Bucharest Jan 2010
Investment needs for the Danube River Basin-
ICPDR’s Programme of MeasuresDr. Mihaela Popovici,
Technical Expert, ICPDR
Basin Scale Planning
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Structure of Presentation
Danube River Basin - the basis of cooperation
Problems of the Danube
EU Water Framework Directive
Financing the Joint Programme of Measures of the DRB
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• ~9% Europe
•81 M inhabitants
•19 Countries
Most international River Basin in the World
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Danube River Protection Convention
Legal frame for cooperation to assure protection of water and ecological resources and
their sustainable use in the Danube River Basin.
signed: 29 June 1994, Sofia
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ICPDR - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
implement the Danube River Protection Convention
strengthen international cooperationensure sustainable water managementensure conservation, improvement and rational
use of surface waters and ground waterreduce inputs of nutrients and hazardous
substancescontrol floods and ice hazardsreduce pollution loads of the Black Sea
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Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Bulgaria
Rep. of Moldova
Ukraine
European Union
Contracting Parties
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Economic Disparities
GDP per capita (PPP) in $, 2007
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GE AT CZ SK HU SI HR BA RS ME BG RO MD UA* 2005
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Coordination Mechanism
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MK
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TCZ
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ICPDR
Cooperation
Bilateral agreements
Cooperation
Cooperation at sub-basin level: e.g. Sava, Tisza
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GWP CEE
UNESCO - IHPNavigation Commission
Black Sea Commission Die Donau –
Tourism Commission
VGB Power TechREC
14 Observersto the ICPDR
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Significant Water Management Issues
Organic Pollution
Nutrient Pollution
Hazardous Substances
Pollution
Hydromorphological
Alterations
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WFD outcomesDanube River Basin Management Plan approved by Contracting Parties at the 12th Ordinary Meeting – Dec 2009
Submission to the EC: March 2010
Joint Pprogram of Measures addressing the 4 SWMIs available for implementation
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JAP: Expected investments and pollution reduction
Investments:» Municipal wastewater collection & treatment: 3.709 billion USD» Industrial waste water treatment: 0.276 billion USD» Agricultural projects and land use: 0.113 billion USD» Rehabilitation of wetlands: 0.323 billion USD
Nitrogen reduction:» from point sources : 58,600 t/y» from diffuse sources : 60,000 t/y» total emission reduction : 22 %
Phosphorus reduction:» from point sources : 12,000 t/y» from diffuse sources : 4,000 t/y» total emission reduction : 33 %
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JAP Investments: DABLAS Study, 2005
A total of 395 investment projects were assessed in 11 countries for a total of 3822 MEUR.
93 projects are fully financed; representing 33%
115 projects have secured partial funding and/or have more or less completed the planning stages representing 47%
146 projects (837 MEUR) indicated as “unprepared”, referring to projects that have no secured funding and require Technical Assistance
Municipal sector projects: 191 projects, 50% of the total number of investment projects
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DRB InvestmentsEBRD Study, 2007
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AT BA BG HR CZ DE HU MD RO RS SK SI UA
Number of investment projects achieved by 2006 per country
Municipal Industrial and agro-industrial Wetlands
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Urban wastewater development and pollution reductionTertiary treatment (Nitrogen and Phosphorus removal) is being applied for a large number of the upgraded and new wastewater treatment plants.
A considerable amount of pollution reduction has been achieved through the implementation of 140 municipal wastewater projects amounting to 3.5 billion Euro.
Annual reductions are estimated at more than:198,000 tons of BOD, nearly 32,000 tons of total Nitrogen, and approx. 11,000 tons of total Phosphorus.
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Need of further action to meet WFD objectives
For a total of 1170 agglomerations (> 10,000 p.e) to be served by 975 wastewater treatment plants, there are still 266 collecting system lacking wastewater treatment plants.
For agglomerations between 2,000 and 10,000 p.e 5040 have been reported to be served by 2045 wastewater treatment plants, there are still 635 collecting system lacking wastewater treatment plants.
P- free Detergents – a measure to be considered, especially if benefits from UWWTD are not reduced.
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Danube JPM Financing (1) Financing of the Programme of Measures will be
needed• Investment in Urban WWT• Investment in Non-point Pollution Reduction• Investment in Navigation Improvement• Investment in Energy (Hydropower)• Investment in Flood Protection
Combination of Investment and Policy Initiatives
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Danube JPM Financing (2)
ICPDR: Forum for presentation of Programme of Measures and funding needs
Reinforce the capacity of the countries to identify and prepare environmental investment projects
Identify options for co-financing needed to supplement the IFI loans while considering the large investments effort required by the countries
Realistic planning of investments is needed in line with the WFD requirements and funding availability
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ConclusionsThe investment needs and projects ( by 2009) for improving the environmental situation in the Danube basin emerge from the WFD process.
Through the Danube JPM, the IFIs, donors or sponsors may be better informed about the investments needs and next steps for project development, and find opportunities to establish co-operation.
IFIs should assist in facilitating funding to implement these projects, and ensure that the financing is swift and efficient.
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