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UNDP GEF APR/PIR 2007 INTERNATIONAL WATERS

(1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007)

I. Basic Project Data

Official Title:
Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and

Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin
(Short name: Danub e Regional Project Tranche 2)

Country/ies:
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
PIMS Number
3123

Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary,

Moldova, Romania, Serbia and
Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Ukraine

Atlas Project Number
00048057

Focal Area
International Waters
Project Type
FSP
(FSP/MSP)
Strategic Priority
IW-1
Operational
OP 8
Programme

Date of Entry into Work
May 11, 2001
Planned Project
2 years
Programme
Duration
ProDoc Signature Date
March 2005 (Ukraine) -last
Original Planned
December 2006
signature, May 2004 Croatia
Closing Date
Date of First Disbursement Tranche 2: June 2004
Revised Planned 1
Revised 1: May
Closing Date
2007
Is this the Terminal
YES
Date Project
31 August 2007
APR/PIR?
Operationally Closed
(if applicable)

Date Mid Term
14.4. 26.5. 2004
Date Final Evaluation 1 March May
Evaluation2 carried out
carried out
2007
(if applicable)
(if applicable)

Dates of visits to project

Date of last TPR
22 February
by UNDP country office
Meeting
2007
Date of last visit to project
February 2007

by UNDP-GEF RTA

1 Please explain any entry here in section V on "Changes in project schedule"
2 If an evaluation has been carried out in the last 12 months the report should be attached to this document.
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Project Contacts:

Title
Name
E-mail
Date
Signature
National Project
Ivan
Ivan.Zavadsky@unvienna.org 24.09.2007
Manager/Coordinator Zavadsky

Government GEF
-

OFP3 (optional)

UNDP Country
Juerg
Juerg
24.09.2007
Office Programme
Staudenmann Staudenmann@undp.org
Manager

UNDP Regional
Vladimir
Vladimir.Mamaev@undp.org 24.09.2007
Technical Advisor
Mamaev

Project Summary (as in PIMS and ProDoc)
The Regional Project contributes to sustainable human development in the DRB and to the wider Black Sea
area through reinforcing the capacities of the participating countries in developing effective mechanisms
for regional cooperation and coordination in order to ensure protection of international waters, sustainable
management of natural resources and biodiversity.

The specific objective of Tranche 2 of the Project is to set up and strengthen institutional and legal
instruments and institutions at the national and regional level to assure nutrient reduction and sustainabl e
management of water bodies and ecological resources, through implementing of concepts, methodologies,
projects and programmes developed in the phase 1, involving all stakeholders and building up adequate
monitoring and information systems. To reach the p roject goals and to secure the implementation and
consolidation of those basin -wide capacity-building activities, the Project has to build up on the results
achieved during the 1st Phase of the Project.

3 In the case of a project involving more than 1 country, it is suggested that for simplicity only the OFP (optional) and Country
Office Programme Manager from the lead country sign-off. If representatives from more than 1 country sign off, please add
additional rows as necessary, clearly indicating the country name for each signature.
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II. Progress towards achieving project objectives
Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
Objective:
1. All Danube counties
· The Danube
· All Danube countries signed
· All 13 Countries signed the Convention and are
Set up institutional
have developed and
Convention in
the Convention and are
cooperating, financial support continues for 4 countries
and legal instruments
ratified policies and legal
force (1998), by
cooperating, participating at
(non EU: MD, UA, BiH, SM) to be able to participate at
to assure nutrient
instruments for
the year 2000 10
the work of the ICPDR EGs
the work of the ICPDR
reduction and
sustainable water
countries ratified
and regularly contributing to
· Analytical report on Pressures & impact analysis,
sustainable
management and nutrient
(out of 13) and are
the budget, financial
typology; ecological c lassification; Economic Analysis;
management of water
reduction and have put in
cooperating, 11
sustainability of countries
HMWB, Nutrients, etc. used by the ICPDR for Danube
bodies and ecological
place mechanisms for
countries need
participation is guaranteed by
Analysis Report
resources.
exacting compliance
financial support to
the countries..
· Roof Report for RBMP (ICPDR policy tool) / Danube

be able to
· EUWFD implementation in the
Analysis Report prepared, accepted by the countries and
The overall objective
participate at work
Danube Basin is in line with
submitted to EU.
of the Danube
of the ICPDR EGs
the time-frame
· Basin-wide Monitoring Report (fo llow up to the Roof
Regional Project is to
· Support needed for
· National policies and
Report) developed, accepted by the countries and
complement the
all non EU
legislation is in line with key
submitted to the EU.
activities of the
countries
EU Directive (WFD, ND,
ICPDR required to
UWWTD, IPPC )
provide a regional
approach and global

4 This should describe the quantitative indicator
5 This should be a quantitative numerical value
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
significance to the
2. The ICPDR is the main
· Basic ICPDR tools
· ICPDR tools (TNMN, AEWS,
· TNMN harmonized with EU WFD requirement / annual
development of
institutional and
for water quality
EMIS, GIS) fully harmonized
reporting a vailable, all 13 countries participate (79
national policies and
operation mechanism for
monitoring and
with requirements of the EU
stations, 52 determinands in water, 33 in sediments)
legislation and to the
transboundary
accident warning
WFD, fully operational and
· AEWS upgrade web based notifications tested and
definition of priority
cooperation and
are set up, but not
results used by the ICPDR and
used by 13 countries anube GIS Prototype prepared, 1
actions for nutrient
pollution control for all
reflecting EU
countries
test dataset for each shapefile templa te / table
reduction and
Danube countries and
WFD
· Inter-ministerial Coordination
· ICPDR takes over in further development of the Danube
pollution control with
ICPDR tools for wate r
requirements;
at national level is
GIS
particular attention to
quality monitoring,
upgrade and
strengthened in all Danube
· Report: `Impact of the Danube on the Black Sea'
achieving sustainable
emission control,
development
countries, in particular in lower
presented to the countries ant the ICPDR high level
transboundary
accident prevention and
needed.
DC.
meeting
ecological effects
information management
· New policy tools
· Joint indicators for
· JTWG is functional, working according to the workplan,
within the DRB and
are fully operational.
need to be
environmental status agreed
annual meetings held, 6 meetings since 2002
the Black Sea area.
developed,
within Danube and Black Sea

