Rivers Network

Indicators on water-related-risks : Baseline Water Stress - Flood Occurrence - Groundwater stress -Upstream Protected Land - Seasonal Variability - Interannual Variability - Upstream Storage (Map developed by www.riversnetwork.org -Source of data : Aqueduct Global Maps 2.1 Data)

The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) has released 'Guiding Principles on Sustainable Hydropower Development in the Danube Basin,' which were elaborated with lead support from Austria, Romania and Slovenia with the contribution of many experts in different fields from all Danube basin countries and the European Commission.

Find right here inspiring, informative and exciting teaching material about a very special European river: the Danube. The world’s great rivers are unique: they tie together peoples and civilisations, and they encourage communication and discussion. They have inspired mankind from time immemorial.

Throughout history, the Danube Basin has played a crucial role in the political, socio-economic and cultural development of Central and South-Eastern Europe. With the on-going enlargement of the European Union, the importance of the Basin continues to grow.

The DANUBE FLOODRISK project focuses on the most cost-effective measures for flood risk reduction: risk assessment, risk mapping, involvement of stakeholders, risk reduction by adequate spatial planning. Risk reduction in large international river basins can only be achieved through transnational, interdisciplinary and stakeholder oriented approaches within the framework of a joint transnational project.