AnnualReport2004_innen 10.08.2005 12:20 Uhr Seite 1 ANNUAL REPORT on the Activities of the ICPDR in 2004 Information ICPDR – International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River / Permanent Secretariat Vienna International Centre, D0412 P.O. Box 500, 1400 Vienna / Austria Tel: 0043-1-260 60-5738, Fax: 0043-1-260 60-5895 e-mail:
[email protected], www.icpdr.org AnnualReport2004_innen 10.08.2005 12:20 Uhr Seite 2 Imprint Owner: ICPDR – International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River / Permanent Secretariat; Production & Graphic Design: p:matter, Vienna; Photos: Igor Liska,`´ Maria Galambos, Sandra Holzner, Lucian Tropan, Vizy Zsigmond, Mark Fallander (Coca-Cola HBC), Milena Dimitrova; Proofreading: Susannah Wight, London; Print: Print-Tech, Budapest AnnualReport2004_innen 10.08.2005 12:20 Uhr Seite 3 Contents 1. OPERATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 6 2. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND BUDGETARY SITUATION 11 3. ICPDR MEETING OF DANUBE MINISTERS 15 4. WATER QUALITY AND HYDROLOGICAL SITUATION 16 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF WFD 20 6. POLLUTION CONTROL STRATEGY IN LINE WITH WFD REQUIREMENTS 24 7. OPERATION OF THE DANUBE ACCIDENT WARNING SYSTEM 28 8. FLOOD PROTECTION IN THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN 30 9. ACCIDENT PREVENTION IN THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN 32 10. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 36 11. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION 39 12. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 45 ANNEX 1: COMPOSITION OF THE ICPDR IN 2004 46 ANNEX 2: OBSERVER STATUS AS OF 31.12.2004 48 - 3 - AnnualReport2004_innen 10.08.2005 12:20 Uhr Seite 4 Foreword 2004, the tenth anniversary year of the signing of the Danube River Protection Convention, was an eventful and productive year for the ICPDR, in which a num- ber of important milestones were reached.