e.g.RBMP, GIS,
commission
particularly for

nutrient reduction
3. The civil society and in
· DEF established
· NGOs network strengthened
· 175 NGOs are members of the DEF
particular national NGOs
with the GEF
200 NGOs in the DEF
· Water policy teams created
in all Danube countries
support in 1994,
· Expert capacities of the DEF
· Two DEF bulletins published each year
are at the end of the
needs support for
strengthened particularly in the
· Small Grants Programme projects 114 national and 12
Project proactively
revitalization,
field of EU WFD
regional projects implemented within duration of the
implicated in national
· the network is
implementation
DRP
nutrient reduction
weak (only 17
· DEF cooperating with the
· Pilot proje cts in 5 countries to enhance access of public
programmes, have
members),
ICPDR
to information.
organized workshops and
activities limited.
· Pilot Public Awareness
· Publications prepared to strengthen public access to
produced in national
· EU WFD and
Campaigns in 6 countries
information and to disseminate lessons learned in
language information
Aarhus convention
· Regular NGO publications in
national languages of 5 participating countries; available
material for awareness
are legal basis for
national languages
at:
raising campaigns and
public
· 12 Regional Grant Projects and
http://www.rec.org/REC/Pr ograms/PublicParticipation/
have successfully
participation, not
112 National Grant Project
DanubeRiverBasin/project_products/default.html
implemented community
incorporated in
implemented
· Public awareness campaigns in Slovakia, Slovenia,
based nutrient reduction
most of the Danube
· Strengthened public
Croatia and Serbia implemented
projects financed under
countries
participation and access to
the GEF Small Grants
information
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
4. The Project and ICPDR
· Existing concepts
· Set of Indicators for project
· Set of 35 indicators for agreed with the ICPDR and
have conceptualized and
for GEF indicators
monitoring and evaluation of
tested
developed a monitoring
(process, stress
results of pollution reduction
· Analysis of historical data prepared and sampling cruise
and evaluation system
reduction and
measures available for the
at the reservoir completed, analytical country reports
and has identified the
environmental
DRP and ICPDR and tested.
from Serbia, Romania, Vituki and synthesis report
indicators (process, stress
status) and EEA
· Analysis of Sediments at Iron
prepared, summarizing and assessing t he results of the
reduction and
indicators
Gates carried out and potential
sampling cruise and proposing further steps
environmental status);
(DPSIR) still
environmental impact of
· Technical guidance document on the integration of the
knowledge on
under discussion
sediments on the Black Sea
nutrient reduction function in riverine wetland
sedimentation, transport
and development.
assessed.
management
and removal of nutrients
· Knowledge on
· Identification of the benefits
· Study on pollution trading and relevant economic
and toxic substances is
sediments at Iron
of wetlands as nu trient
instruments prepared and dissem inated among
considerably increased
Gates and possible
reduction / retention facilities
stakeholders at ministerial level through a basin -wide
and economic
impacts on the
and the contribution of
workshop.
instruments to encourage
Danube & Black
wetlands in this role to the
· Update on measures for Agricultural nutrient reduction
investments for nutrient
Sea in the future
WFD Programme of Measures
reduction are accepted
are very limited,
· Economic instruments for
and implemented at the
· Analysis of
pollution trading are evaluated
national and regional
possibilities to
and a set of recommendations
level
create a `Danube
for their implementation
Environmental
prepared for countries
Fund to support the
ICPDR Investment
Programme
5. Investments in sewerage
Priority municipal
Within the Danube basin 210
· Within the Danube Basin, 26 municipal projects are
and municipal waste
projects identified by
municipal projects are planned
underway and have 100% funds secured
water treatment plants
countries (5Years
until year 2015
· 19 project completed by 2 003
(WWTP -M)
nutrient reduction plan
· 50 project completed by 2005
prepared within
UNDP DPRP)
6. Reduction of total
According to the
· Expected reduction of Nitrogen
· Reduction of N emissions is 4,915 t/y, of P emissions
nitrogen loads
Danube Water Quality
loads is 21% (119 kt/y),
977 t/7 from projects completed in 2003
7. Reduction of total
Model (1999, data
· Expected reduction of
· Reduction of N emi ssions is 10,562 t/y, of P emissions
phosphorus loads
1994-97), the annual
Phosphorus loads is 32% (16
2,224 t/y from projects completed by 2005
loads from the
kt/y),
· (DABLAS II / JAP 2004 reporting)
Danube to the Black
Sea are 552 kt/year of
Nitrogen and 48.9
t/year of Phosphorus
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
Outcome 1:
8. Acceptance of the
· Start of
· The ICPDR capacity to
· ICPDR coordinates the reporting for the EU WFD
All Danube River
Danube RBMP by
implementation of
coordinate the DRB
implementation in the Danube River Basin
Basin countries are
ICPDR and individual
the EU WFD,
management planning process
· The work pla n of the ICPDR EGs is in line with the EU
implementing nutrient
countries
support needed for
strengthened through tools and
WFD implementation tasks
reduction policies and
the EU accession
mechanisms developed
· 4 Non EU countries voluntarily participate on the EU
legal instruments and
and non accession
· Enhanced capacities of the 4
WFD reporting
measures for exacting
countries.
DRB countries (Bosnia i
· Workshops on Surface Waters, Ground Waters, Risk of
compliance, with
· In 2000 the
Hercegovina, Moldova, Serbia
Failure, HMWB, 3 trainings on assessment of water
particular attention to
countries agreed
and Montenegro and Ukraine)
bodies (AQEM trainin g) organized to strengthen expert
the EU WFD, IWRM,
that the ICPDR
that are either not in the EU
capacities of the ICPDR for EU WFD implementation,
BAPs, BATs
will be a platform
already nor an EU candidate
80 experts participated at each wshop.
practices, appropriate
for EU WFD
country, to understand and then
land use and wetland
implementation in
implement the river basin
management and
the DRB.
management planning
economic instruments.
approaches prescribed by the

