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Danube’s Low Waters Devastate Business of Major Bulgarian Port
Novinite of Sofia One of the major Bulgarian river ports, Lom on the Danube, has curtailed the working day of its employees from 8 to 4 hours because the record low level of the river has affected badly its business … Continue reading
Posted in bulgaria, danube delta, drought, finance, governance, The Danube River, transportation, Travel, water security
Tagged Bulgarian Transport Ministry, Lom, Port Lom
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World Wildlife Fund criticises Hungary over red sludge ‘inaction’
Sofia Echo A year after the red mud disaster in Hungary, the World Wildlife Fund has warned that little has been done to prevent further such catastrophes from occurring. On October 4 2010 more than one million cubic meters of … Continue reading
Posted in contamination, governance, Hungary, Pollution, The Danube River, transportation, tributary of the danube river, water security
Tagged Ajka, aluminium plant, Devecser, heavy metals, Kolontar, Somlovasarhely, The Marcal River, The Raba River, The Torna River, toxic mud, WWF, WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme
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One step further for the EU Danube Strategy
Danube Watch After an intense consultation period involving all 14 Danube countries as well as stakeholder groups, the EU Strategy for the Danube Region is entering the final stages of completion and is expected to be adopted by the College … Continue reading
Hungary’s toxic sludge reminiscent of 2000 Romania disaster – but much worse
Ariel Zirulnick, for Christian Science Monitor Hungary’s toxic sludge disaster recalls – and dwarfs – a 2000 spill of 4.6 million cubic feet of cyanide-tainted water in neighboring Romania. The largest, most dangerous environmental disaster in Hungary’s history is unfolding … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, contamination, Danube, fish, fisheries, flora and fauna, Hungary, Pollution, romania, The Danube River, tributary of the danube river, water security, world water
Tagged aluminium production, Aluminium Production and Trade Company, arsenic, chromium, environmental disaster, greenpeace, heavy metals, long-term effects, red slurry, toxic sludge
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Power from the Danube – can it be sustainable?
Danube Watch Danube leaders discuss the increased need for CO2-neutral energy, the construction of new hydropower plants, minimum ecological requirements and how all of this can be in line with the Danube River Basin Management Plan When constructing new hydropower … Continue reading
Hungary to push water policy overhaul at EU helm
EurActiv Politicians from Hungarian governing party-in-waiting Fidesz said they would push for a revision of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in 2011 to help tackle water scarcity and drought. EurActiv Hungary reports. The centre-right party, which is widely expected … Continue reading
Danube countries agree to protect ‘Amazon of Europe’
AFP VIENNA — Ministers from the 14 countries of the Danube basin adopted here Tuesday a plan to clean up and protect the historic river seen by green groups as Europe’s lifeline and the “Amazon of Europe”. Environmental groups welcomed … Continue reading
The Danube River: Shared Water - Joint Responsibilities
International Danube Day, 29 June 2009 VIENNA, 26 June (UN Information Service) - The joint responsibility for the river’s water and resources by all countries and communities sharing the Danube Basin is the focus of the 6th annual International Danube … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, governance, The Danube River, water security, world water
Tagged community, Conservation, cooperation, environment, flooding, governance, river, rivers, services, sustainability
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River managers plan a bleak water future for Europe
From Brussels, a new report from WWF throws some light on water security in Europe… “The European Water Framework Directive when adopted in 2000 was far from perfect but it had the makings of a world-leading vision to change the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, european water, water framework directive, water security, WWF
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