The Danube: a case study of sharing international waters

Jansky, Libor; Pachova, Nevelina I.; Murakami, Masahirô

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2003.11.008

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“…In October 1992, a section of the Danube 58 km in length was diverted in the area of the Szigetköz into a 27 km long cement power canal (Smith et al 2000) at river kilometer (rkm) 1851.75 in connection with the construction of the Gabčíkovo power plant (Bős) (Jansky et al 2004. The diversion was undertaken by Slovakia, as in 1989 Hungary decided not to participate further in the originally bilateral hydropower plant construction project.…”

Section: Adverse Effects Of Anthropogenic Activity: Interaction Betwementioning

confidence: 99%

“…After the diversion, the majority of the Danube's flow was redirected to an insulated power plant canal that rejoins the original riverbed only at Palkovičovo, at rkm 1811. Due to the diversion the runoff in the old Danube decreased by ~80% (Jansky et al 2004, Smith et al 2000, thus radically changing the previously obtaining hydrological conditions. Consequently, water level in the riverbeds dropped several meters, and by 1993, some branches of the Danube had dried up (Trásy 2012, Trásy et al 2018.…”

Section: Adverse Effects Of Anthropogenic Activity: Interaction Betwementioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessment of the interaction between surface- and groundwater after the diversion of the inner delta of the River Danube (Hungary) using multivariate statistics

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Anthropogenic activity such as damming or diversion of rivers cause extensive disturbance to ecosystems, as well as the interaction between surface water and groundwater.Following the diversion in 1992 of the River Danube (NW Hungary) and the construction of a water barrage system, the level of shallow groundwater dropped and altered the connection between surface water and groundwater. This paper outlines the changes in the interaction of surface water and shallow groundwater and other related environmental consequences caused by an 80% decrease in runoff resulting from this intervention. The time series (1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004) of 27 water quality variables measured from three surface and three subsurface sampling sites Prerpint of ATHROPOCENE 22, pp. 51-65 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2018.05.002 2 were analyzed using periodicity, hierarchical cluster-and principal component analyses. It was found that: (i) the degree of riverbed clogging increased due to diminished runoff; this clogging blocked interaction between surface water and groundwater at certain sampling sites; (ii) extreme floods were capable of resetting this situation and changing the flow currents to differing degrees in the surface/sub-surface waters. These findings enabled a better understanding of the changes in water quality primarily attributable to the diversion of the river (the change in water level, riverbed clogging etc.). The changed hydrological setting of the subject area became very similar to that which might be expected to evolve due to climate change around the world. Thus, the study not only serves as an example for the processes evolving (e.g. riverbed clogging) in similarly modified river sections, but to those as well, which are expected to suffer from aridification.

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Section: Adverse Effects Of Anthropogenic Activity: Interaction Betwementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Adverse Effects Of Anthropogenic Activity: Interaction Betwementioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the interaction between surface- and groundwater after the diversion of the inner delta of the River Danube (Hungary) using multivariate statistics

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“…A rationale for IRBM is that the river water flows irrespective of jurisdictional boundaries and any management activities in one part of the river (generally upstream) is likely to have an impact on the other areas (generally downstream). Therefore, it is widely acknowledged that a river basin should be managed as a unit on the basis of hydrological boundaries rather than as fragmented parts based on political or administrative boundaries (Abbas 1984, Edwards-Jones 1997, Global Water Partnership 2000, Chenoweth et al 2001, Giordano and Wolf 2003, Jaspers 2003, Ahmad and Ahmed 2004, Jansky et al 2004, Hooper 2005, Dukhovny et al 2009). This view has been accepted internationally and many countries sharing transboundary river basins are solving their long-disputed problems by adopting basin-wide integrated planning through cooperation (Mostert 2003, Wolf et al 2005.…”

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confidence: 99%

Integrated basin management for the Ganges: challenges and opportunities

Shahjahan

Harvey

2012

International Journal of River Basin Management

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Integrated river basin management (IRBM) emphasizes the need for managing the river as a system irrespective of administrative boundaries. Although IRBM is being adopted for many trans-boundary rivers, progress can be slow, particularly where there is a history of dispute. The Ganges basin in South Asia is one such case that experienced numerous conflicts over water between the riparian states, notably between India and Bangladesh. The power imbalance between states, mistrust and antagonism, prevailing national interest over the regional benefit, and most importantly lack of an effective institutional mechanism contributed to the complexity of implementing IRBM in the Ganges context. Despite these challenges, there is a consensus about the significant benefits that could be gained through multilateral regional cooperation over water. This paper analyses the challenges of multilateral cooperation towards IRBM in the Ganges context and examines the scope for overcoming these challenges. The paper argues that IRBM in the Ganges context depends on cooperation towards a basin-wide management approach, and a basin organization is a prerequisite to that. It suggests creation of a basin organization in the Ganges context by sharing experiences from other parts of the world and concludes with a framework for adopting IRBM in the Ganges basin.

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“…The management of very large trans-boundary rivers is a critical component of the ecological equation, as they host 40% of the world's population (Jansky et al, 2004). The concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has emerged as a possible socio-ecological governance model (Cook and Bakker, 2012), involving physical, sectorial, and organizational integration (Kidd and Shaw, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%