EU WFD needed to assure that
all 13 DRB countries are
involved at the same level to
manage the DRB sustainable
9. National reports on
· Transboundary
Ability of 13 countries to
· EU WFD Danube Roof re port completed and agreed by
environmental
Analysis (TDA) of
commonly manage the Danube
13 countries
characteristics and
the DRB carried
River Basin, in a consistent
· Danube Analysis Report prepared, translated into 7
economic analysis in line
out within the
approach, coordinated by the
languages and basin -wide distributed.
with EU WFD existing;
UNDP Danube
ICPDR, en hanced leading to the
Pollution
development of the first Danube
Reduction
River Basin Management Plan,
Programme
according to the EU Water
(DPRP) 1998 11
Framework Directive, using the
GEF eligible
policy guidelines (Economic
countries
analysis etc.), methodologies, and
participated.
tools (DRB GIS etc.) developed;
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
10. River basin management
· Basic monitoring
· ICPDR will have all
· Monitoring tools upgraded (TNMN - 79 sampling
practices and gaps in
data available
monitoring tools in place in
stations, 52 determinands in water and 33 in sediments,
relation of WFD
order to fill data gaps by
AQC implemented
requirements identified
2006
· Work on Intercalibration for harmonization finalized and
· The ICPDR will harmonise
further continuation taken over by the ICPDR
approaches / methodologies or,
at least, make them comparable
throughout the Danube basin
· ICPDR will prepare a
Programme of Measures by
2009
11. GIS and related data base
· 11 basic thematic
· Danube thematic maps for EU
· 16 Danube thematic maps prepared in line with EU
for RBM Planning
maps for TDA
WFD reporting prepared
WFD requirements
available from
· Danube GIS Prototype tested
· Danube GIS Prototype developed and ready for testing
UNDP DPRP, only
and further developed by the
and further use, ICPDR takes over further development
partly in line with
ICPDR
· Data for 8 countries available
the EU WFD.
· Data from all countries
· No GIS
available
12. Pilot River Basin Plans
No RBM plannin g for
Sub-basin management planning
Support for development of Sava RBMP provided - WFD
in line with EU WFD
sub-basins
approach developed through 1
gap analysis, transboundary issues and measeures, structure
pilot project (Sava Basin) in 4
of the River Basin Manage ment Plan are agreed with 4
countries
participating countries
13. Adoption of BAP in
· BAP in national
· The integration of water
· A number of support documents prepared for countries
national policy -
policies of EU
quality objectives related to
to prepare for agriculture policy changes (Inventories on
Concepts for best
countries only
agriculture nutrien t pollution
agricultural non -point pollution sources(N&P); pesticide
agricultural practices in
· Farmers in the
into agriculture policies
use; agricultural fertilizer and manure use; policies;
line with EU
DRB are using
increased in 11 Danube
Recommendations for policy reforms and BAP use;
requirements for central
traditional
countries.
Guidelines on Manure use, also in 6 Danube basin
and downstream Danube
methods.
· New agricultural policies for
languages;
countries are elaborated
According to TDA
controlling non -point sources
· Workshop: EU WFD and Agriculture participation of
and discussed in
1998, about 50%
of pollution from agriculture
80 experts
workshops
of Nutrient
accepted by policy makers
discharges are
based on broadly disseminated
coming from the
nation-specific BAP concepts
agriculture sector
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
14. National experts are
· No specific BAP
· BAP accepted by farmers in
· 2 basin-wide workshops with participation from 7
trained to introduce best
available
the field in DRB countries.
countries
agricultural practices in
· 1000 farmers made aware of
· 5 seminars and trainings at national and local le vel
their countries
best agricultural practices for
· 14 farmers trained as trainers
reducing agricultural nutrient
· visit of a farm in Denmark 40 participants from
emissions
countries
· farmers aware of the BAP, through several
broadcastings on national TV and Radio of Serbia,
interviews and articles in national newspapers and
magazines speci alized on agriculture
15. Internet information on
No web -site
Web-site with information of the
Web-site operational
the introduction of best
BAPs used in pilot projects
http://www.carlbrodrp.org.yu/
agricultural practices in
operational

