Research
IAD has an permanent observer status for the ICPDR (internationl Commission for the Protection of the Danube River) Expert Groups (click for the Terms of References of each group or visit for more information www.icpdr.org):
- DSTF (www.dstf.eu)
- PM (Pressures and Measures Expert Group)
- MA (Monitoring and Assessment Expert Group)
- RBM (River Basin Management Expert Group selected report) (for more information please contact Janja Zlatic-Jugovic)
- FP (Flood protection Expert Group) and former ECO (Ecological Expert Group selected report) (for more information please contact Ulrich Schwarz)
- Climate Change
- Hydropower
- Navigation
Research topics:
- Development of ecological river concepts and models
Eco-morphological mapping of the River Danube and its tributaries to identify areas needing restoration
Preservation or promotion of biodiversity by ecological improvements of the habitats of threatened and rare species - Studies of fish-ecology to ensure sustainable fishery practices
- Interactions between river system, floodplains, and wetland areas
- Development and standardization of additional chemical parameters for water quality monitoring
- Quality management in data acquisition for improved comparability and evaluation of research
- Mapping of the biological quality of waters according to the saprobic system
- Long-term studies on the development of invertebrate stocks of Danube ecosystems
- Microbiological and hygienic assessment of the river
- Investigation and mathematical modelling of biological transformations of material and interactions between river structures, water quality, and biocoenoses
- Definition of quality targets for local uses of river water on the Middle and Lower Danube
- Nutrient content and trophic state of the River Danube with special reference to the delta and the adjacent part of the Black Sea
- Inventory of aquatic vegetation in the delta, in the main channel, and in the floodplain waters of the River Danube
- Concentrations and ecotoxicity of contaminants in sediments and suspended solids
- Application of ecological short-term and long-term tests for monitoring contaminant concentrations and investigation of lethal and chronic impacts on organisms (bio-accumulation)
- Implementation of automatic bioassay systems for the protection of biocoenoses and early recognition of pollution spills