Climate Change Adaptation Measures Toolbox

Development of plans for existing dams for excess water to be released in times of need

Nature-oriented management of surface waters, and if necessary reconstruct them (e.g. through the creation of flood plains or the revival of bayous), to sustain the natural capacity of ecosystems

Providing sufficient water depth in times of low water flow

Integrated sediment management planning could aim to offset any potential new dredging requirements by identifying measures, such as buffer strips, which aim to prevent additional sediment (and associated nutrients, pesticides, etc.) entering the watercourse

Establishment of a sustainable, environmentally sound and transnationally coordinated approach in ship waste management along the Danube by (1) elaborating national ship waste management concepts, (2) implementing pilot actions and (3) developing a financing model for the operating system based on the polluter-pays principle

Identification of environmentally sustainable solutions for improved navigability in order to eliminate existing navigation bottlenecks taking into account likely impacts of climate change, the preservation of functioning ecosystems and planning guidelines

Definition of navigation fairway conditions according to ecological needs

Investment in education in the Danube navigation sector

Avoidance of redundant transportation, changes in industrial production leading to lower transport requirements or shifting transport towards the season with high river discharges, if possible, could reduce the pressure on the navigation sector during months of low water flows

Re-launching maritime transport through the Romanian Black Sea and Danube ports by expanding their functional structures to serve as logistical centres integrated in the inter-modal transport system