each DRB country
16. Pilot projects on practical
No pilot proje cts
· Point and non -point source
· 7 pilot projects implemented / lessons learned
BAP implementation,
agricultural nutrient emissions
disseminated
training and institutional
reduced in 5 pilot sites.
· Financial implications evaluated in 7 pilot farms
support to expand BAP
· BAPs implemented in 100
· more than 100 farmers aware of BAPs
practices are carried out
farms,
and demonstration
· 100 farmers in lower DRB
workshops of
aware of and applying best
experiences in pilot
agricultural practices
projects conducted
17. Pilot project monitoring
and progress evaluation
regarding financial
implications is
performed
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
18. Three concepts for land
Appropriate integrated
Appropriate Land -Use Concepts
· Inventory of Protected Areas, covering 237 sites -
use reforms of selected
land use concepts
accepted by local stakeholders and
database and map - input also for Natura 2000, required
wetland are disc ussed
are missing, as well as
being implemented in 3 pilot sites
by EU WFD
with stakeholders
an assessment
in 3 respective countries leading
· Methodology for Land -use Assessment was tested at 3
methodology
to wetland/floodplain protection
pilot sites (SK, HR, RO) and 3 on -sites stakeholders
and rehabilitation of
workshops organized with participation of 30 experts at
approximately 7,000 hectares
each workshop
· Specific proposals for final land -use concepts at each
pilot site
· Land-use concepts implemented in projects at 3 pilot
sites under impleme ntation (Slovakia, Romania and
Croatia), total area 4,400 hectares
19. New concepts for
Proper land -use and
· Capacities of key stakeholders
· Methodology and Pilot Site Testing with Special
wetland areas are
wetland management
( i.e. government, NGOs,
Reference to Wetland and Floodplain Management
endorsed by
are not a priority for
private sector etc.) built in 11
prepared
governments (legal and
countries
DRB countries for
·
institutional reform for
implementing appropriate
· 1 preparatory workshop or ganized 20 participants
integration of
land-use policies to reduce
· Basin-wide workshop for wetland managers from
environmental and
pressures on wetland and
government, NGOs and private sector organized, with
economic issues is
floodplain areas in the DRB
participation of 45 experts from the Danube Basin
prepared)
· Basin wide workshop on

20. DRB workshop on
Integrated Land -use and
project result s and
Wetlands management
conclusions
organized
21. Assessment of the
· Review on national
· The integration of water
· Review of policies i n 11 countries and the identification
progress in existing
policies in general,
quality objectives related to
of gaps between EU and existing and future legislation
legislative and
prepared within
industrial p ollution into
for industrial pollution control and enforcement
enforcement status is
pdf-B in 2000
industrial policy and regulatory
mechanisms
elaborated
· Some of the project
framework according to EU
· Report on Implementation of BAT /IPPC in 11DRB
22. DRB countries have
beneficiary
Directive on Integrated
countries
adapted national
countries were in
Pollution and Prevention
· Report on Implementation of BAT in 4 non -accession
legislation in line with
EU accession
Control enhanced in 11
countries
the EU
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
23. Increased awareness of
process, preparing
Danube countries.
· Road Map for implementing BAT in Serbia &
and knowledge about
for adopting EU
· Capacities of non EU countries
Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Moldova and
BAT through workshops
legislation
to implement BAT / IPPC are
Ukraine
and training
strengthened
· Workshops programme of training and dissemination
· An examination of alternatives for the further support
for the application of Best Available Techniques in the
DRB;
· 3 trainings on BAT & IPPC for experts from BiH, UA,
MD
24. Case studies on
Priorities for pollution reduction
· Undertaking of 5 reviews of industrial complexes as
environmentally friendly
revised, based on improved
case studies on BAT.
production technologies
methodology for emissions
in industries in particular
inventories (reflecting the EU
countries are performed
directives requirements on
reporting ) and on better
understanding of cause and effect
relationships
25. Knowledge and
Most of the
Awareness of policy options for
· Two basin w ide workshops organized to present the
understanding on the
municipalities are not
improved collection of water and
T&C reforms to the countries, 50 experts and high -level
benefits and costs of
aware of concepts for
wastewater service tariffs and fees
country representatives participated.
various alternative
cost benefits of
in all 11 Danube countries and in
· The current conditions related to regional or Municipal
concepts are improved
tariffs and charges
most municipalities enhanced.
Water and Wastewater Utilities examined in 7 countries
26. Increased awareness of
· Municipalities are
· policy reforms considered in
in general
municipalities on policy
not aware of
40 municipalities and adopted
· Possible tariff and effluent charge reforms identified and
options on the economic
economic value of
in 20
evaluated for 7 countries and 7 municipalities as case
value of water, including
water and of policy
· tariff reforms considered in 60
studies were evaluated
consideration and
options related to
municipalities and adopted in
· 7 municipalities where the reforms are considered, in 2
adoption of reforms and
reforms on tariffs
20
municipalities adopted and models applied
understanding and
and charges
· financial models understood in
application of models for
· No methodology
100 municipalities and applied
tariffs and charges
for tariffs and
in 40
calculation in a number
charges calculation
of municipalities
available, which
27. Economic and financial
would consider
Ministries and affected agencies
· ASTEC model developed (Accounts Simulation for
viability of the tariffs
policy reforms
of 11 DRB countries are aware of
Tariffs and Efflu ent Charges), tested in 2 municipalities
reform for the water
the effects of the current effluent
Pitesti (Romania) and Karlovac (Croatia)
companies in specific
charges designs on revenues,
· Training workshop for ASTEC organized with
countries are ensured
water and wastewater tariffs, and
participation 11 experts in total.
pollution abatement investments.
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Project Objective
Description of Indicator 4
Baseline Level 5
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
28. Improved knowledge on
Ministries or affected agencies of
· A number of regional meetings and dissemination
the best tariff alternatives
3 DRB countries are actively
workshops at national level 470 experts and country
is ensured for all
considering changing their
representatives participated
stakeholders
emission charges to encourage
· Information sheets on T&C prepared also in national
reduction in nutrients and toxics.
languages and distributed
29. Information on the cost -
Ministries or affected agencies of
benefits of incentives
3 DRB countries an d 6 selected
based on instruments is
demonstration municipalities have
discussed and
used financial modeling to test the
disseminated
consequences of possible reforms
in the design of their effluent
charges.
30. Agreement on phase out
Voluntary agreements
Voluntary Agreement on the
· Voluntary agreement is not possible, a legal ban has to
of phosphates in
on phase-out of
Phase-out of Phosphates in
be implemented (example: Czech republic had a
detergents and
phosphates in
detergent developed in
voluntary agreement , but did not work)
governments
detergents applied
cooperation with stakeholders that
· ICPDR / DRP Task Force on Detergents established,
commitment to
only in Austria and
leads to implementation res ulting
recommendations for policy implementation in 11
implement relat ed
Germany
in a projected 24% reduction of P
countries prepared
recommendations
from point sources of pollution
· P-free detergents available in 3 countries, 1 will
31. Lessons on phosphorus
and 12% reduction in Total P
introduce legislation, others need to consider legislation
reduction are learned
Loads from the DRB to the Black
during implementation of
Sea
new phasing -out
programme for P -
detergents
32. Introduction of P -free
detergents
33. Implementation of the
EU WFD in force in
· In 9 EU countries the EU WFD
· In 9 EU countries the EU WFD is implemented
main EU directive -
2000
is implemented
· 4 non EU countries comply with requirements
Water Framework
· 4 non EU countries are
Directive, 2000/60/EC
committed to comply with
requirements

