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Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin-Phase I Project

On December 1 2001, the US$17,2 Million Danube Regional Project (DRP) was launched as the next 5-year phase of UNDP-GEF's longterm commitment to achieving environmental health in the Danube River Basin. The main DRP goal was to strengthen existing basin management structures and activities, building on lessons learned, and facilitating a regional approach.

The project’s objectives were:

- To assist with the establishment of institutional and legal instruments at the national and regional level to assure nutrient reduction and sustainable management of water bodies and ecological resources, and

- To assist the 13 countries in implementing their agreed strategic action programme, focusing on nutrient pollution reduction. (The Danube Strategic Action Programme (SAP) was adopted in a previous GEFsupported project.)

A key focus was on building the capacity of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) and Danube countries to fulfill their legally binding commitment to implement the Danube Convention. Such efforts include the development of a River Basin Management Plan in line with the EU's Water Framework Directive.

The DRP is an umbrella for some 80 activities to strengthen agricultural policy, provide river basin management tools, protect wetlands and improve water services.

The project is also significant because of its many links to the local level, including activities related to public participation, access to information, communications, local pilot demonstration activities and a large grants programme for non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Project Category Other (not set)

Ecosystems River

Project website http://www.undp-drp.org/

Waterbodies Danube

TDA/SAP
Updated Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (2006): Based on EU Water Framework Directive Analysis Report Danube River Basin - Updated Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (2006) Danube River Basin- Updated Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (2006)

