New Hope for Ecologically Sensitive Rivers in Europe

At today''s meeting of high representatives of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River in Sarajevo, representatives of the Danube river basin countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine have adopted policies to reduce the harmful impact of future hydropower plants on the environment.

NGOs look forward to guiding principles for sustainable hydropower on rivers of Danube basin but will closely monitor the selection and appointment of areas of high ecological value.