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Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
34. Improved coordination
Inter-ministerial
Inter-Ministerial Coordinating
· Analysis of IMCM wa s carried out in 10 countries,
Outcome 2:
of national activities -
coordination exists
Mechanisms functioning in 10
recommendations were prepared
Countries are
Inter-ministerial
in some countries
Danube countries in order to
cooperating under the
· 6 countries needed to strengthen their IMC capacities,
Committees established
develop, implement and follow up
ICPDR as main
· Four working consultation meetings in selected
as needed
national policies, legislation and
institutional and
countries finalized in June 2007
35. Existing structures and
projects for nutrient reduction and
organizational
mechanisms for
pollution control
mechanism for
implementation of
transboundary
environmental policies
cooperation, pollution
and legislation analyzed
and nutrient control,
36. Adequate structures
using improved water
quality monitoring,
proposed in cooperation
emission control,
with relevant ministerial
emergency warning
departments
and accidental
37. Classification of water
Set of
Enhanced capacity of countries to
· TNMN harmonized with EU WFD requirement / annual
prevention and
quality objectives and
determinands for
develop policy measures for nutrients
reporting available, all 13 countries par ticipate (79
information
nutrient and toxics
water quality
and toxic substances reduction based
stations, 52 determinands in water, 33 in sediments),
management tools.
quality conditions is
monitoring
on improved monitoring water
upgrade and proposal for SOPs for new determinants

finalized
TNMN operation,
quality for toxic substances and
prepared

not harmonized
nutrients in line with EU WFD
· Environmental quality objectives and standards for
with EU WFD
requirements, assessment of
nutrients and other Danube specific priority substances
environmental stress impact
proposed
38. Inventories of emissions
· List of hot spots
relationship, based on use of
· Analysis of the results of the EMIS inventory and their
from priority point and
(TDA 1997)
common harmonized classification
comparison with TNMN and JDS results
non-point sources ("hot
· Emission
system and standards
· EMIS inventory updated, additional 60 sources
spots") for P and N are
inventory 2000
identified
revised
(252 industrial
and 555
municipal
sources)
39. Inventory of priority
EU list of priority
· Danube List of Priority substances developed 29
chemicals in line with
substances under
priority substances
EU are updated
development

6 This should describe the quantitative indicator
7 This should be a quantitative numerical value
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
40. Swift and coordinated
PIACs operational
Swifter and better coordinated
· Standard forms and web -based communication solution
response to accidents
in 10 Countries,
response to accidents increased in all
for information exchange in emergency cases used by
41. Guidelines on accidental
communication is
13 Danube countries through
all 13 countries PIACs
pollution prevention are
through a satellite
reinforcement of PIACs (accident
·
reviewed
not cost efficient.
alert centers) and geographical
42. National stations - PIACs
extension in Bosnia i Herzegovina
for MD, UA, BiH, SM
and Serbia and Montenegro
are fully operational
43. Reduction of accidental
Hot spots identified
Reduction of risk of accidents
· Accident Risk Spots ranking methodology
spills - Inventory and
within
through implementation of check -list
(M1methodology) prepared
assessment of high
UNDP/DPRP
methodology used in 50 industrial
·
ARS Inventory carried out 261 sites identified 157
accident risks spots are
Transboundary
locations / companies, identifie d as
sites evaluated
completed in all
Analysis
sites with highest risk potential
·
M2 Methodology tested, pilot project on Refineries
countries
implementation of a check list methodology, training