Documents & Resources
experience-notes Experience Note: Small Grants Programme (SGP) in the GEF/UNDP Danube Regional Project (DRP) Experience Note: International Development of NGOs: Danube Environmental Forum (DEF) Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Slovak Republic – Case Study Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Hungary – Case Study final-summary Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Slovak Republic – Summary Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Romania – Summary Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms:Hungary – Summary Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: The Czech Republic – Summary Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Croatia – Summary report Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Slovak Republic – National Profile Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Romania – Case Study Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Romania – National Profile Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Hungary – National Profile Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: The Czech Republic – National Profile Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: The Czech Republic – Case Study Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Croatia – National Profile Wetlands Background Agriculture & Danube Water Pollution Background Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Bulgaria – Summary Demonstration site: Romanian Lower Danube Floodplain Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Bulgaria – Case Study Restoration of Katlabuh Lake - Danube Delta, Ukraine Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Bulgaria – National Profile Danube study on pollution trading and corresponding economics instruments for nutrient reduction Cost Effective Measure for Agricultural Nutrient Reduction Implemented by Concerted / Joint Action in the Danube River Basin Provision of Technical Reports on Danube Nutrients Monitoring and Assessment of Nutrient Removal Capacities of Riverine Wetlands Monitoring assessments of nutrient retension capacities of riverine wetlands Iron Gates sediment Evaluation-Romania Iron Gates sediment Evaluation-Serbia Report on Support Activities for the DRP Component on Iron Gates Sediments Evaluation,provided by VITUKI Testing of a selection of core indicators to monitor stress reduction, status and process for the danube project Development of Indicators for Project Monitoring and Impact Evaluation Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Bosnia i Herzegovina – Summary Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms:Bosnia i Herzegovina – Case Study Country-Specific Issues and Proposed Tariff and Charge Reforms: Bosnia i Herzegovina – National Profile An Overview of Tariff and Effluent Charge Reform Issues and Proposals 'Flowing Freely' - How to Improve Access to Environmental Information and Enhance Public Participation in Water Management Overview of Public Participation, including Observers Status as Different International INSTITUTIONS - Final Report Enhancing Access to Information and Public Participation in Environmental Decisionmaking in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro - 3rd Progress Report Enhancing Access to Information and Public Participation in Environmental Decisionmaking in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro - 4th Progress Report Enhancing Access to Information and Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro - 2nd Progress Report Inception Report on Component 3.4 Danube Regional Project "Enhancing Access to Information and Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making"in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro Enhancing Access to Information and Public Participation in Environmental Decisionmaking in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro - 1st Progress Report A Communications Planning Guide for International Waters Projects Danube River Basin Communications Strategy 15 Years of Managing the Danube River Basin 1991– 2006 Danube Regional Project/ICPDR Stakeholder Seminar Phosphates in Detergents Recommendations for the reduction of Phosphorus in Detergents Industrial Reform and the Development of Policies and Legislation Towards the Reduction of Nutrients and Dangerous Substances Inventory of Protected Areas (Natural Habitats) in the Danube River Basin Danube Regional: Project Regional Grants - 2nd Round Danube Regional Project: National Grants - 2nd Round Regional Grants Programme (2nd Round): Guidelines for Preparing Full Proposals for Regional DRP Grants National Grants Programme (2nd Round): Guideline for Preparing Proposals for National DRP Grants NGO SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME 2005-2007 NGO Feed-back and Project Assessment Missions – Autumn 2006 NGO Small Grants Programme 2004-2005: Results of NGO Feed-back Mission, 8 – 15 March 2005 Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Trans-boundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin Strengthening Consideration of Wetlands in the River Basin Management Planning: Fnal Report for the Danube Regional Project funded National Campaign in Slovakia Zasavica Campaign 2005-2006: DEF Pilot Campaign in Serbia and Montenegro Protection of Drava Wetlands and the Rivers of Bednja and Plitvica in North-West Croatia: DEF Pilot Campaign in Croatia Wetlands and Nutrient Reduction - Training Materials Field and Policy Action for Integrated Land Use in the Danube River Basin Danube Environmental Forum: National Trainings on Wetland Restoration and Nutrient Reduction Project Output 3.1. Support for the Institutional Development of NGOs and Community