the most comprehensive investigative surface-water monitoring efforts in the world. -
JDS4 Public Report (6.68 MB)
This contains a snapshot of the findings from JDS4: one of the most comprehensive investigative surface-water monitoring efforts in the world. (Press Release) World Water Day 2021: valuing the water of our shared basin
VIENNA, 22 March 2021 – World Water Day 2021 is focusing on valuing water and celebrating this precious resource we work to protect.
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Beyond Utility Reach? Brochure (616.61 KB)
How to close the rural access gap to wastewater treatment and sanitation services Organic Matter
Organic pollution has been on the rise in the Danube over the last century, as human activities have resulted in increasing loads of wastewater rich in organic matter. The most serious organic pollution problems occur in tributaries that regularly receive untreated or inadequately treated wastewater from industrial plants and municipalities. Thanks to the significant improvement of wastewater infrastructure and services in the Danube countries, the basin-wide organic emissions reduced by 60% since the mid 2000s.