provided for 15 experts
44. Cooperation on
preventive and
emergency measures is
improved
45. DBAM is improved to
DBAM developed
DBAM updated , to be used with MS
· DBAM updated to MS W -XP
respond to pollution
Windows XP
transport issues
46. Enlarged set of users of
· Limited number
· Knowledge of the users how to
· Training on the Danubis users provided at central level
Danubis Information
of users and
use the system and all its
25 persons and at national level 11 countries 12
System web site;
knowledge how
functionalities is increased
experts trained in each.
intensification of use
to use the
· 8000 hits/month of Danubis and
· 630 registered users
system,
8000 hits/month for p roject
· 18,000 hits / month average
· Limited access
website in 2006 -02-06
rights
· 100 users
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
47. Networking within
· Danubis
Management of information for the
· Upgrade of the Danubis at the central level 1 new
DANUBIS by all ICPDR
established,
ICPDR on work to manage the D RB
server; Change of the platform for the System; open -
contracting parties is
based on
enhanced for 130 experts involved in
source system implemented
realized
Oracle, high
the ICPDR (Secretariat, national
· and national level 36 PC sets provided to countri es..
48. Mechanisms of having
maintenance
experts working on ICPDR expert
· 18,000 hits / month average
access to information are
costs
groups etc.) by the improvement of