Invovlement: Developing the DEF Network Technical Guidelines for Manure Management in Ukrainian Technical Guidelines for Manure Management in Serbian Technical Guidelines for Manure Management in Bulgarian Technical Guidelines for Manure Management in Moldovan Technical Guidelines for Manure Management in Croatian Technical Guidelines for Manure Management in the Central and Lower DRB Countries Recommendations for Policy Reforms for the Introduction of Best Agricultural Practice (BAP) in Central and Lower Danube River Basin Countries Inventory of Mineral Fertiliser Use in the Danube River Basin Countries with Reference to Manure and Land Management Practices Phase – Out of the Danube Regional Project Inventory of Policies for Control of Water Pollution by Agriculture in the Central and Lower Danube River Countries Harmonisation and Streamlining the ICPDR Reporting and Information Collection Needs in Line with EU Directives and National Obligations Inventory of Agricultural Pesticide Use in the Danube River Basin Countries Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution by Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Danube River Catchment (by Country) Final Report for Danube Regional Project Outputs 1.2 & 1.3 Development of Sava River Basin Management Plan-Pilot Project Guidelines for Preparation of Final Reports and Documents ICPDR Open-Space Workshop Preparation of the Sava River Basin Management Plan 2004 – 2006 Essential Facilitation Skills Quality Guidelines for Training and Consultation Workshops Trends in nutrient loads from the danube river and Trophic Status of the Black Sea GIS for the Danube River Basin GEF Danube/Black Sea Basin Strategic Partnership Interim Progress Report Improving the Understanding of the Danube River Impact on the Status of the Black Sea ICPDR Information System Danubis 1.0:Reconstruction Analysis version 1.0 Needs Assessment and Conceptual Design for a Danube River Basin GIS System Restructing of the ICPDR Information System Assessment of the ICDPR Information System – Danubis UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project: Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin - Final Report UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin - Final Report Development of a Strategy and Concept of Reporting by the ICPDR Survey Report on the ICPDR Information System Final Report for UNDP/GEF Danube Region Project Activities for Accident Prevention - Pilot Project - Refineries (RER/03/G31/A/1G/31) - Final Report Inception report: Activities for Accident Prevention – Pilot Project – Refineries UNDP-GEF Danube Regional Project UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project: Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin Pilot studies on Know How Transfer for the Safety Measures of CS UNDP – GEF Danube Regional Project Proposal for a Pilot Project on Actual Risk Assessment of ARS - Annex 10 Methodology for the Pre Assessment of Suspected Contaminated Sites in Flood Risk Areas in the Danube River Basin - Annex 8 Draft Check Lists for the Investigation and Risk Assessment of Contaminated Sites in Flood Risk Areas - Annex 7 Recommendation on Safety Requirements for Contaminated Sites in Flood Risk Areas - Annex 6 National Inventory of February 2003 Support for the Extension of Accident Risk Spots Inventory and Preventive Measures Assessment of TNMN and identification of data gaps - DBAM Upgrade Development of Operational Tools for Monitoring, Laboratory and Information Management - Objective 2 Development of Operational Tools for Monitoring, Laboratory and Information Management - Objective 3 Development of Operational Tools for Monitoring, Laboratory and Information Management - Objective 1 Development of operational tools for monitoring, laboratory and information management - Inception Report Preparation of Reference Materials for Analytical Quality Control in the Water Laboratories: Report on the Stability Testing and Conclusions Preparation of Reference Materials for Analytical Quality Control in the Water Laboratories - Second Sediment Preparation of Reference Materials for Analytical Quality Control in the Water Laboratories: First Sediment Development of a methodological concept for assessment of environment stress and impacts as a basis for preparation of a computer-based application for stress-impact analysis Five-years Report on Water Quality in the Danube River Basin Based on Trans-National Monitoring Network Development of the Danube List of Priority Substances and SOPs for newly included determinands Analysis of the results of the EMIS inventory and their comparison with TNMN and JDS results with particular attention to the EU Priority List of Pollutants Preparation of a proposal for connection/operational link of the data collected during the Joint Danube Survey into ICPDR Information System, with particular attention to biological database The Economic Analysis according to the Water Framework Directive in the Danube River Basin Orientation on environmental quality standards for nutrients and other Danube specific priority substances Final Report Support for TNMN and EMIS Inventory Harmonization Setting Up of Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Mechanisms for the Pollution Control: Evaluation of Results of National Reports Strengthening of Inter-Ministerial Coordination Mechanisms for Water Management in the Danube River Basin and the Black Sea Countries: Current Inter-Ministerial Coordination Mechanisms Assistance for Bosnia & Herzegovina on WFD Compliant Monitoring – Towards WFD compliant Monitoring in BiH - Fi Training Courses in River Assessment Technical Implementation and Communication of the WFD Intercalibration Exercise