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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Coordination Mechanism

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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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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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