available
· Computer
the DANUBIS information system as
Equipment
evidenced by an expansion of the
required in the
information available as well as the
countries
use of the system (from 1500 hits per
month in 2002 to 8,000 hits per
month in 2006)
49. Interactive DANUBIS
· Information
Increased public awareness of DRB
· ICPDR public web site is improved, more attractive,
web site is operational
provided for
problems, issues an d solutions
provided with more information about the Danube,
public is
(including initiatives of the ICPDR,
environmental issues, ICPDR and its activities, 18,000
limited, no info
NGOs etc.) due to an improved, more
hits / month average in sept05 -sept06
about the
user-friendly ICPDR and project web
· Concept for Restructuring of the internal area of the
Danube,
site respectively as evidenced by an
ICPDR Info system prepared in order to improve
environmental
increase in hits to the web pages
performance of the system, and respond to new
issues, ICPDR
from 1000 hits per month in 2002 to
requirements from the point of view of technologies and
activities,
8,000 hits per month in 2006 .
the information requests
· `very dry'
· New design for internal area of the Information system
developed and tested for new stru cture of the Danubis
· New content management system under implementation
continuation of work taken over by the ICPDR
50. Joint work programme
· Memorandum
Joint policy-making framework
· Status indicators to monitor nutrient and hazardous
for MoU is applied
of
established and functioning in DRB
substances transport from the Danube and change of
Understanding
and Black Sea region for reduction of
ecosyst. in the Black Sea defined and agreed upon
signed,
discharges of nutrients and hazardous
· Report: `Impact of the Danube on the Black Sea'
· JTWG
substances i nto the Black Sea.
presented to the countries ant the I CPDR high level
established,
meeting
51. Reports are produced
revitalization
· Reporting procedure defined and agreed upon
according to new rules
needed,
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
52. Agreement on regular
including
· Annual JTWG meetings organized (in 2002, 2003,
meetings is concluded
development of
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007)
a workplan and
· D-BS Strategic P artnership Stocktaking meeting
set of agreed
organized in 2004, with participation of 80 high level
indicators for
country representatives of the ICPDR, BSC, GEF,
assessment of
UNDP and other experts
the Danube
· DRP Final Seminar organized in February 2007,
impact on the
followed up with a High level Ministerial Conference,
BS NW shelf
where a new Declaration on the Enhancement of
Cooperation for water protection has been adopted.
53. Knowledge, professional
·
Skills of
· Key Danube institutions (e.g.
· Capacities of the ICPDR EG Chairs and Secretariat were
skills and understanding
experts on
ICPDR) that are managing the
strengthened through a Training on Facilitation Skills,
on nutrient reduction
basic level,
DRB enhanced via the building of
35 persons participated
issues are enhanced
·
Countries need
capacities of 130 experts involved
· Workshop on Further future of the ICPDR supported the
54. Training evaluation is
support for
in ICPDR expert groups, ICPDR
development process of the Commission, 65 country
updated
participation at
Secretariat etc.
represen tatives participated
ICPDR
· Essential Danube sta keholder
· Workshops on EU WFD Implementation at national
activities
groups strengthened in their
level have strengthened capacities of experts in 4
abilities to reduce pollution due to
countries - policy makers/ senior ministry officials in
increased capacities of 300
MD, SM and BiH, RO, in total 80 experts participated
stakeholder representatives (e.g.
· Support for 11 countries to participate ant the regular
environmental NGOs, wetland
ICPDR EG meeting provided until the end of 2006, 80 -
managers, municipal authorities,
100 persons supported per year
agricultural extension service
· In 2007, countries are using own resources to cover
reps., industrial operato rs etc.)
participation of expert s and regular EG meetings
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
55. Sustainable DEF
· DEF established
· Sustainable operation of the DEF
· Increased capacity of the DEF secretariat staffing,
Outcome 3:
secretariat -optimal
with the GEF
Secretariat achieved , leading the
qualification, expert team on water policy established
Public concern,
operation of DEF
participation and
support in 1994,
further expansion and
· Network strengthened 175 NGOs
secretariat is achieved,
needs support
effectiveness of the network;
response to ecological
· National focal points in 11 countries active
Improved capacities of
for
issues has increased
· Community involvement
· 2 DEF bulletins regularly published per year also in
the NGOs
revitalization,
through Small Grants
increased through an expanded
other Danube languages
Programme,
· the network is
and strengthened network (from
· concept for fund rising and financial sustaina bility
awareness raising
weak (only 17
30 NGO organizations as
prepared,
campaigns, regular
members),
members in 2002 to over 200
NGO publications and
activities
NGO orga nizations as members in
work of the DEF
limited
2006) to undertake awareness
network
raising and pollution reduction
activities in 11 DRB countries;
Public participation
· enhanced cooperation between
and access to
governments and NGOs;
information was
improved capacity for fund
enhanced at national
raising
and local level.
56. Knowledge on nutrient
No training
NGOs have increased knowledge on
· Training material on `Wetlands and Nutrient reduction'
and toxic are improved,
manuals on
wetlands an d nutrient issues and are
prepared, training provided in 11 countries with
reports on nutrient and
wetlands for
informed about revitalization
participation of 15 experts per country
toxic, in national
NGOs, training
measures.
· Training manual available in 5 languages
languages, are published
skills need
strengthening
57. Cooperation between
DEF is not actively
Active involvement of DEF members
· DEF is represented at the ICPDR EG meetings and
NGOs and governments
participating at the
in policy development and pollution
regular high level meeting as observer.
is strengthened
ICPDR activities
reduction activities assured through
· Water policy teams created, to participat e in EU WFD
partnerships with DRB governments
Implementation also at national level
(e.g. activities to involve the public
in DRB Management Planning
process in the frame of the EU Water
Framework Directive etc.)
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
58. Increased awareness with
Danube Watch
· Awarene ss of general public on
· In 2005 the Danube Day was initiated with heavy
the public of Danube
published with
the Danube, environmental issues
support from the DRP, all 13 countries part icipated with
environmental problems
previous support
and the ICPDR and its activities is
local activities
- Public campaigns are
from the
increased
· In 2006, the Danube Day was organized fully by the
implemented
UNDP/GEF
· Public awareness activities of the
ICPDR through DEF network at national level, DRP
Pollution
ICPDR are sustainable
support was minor, all 13 countries participated.
Reduction
· Awareness of public in overall
· 4 campaigns implemented by the DEF in 4 countries
Programme
DRB on the importance of
pollution reduction and
environmental c hallenges has
been enhanced through targeted
communication activities and
campaigns (farmers,
municipalities, wetland mangers,
environmental NGOs, etc. )
· Danube Day has been established
as an annual event and a platform
to raise awareness on pollution
control in 13 Danube countries.
An estimate of 1 million people
have been actively participating in
Danube Day activities throughout
the region during the last years
59. Efficient and effectiv e
·
Small Grants
Awareness of nutrient pollution and
· 6 regional and 58 national proje cts implemented within
NGO involvement
Programme
toxic substance problems in the DRB
the 1st call, 25 project monitored
through one regional and
within
and involv ement of DRB
· 6 regional and 56 national project implemented within
two local grants
previous GEF
communities in 11 DRB countries
the 2nd call.
programmes
project
enhanced via 120 national small
· Specific Regional Project for Prut RBMP implemented
·
NGOs have no
grant funded projects led by national
- led by Romanian NGO CESEP http://prut-
funds for
environmental NGOs and 12 regional
rbmp.cesep.ro/ , in cooperation with Moldova and
implementing
small grant projects involving 35
Ukraine
small projects
NGOs working on transboundary
problems
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
60. Sufficient and reliable
No communication
· Communication Strategy is
· DRP Communication Strategy developed
information for mass
strategy available
prepared and implemented for the
· 6 DRP press releases
media purposes are
DRP and its specific selected
· DRP fact sheets on 6 main themes: River Basin
prepared and published
project components,
Management, Agriculture, Indu stry and Municipal,
· Communication Strategy
Wetlands, Public Participation and Institutional
developed and implemented also
Strengthening (two editions prepared)
for the ICPDR and the DEF
· DEF press releases
· 2 DRP/ICPDR Posters and 3 Brochures on Project (two
editions),Public participation and Danube Analysis
· Production and disseminatio n of a publication: '15 years
of Managing the Danube River Basin 1991 -2006' , to
give a brief overview of 15 years of GEF intervention in
the Danube Region.
· Preparation and dissemination of a data DVD with all
project reports and results
61. Basin-wide docum ents
Danube Watch
ICPDR has become a public oriented
· ICPDR Communication Strategy
are periodically
published only
institution through enhanced qua lity
· 4 issues of the Danube Watch published
published
with external
of communication and by using
· Danubis public website upgraded 1000 hits per month in
support
awareness raising tools and
average
sustainable means of communication
· ICPDR visual identity strengthened through improved
as the Da nube Watch Magazine and
logo, design of reports
the web -page
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
62. Implement ation of
· Aarhus
· Access to Information on DRB
· Two study tours: USA and the Netherlands, 10
Aarhus Convention
convention,
hot spots improved in 5 DRB
governmental and 5 NGO participant at each
63. Implementation of art. 14
· EU WFD art. 14
countries through increased
· Specific manuals and guidelines on involvement of
of the EU WFD,
on PP
capacities of 100 governmental
citizens and communities in water management i ssues
2000/60/E Public
officials and 100 key stakeholders
· Two Basin -wide stakeholder workshop at each, with
Information and
(environme ntal NGOs etc.) as
participation of 90 country representatives
Consultation; access to
well as through the appropriate
· Basin wide Dissemination workshop with participation
information
legal frameworks and tools for
of 50 representatives from involved countries
64. Strengthened capacity of
providing information that were