in the Danube River Basin Harmonisation of DRP Typologies Danube River Basin Analysis(WFD Roof Report) Implementing ecological status assessment in line EU water directives Developing the topology of Surface water and Defining the relevance reference conditions Adapting and implementing common approaches and methodologies for stress and impact analysis Chapter I Environmental Quality Standards - FINAL 2.6_Background on Facilitation Skils_Handouts 030511_2 2.1_IMCM-current status_1412_fin 2.4_Danubis-Support_FR-ph1_incl_Annexes Danube Project_Final Report GIS User Needs Assessment and Conceptual Design_fr 4.2_IronGates-Serbia_FR-f 4.2_IronGates_Vituki-f 2.6_ExitStrategy 240506-f InceptionReport_2.3_Refineries_August05 synthesis-report Iron Gates sediment Evaluation-Synthesis Report workshop Development of an European Quantitative Eutrophication Risk Assessment of Polyphosphates in Detergents Nutrients in Danube River Basin EU Legislative follow-up on: “Use of phosphates in detergents” Phosphates in detergents: Latest developments in the Danube River Basin Management of the Danube River Basin (Philip Weller - Executive Secretary ICPDR) Agenda 25 February 2005: Workshop on Pollution Trading (Baden, Austria) 24 February 2005: Workshop on Water Tariffs and Effluent Charges (Baden, Austria) Report on UNEP Assistance in the Black Sea Basin To the Danube – Black Sea Basin Stocktaking Meeting Policy and legal reforms and implementation of investment projects for pollution control and nutrient reduction in the Danube River Basin Countries World Bank Investment Fund Contribution to the Achievement of Strategic Partnership Objectives Report to the Danube-Black Sea Stocktaking Meeting Report to the Stocktaking Meeting of the Danube/ Black Sea Strategic Partnership Framework Brief:GEF Strategic Partnership on the Danube/Black Sea Basin Danube - Black Sea Basin Stocktaking Meeting - Agenda Workshop on Developing Pilot Projects for the Promotion of Best Agricultural Practice in the Danube River Basin Workshop on Promoting Best Agricultural Practice in the Danube River Basin newsletter DRP Brochure: Danube Regional Project - January 2007 DRP Brochure: Danube Regional Project and Public Participation DRP Brochure: Danube Regional Project and Danube River Basin Analysis DRP Brochure: Danube Regional Project DEF Leaflet DEF Bulletins Danube river basin(DRP) Update: April 2006 for Danube capacity Danube river basin(DRP) Update: June 2006 for Danube capacity Danube river basin(DRP) Update: November 2006 for Danube capacity 3.1_DEF_leaflet - English 3.1_DEF Bulletin_vol2-english 3.1_DEF Bulletin1_vol3-fin PROJECT UPDATE - APRIL 2006 2042 Danube Regional Project Public Participation Brochure Danube Regional Project Analysis Brochure Danube Regional Project Brochure Danube Capacity - Project Brief - Tranche 2 - Annexes - [Acrobat] Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin (Tranche 2) :Project Brief croat33farmer lady b10.Gabcikovo Dam 14.Bulgand bank 12.Bulgpromenade 42Serbgolubac castle mid-term-evaluation Danube river basin(DRP) Midterm Evaluation for Danube capacity project-document Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin(Phase 1) Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin : Project Brief (March 2001) results-notes Results Note - Danube River Basin Environmental Management, Pollution Reduction, and Transboundary Cooperation File Strategic Action Plan for the Danube River Basin: 1995 - 2005 Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin: Tranche 2 Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin - TE maps-graphics Dmap03 image 48.RomFlowersRiver croat26endemic vegetation 18 1.RomOrsovafarmercow a12Hainburg 14.Bulgand bank croat33farmer lady a12Hainburg B104mountain-boats 42Serbgolubac castle croat32cultivation fields 7Serbtourist boat h66.HungaryMohacsFerry 42.RomDecebalusMonumen buda-night-bridge2 115RomDanuve-defile 28Serbcentral power3 CRANE 17.RomHorse h15.HungaryBudapest.dock croat2Osijek b14.Bratisbridges 8.Bulgfishing croat29frog 12.Bulgpromenade croat38swan 48SerbkladovaVillage1 7.RomaniaAgricultureTractor 53Serbriver coast croat35fisherman 15.Bulgstork croat36geese Cunovorafting1 b39 kayak 74Romdelta-channeltourisBoat croat18flowers field 12Serbriverboat 124RomDanuve-defile.boatmen b23.bratiscastle 11.Bulglandscape1 croat23forest h44.HungaryVeresegyhazwaterlily croat17flowers fieldtif 92RomDeltabird 59Serbswimmers b26.BratisChurchNight Bratislava1 20Serbtowboat 49Serbkladova3 b10.Gabcikovo Dam fishing h66.HungaryMohacsFerry 22.Romiron gate croat24waterlily 57Serbriver promenade 9.Bulglandscape-horses maps_graphic Dmap05 Dmap07 Dmap14 Dmap08 expnote_danube1460_ngoforum Photos Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in

General information
GEF ID	1460
Project type	Full-Size Project
Status	closed (Project Closure)
Start Date	26 Nov 2001
End Date	30 Apr 2007

GEF characteristic:
Focal Area	International Waters
GEF Allocation to project	USD 5,000,000
Total Cost of the project:	USD 11,600,000

Results
YES - See results data (1460)

Partners
Countries Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Hungary , Moldova Republic of , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Ukraine , Regional Lead implementing agency United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Executing agencies International Commission on the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Project contacts
Kari Eik Consultant Ivan Zavadsky Executive Secretary Peter Whalley GEF IWC10 Coordinator / Independent Environmental Consultant Sylvia Koch Office Manager Aleksandar Nacev Project Task Team Leader Andrew Hudson Head of Water & Ocean Governance

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