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Background Paper: reducing hazardous substances (142.74 KB)
Workshop on Joint Program of Measures
Vienna, 4-5 April 2013. The ICPDR will hold a meeting to discuss the results of the Danube Joint Program of Measures, to learn about funding needs and existing potential funding for the actions, and to discuss the preparation of the Danube Basin Analysis and the 2nd Danube River Basin Management Plan.
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Reducing Nutrient Pollution: Challenges in Agriculture (322.71 KB)
2012 interim report on implementation of Joint Program of Measures
Vienna, 10 Jan 2013. The 2012 "Interim Report on the Implementation of the Joint Program of Measures in the Danube River Basin District" was published by the ICPDR. Here you can download the document.
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Annexes - 2012 Interim Report on the Implementation of the JPM in the DRBD (1.33 MB)
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2012 Interim Report on the Implementation of the Joint Program of Measures in the DRBD (1.34 MB)
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MONERIS User's Manual - Part 2 (3.96 MB)
Version 2.0, July 2007 -
MONERIS User's Manual - Part 1 (3.45 MB)
Version 2.0, July 2007 daNUbs - Nutrient Management in the Danube River Basin
daNUbs was a mulitnational EU research project carried out under the leadership of the Technical University of Vienna. The results from this project include estimates of nutrient inputs into the river network (MONERIS), as well as an assessment of the loads of nitrogen, phosphorus and silica transported via the river network. These results indicate that the nutrient status in the Black Sea has significantly improved since the 1980s.
Nutrients
The nutrient levels, notably phosphorus and nitrogen, found in the Danube River and its major tributaries hold significant international importance. This is because they directly contribute to the phenomenon of eutrophication in both the river itself and the Black Sea. Historical trend analysis of nutrient river loads over the past decades shows a significant reduction in the transported nutrient fluxes to the Black Sea. Overall nutrient emissions declined by 30% (nitrogen) and 50% (phosphorus) in the last 15 years. However, the current long-term fluxes are still considerably higher than those of the early 1960ies which represent river loads under low pressures, indicating a further load reduction potential that might be exploited for the benefit of the Black Sea. Nevertheless, in the last 5-10 years the measured loads are rather low and close to the Black Sea targets indicating significant water quality improvement.