At 24 and 25 March 2006 a Danube sediment workshop was jointly organised in Budapest by SedNet and AquaTerra in cooperation with the ICPDR, UNESCO IHP/ISI and VITUKI and sponsored by UNESCO.

The full title and objective of the workshop was "Towards the integrated management of the Danube sediment-soil-water-system as support to the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the Danube river-basin". Participants originated from all 13 major Danube countries and there were key-note lectures of, a.o., the ICPDR (Igor Liska) and of the ICPR (Martin Keller/BfG). A complete list of all presentations and more details about the workshop can be found in the workshop brochure.

The Danube participants committed themselves to, before the end of 2009, come to a (preliminary) sediment balance for the Danube and its main tributaries. Furthermore, they agreed on a road map on preparation of an analysis, which should reflect the current state related to sediments within the Danube River Basin including the sediment quality and their impact on the ecological status. This analysis should advise on the implementation of sediment management in the Danube WFD River Basin Management Plan. This outcome is also supported/endorsed by the representatives of the ICPDR (Igor Liska), UNESCO (Philippe Pypaert) and SedNet/AquaTerra (Jos Brils).

Contact: Jos Brils, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it