1. TG 5 Navigability and environmental protection

2. Content of State of the Art Study 1Introduction 1Introduction 1.1The Danube River 1.1The Danube River 1.2What is navigability? 1.2What is navigability? 1.3What is environmental protection? 1.3What is environmental protection? 1.4International agreements on Danube fairway parameters and environmental protection 1.4International agreements on Danube fairway parameters and environmental protection 2Current navigability situation on the Danube 2Current navigability situation on the Danube Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania AustriaSlovakiaHungaryCroatiaSerbiaBulgariaRomania 3Relevant EU projects 3Relevant EU projects 4Best practices / Ways to support the navigability on the Danube 4Best practices / Ways to support the navigability on the Danube 5Conclusion / Summary 5Conclusion / Summary 6Bibliography 6Bibliography

3. 1. Introduction Definitions of: Danube, navigability, enviromental protection International agreements Extract from European Union Strategy for Danube Region : „Danube and its tributaries should be improved, and existing bottlenecks removed, to ensure the proper level of navigability …”

4. 2. Current navigability situation on the Danube

5. 3. Relevant EU projects NAIADES / PLATINA RIS (and subprojects) NEWADA WANDA DaHar + European Union Strategy for Danube Region

6. 4. Best practices / Ways to support the navigability on the Danube Stabilize Danube bed Reinforcing river banks Regulating by dams Construction channel (Kelheim)

7. 5. Conclusion / Summary In absence of proper waterways we can expect large reduction of inland shipping industry!