The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) works to ensure the sustainable and equitable use of waters and freshwater resources in the Danube River Basin. The work of the ICPDR is based on the Danube River Protection Convention, the major legal instrument for cooperation and trans-boundary water management in the Danube River Basin.


At the ICPDR Ministerial Meeting in 2004, the representatives of the five Tisza countries signed the Memorandum of Understanding to develop a River Basin Management Plan for the Tisza River. This plan should support sustainable development of the region. Fundamental steps have been taken since then by the ICPDR Tisza Group.
At the first ICPDR Ministerial Meeting in 2004, ministers and high-level representatives of the five Tisza countries signed the Memorandum of Understanding Towards a River Basin Management Plan for the Tisza River supporting sustainable development of the region.
The Tisza Group, which has been established by the ICPDR,  is the platform for strengthening coordination and information exchange related to international, regional and national activities and to ensure harmonisation and effectiveness of related efforts. The Tisza countries agreed to prepare a sub-basin plan - the so called Tisza River Basin Management Plan. This plan should integrate issues on water quality and water quantity, land and water management, flood and drought.
The first step towards this objective is the preparation of the Tisza analysis report (Anaylsis of the Tisza River Basin – 2007), which is the first milestone in implementing the Memorandum of Understanding. It characterises the Tisza river and its basin, identifies the key environmental and water management problems. Following the identification of the key water management issues, the next milestone was the preparation of an integrated Tisza River Basin Management Plan.

 

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