Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
The Convention on
Co-operation for
the Protection and
Sustainable Use of the
Danube River (Danube
River Protection
Convention -
DRPC)
1998
International Commission
for the Protection of the
Danube River
Sustainable and equitable water management,
including the conservation, improvement and the
rational use of surface waters and groundwater in
the catchment area as far as possible
Sustainable water management based on criteria
of stable, environmentally sound development,
directed to:
- maintain the overall quality of life;
- maintain continuing access to natural resources;
- avoid lasting environmental damage and protect
ecosystems;
- exercise a preventive approach.
Reducing the pollution loads of the Black Sea
from sources in the catchment area
15 members: Austria,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia,
the Czech Republic,
Germany, Hungary,
Moldova, Montenegro,
Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Serbia,
Ukraine, and the
European Union
'Polluter pays' principle
Precautionary principle
Prevention and reduction of transboundary
impact, e.g. pollution
Cooperate in monitoring, assessment and
reporting, and information exchange
Mutual assistance
Hazard control from accidents,
e.g. floods, ice
Nile Basin Initiative
1999
NBI Secretariat support
for Technical Advisory
Committee and Nile
Council of Ministers
To develop the River Nile in a cooperative manner,
share substantial socio-economic benefits and
promote regional peace and security.
Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework
Agreement 2005 announced rights of upper
riparian states to use Nile waters - unlikely to be
signed by Egypt and Sudan.
Egypt, Sudan,
Ethiopia, Uganda,
Kenya, Tanzania,
Burundi, Rwanda, the
Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC), Eritrea
(observer), supported by
World Bank
Equitable utilisation of, and benefit from,
the common Nile Basin water resources
Objectives are:
a.To develop the water resources of the basin
in a sustainable and equitable way to ensure
prosperity, security and peace for all its
peoples.
b.To ensure eicient water management and
the optimal use of the resources.
c.To ensure cooperation and joint action
between the riparian countries seeking
win-win gains.
d.To target poverty eradication and promote
economic integration.
e.To ensure that the program results in a
move from planning to action.
