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Host City Krems of 44. IAD Conference (6.Febr-9.Febr 2023), Austria: photo credit: Stadt Krems
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Danube River, 44.IAD Conf Krems (8.2.2023), Wachau, Austria photo credit: Віктор Вишневський (UA)
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Danube River Excursion, 44.IAD Conf Krems (8.2.2023), Wachau (near Grimsing), Austria photo: K.Teu
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Danube stretch in winter mood, Romania, 2010 photo credit: Harald Kutzenberger
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Map of the Danube River Basin and IAD-countries photo credit: several authors
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), English Book & Translations credit: book illustrations
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Multilingual Translations credit: book illustrations
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Veľkolélsky island, Danube floodplain, Slovakia, 2022 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube channel, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Translation into Romanian credit: book illustrations
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Sturgeon, Romania photo credit: Viorel Gavrila
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Veľkolélsky island, Corbicula sp., Slovakia. 2022 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Veľkolélsky island, Slovakia, 2022 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube sidearm near Gabčíkovo dam, Slovakia, 2022 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), English credit: book illustrations
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Channel Danube Delta, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Colouring Books credit: book illustrations
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Daube river at Bratislava, Slovakia, 2022photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube River floodplain forest, Hedera helix, Austria, 2023photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Translation into Serbian credit: book illustrations
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Danube River Excursion, 44.IAD Conf Krems (8.2.2023), Wachau (Rossitz-Rührdorf), Austria photo: K.Teu
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Fish catch boats in Gemenc, Hungary, 2007 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Gemenc fishery, Hungary, 2007 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Translation into Hungarian credit: book illustrations
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Fisherboats at village Mila, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Fisherboat, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae S.P.
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Fishermen boat, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Danube stretch in Orsova, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Hydromorphological assessment for Danube tributaries: Drava and Mura photo credit: Ulrich Schwarz
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Translation into Croatian credit: book illustrations
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Danube stretch in Gemenc, Hungary, 2007 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube side channel, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae S.P.
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Translation into German credit: book illustrations
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Danube Schönau, Austria, 2013 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Egrets at Channel Danube Delta, Romania, 2016 photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Danube Delta, pelicans, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Danube Delta, pelican colony, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Veľkolélsky island, Slovakia, 2022photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Horses in the Danube Delta, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Danube, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube, Romania photo credit: Nicolae Găldean
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Danube, Romania photo credit: Nicolae Găldean
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Danube at Visegrád, Hungary, 2019 photo credit: Mária Dinka
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Danube stretch at town Dürnstein, Austria, 2013 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube Delta, Chironomidae at Lake Puiu, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Translation into Bulgarian credit: book illustrations
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Danube Delta, Grey Herons, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae S.P.
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Danube Delta, Yellow Water Lily, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Danube Delta, stork nest, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Hydroelectric power plant Gabčíkovo, Slovakia, 2018 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Iron Gates hydroelectric power plant, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Macrophytes in the Danube Delta, Yellow Water Lily, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Channel Danube Delta, White Water Lily, Nymphaea alba, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae Ş.P.
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Floodplain Danube Delta, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae Ş.P.
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Danube Delta, White Water Lily, Nymphaea alba, Romania photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Children's Book by Sandu, Vahtar and Miękisz (2020), Translation into Ukrainian credit: book illustrations
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Floodplain Danube Delta, egrets, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae Ş.P.
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Floodplain Danube Delta, egrets, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae Ş.P.
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Floodplain near Gabčíkovo, Slovakia, 2018 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Iron Gates hydroelectric power plant, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Alte Donau, Vienna, Austria, 2018 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Phragmites australis in the Danube Delta, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Channel Danube Delta, Romania, 2016 photo credit: Cristina Sandu
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Floodplain at Gabčíkovo, Slovakia, 2018 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae S.P.
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Danube, during low water level, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae S.P.
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Hydroelectric power plant Grafenwoerth, Vienna, Austria, 2018 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Danube, Romania photo credit: Nicolae Găldean
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Phragmites australis in the Danube Delta, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Katrin Teubner
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Channel Danube Delta, Romania, 2005 photo credit: Nicolae S.P.
Navigation in the Danube River
Navigation is a traditional activity on the Danube River, regulated by the Danube Commission. Within the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) the Pan-European Corridor VII for navigation connects the Black Sea with the North Sea through the Rhine-Main-Danube-Canal. The adoption of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in 2010 and the EU 2020 policy that promotes inland waterway navigation as a “green” transportation will lead to an increasing traffic through this TEN-T corridor across Europe.
However, hydromorphological alterations by navigation are a major pressure for riverine ecosystems, particularly in the Middle and Lower Danube hosting high biodiversity in navigation bottlenecks and large floodplains that are mostly protected as Natura2000 areas of high ecological value (so-called Green Corridor). Also the spread of aquatic invasive alien species between European river basins is favored by navigation.
IAD was actively involved in elaborating the Joint Statement on Guiding Principles on Inland Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Danube River Basin and PLATINA Manual on Good Practices in Sustainable Waterway Planning (www.icpdr.org) and also reviewed the EIA reports for the planned navigation projects in the Ukraine (Bystroe Channel) and Romania (ISPA I and ISPA II). Our suggestions to the monitoring program ISPA I helped improving the project with regard to mitigate the environmental impact of planned hydromorphological constructions. In a workshop in June 2012, organized by the Romanian Ministry of Transport, first results of the monitoring were presented.
From the ecosystem perspective, the large scale and long-term hydromorphological changes affecting the aquatic communities (e.g. destruction of spawning sites, disrupted migration) and the adjacent floodplains are of particular importance. Therefore, predictive mathematical modeling is applied to identify the best “environmental friendly” measures.
Further information can be gathered from www.icpdr.org
References
PLATINA (2010): Manual on good practices in sustainable waterway planning. ICPDR, SWP 5.3 Project, TREN/FP7/TR/218362, July 2010, 107 pp. http://www.icpdr.org/icpdr-pages/platina_manual_waterway.htm
Jürg Bloesch / 15 June 2012