governmental officials to
developed
implement public
· Pollution reduction processes
involvement and of
initiated at 5 hot spots via the
national NGOs to
conducting of 5 pilot projects that
become more e ffectively
were agreed with the respective
involved in
key stakeholders for each site
implementation of the
based on improved access to
EU WFD;
information.
65. Strengthened cooperation
between government
officials, NGOs and
other stakeholders;
66. Country-specific
strategies, measures and
practical arrangements
supporting NGOs
,citizens and
communities
involvement in water
resources management
and pollution control
Outcome 4:
67. Monitoring and
GEF concept for
Status of DRB environment as well
Agreement on set of Indicators for testing, to be used for
The ICPDR and DRP
evaluation system for
indicators for
as progress and impacts of
the project outputs and fully used by the ICPDR
are using system of
project implementation is
process, stress
interventions (especially the
operational
reduction and
UNDP/GEF DRP) monitored by
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Project Objective
Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
indicators (process,
68. Indicators are applied for
environmental
comprehensive, tested and
stress reduction and
emissions and water
status available;
functioning system of indicators fo r
environmental status
quality (stress
specific report on
monitoring and evaluation at project
in line with EU and
reduction), progress of
indicators prepared
level and policy compliance in the 13
international reporting
projects (process) and
during PDF -b
DRB countries.
requirements) to
impact of measures
phase
follow-up and
(environm. status)
evaluate results of
69. Guidelines for the use of
projects and measures,
monitoring and impact
specific attention is
indicators are available
paid to effectiveness
70. Assessment of the
Some historical
The understanding of the impacts on
Data gap analysis carried out in two involved countries, as
of economic
sediment contents and
data from Romania
Danube River and Black Sea
needed input for a sampling cruise at Iron Gate reservoir
instruments for
impact on environment
and Serbia on Iron
ecosystem and potential risks of
nutrient reduction,
and health in rel ation to
Gates available
hazardous substances, nutrients and
wetland removal
the sediments dynamics
silicates in Iron Gate reservoir
capacities and
are analyzed
sediments increased and programmes
assessment of
71. Recommendations,
developed.
accumulated
control measures and
pollutants in Iron
monitoring programmes
Gates sediments.
are proposed
72. Observation programme
A study for
Nutrient removal and storage
· 3 Pilot projects implemented Moldova, Romania and
to assess annual removal
defining priority
functions in 2 Danube
Ukraine,
capacities is
wetland and
wetland/floodplain sites being
· G
implemented
floodplain
assessed (estimated 20 year
· Technical guidance document on the integration of the
rehabilitation sites:
observation period) using the
nutrient reduction function in riverine wetland
`Evaluation of
developed methodological approach
management prepared, using results from the 3 pilot
Wetlands and
for monitoring and assessment;
projects
73. Effects on pollution
Floodplain Areas
· Monitoring approaches for

removal are a ssessed and
in the DRB,
assessing nutrient removal in
· A basin-wide workshop organized in April 2007 to
quantified and wetland
including
wetlands and floodplains accepted
disseminate project results on activities related to
management schemes are
Inventory of
by DRB wetland managers as well
Wetlands, participation of 45 experts
identified
selected wetland
as DRB policy makers and being
· A basin-wide workshop organized in May 2007 to
74. DRB governments agree
areas' prepared
used;
present activities related to Nutrients, participation of 30
on wetland management
in the UNDP
· Nutrient removal and stora ge
experts
plan
DPRP (1999)
functions of wetlands and
floodplains enhanced through
agreement on a DRB wetland
management plan.
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Description of Indicat or6
Baseline Level 7
Target Level 4
Level4 at 30 June 2007 (31 August 2007)
and Outcomes
75. Economic instruments
Analysis of
Understanding by policy makers,
Danube Basin Study on pollution trading and related
for nutrient reduction
possibilities to
regulators, polluters and investors of
economic instruments for nutrient reduction; basi n-wide
analyzed elaborated
create a `Danube
potential of innovative market -based
workshop organized to disseminate the results of the study
76. Assessment on legal and
Environmental
nutrient pollution control instruments
and improve understanding of pollution trading concept in
policy issues related to
Fund to support the
to reduce the nutrient pollution in
the DRB.
economic instruments in
ICPDR Investment
DRB enhanced.
DRB countries
Programme:
77. Needs and barriers for
`Financing
"pollution trading"
pollution reduction
studied
measures in the
DRB: present
situation and
suggestion for new
instruments'
(prepared by
UNDP DPRP,
1999)

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Rating of Project Progress towards Meeting Objective 8

2006
2007
Comments
Rating Rating
National Project
HS
HS
· By the date of completion the project met all objectives. This report confirms and provid e clear evidence
Manager/Coordinator
that great majority of outputs were delivered and the outcomes were met or exceeded. Number of
additional benefits for the Danube countries and the ICPDR were achieved within the project; in the
project outcome 1 on policies development, w here the project provided support for the EU WFD
Implementation in the Danube Basin and where the focus was also on non EU countries.
· Extraordinary results were achieved also in the project outcome 3 on public participation and
communication, with over 12 0 small grants projects implemented, local campaigns, NGO network
strengthening, Danube Day initiating, enhancing access of public to information and many other
communication activities.
· The project component 1.8: Detergents br ought slightly different ou tcome, since it was recognized, that it
is not possible to achieve a voluntary agreement on P -free detergents, and therefore, legislative ban has to
be in place. The project prepare d a set of recommendations for countries , which were approved by the
ICPDR.
Government GEF OFP 9

(optional)
UNDP Country Office
HS
HS
This project has achieved all major outputs according to the project plan , and has made substantial
contributions to the expected outcomes. On top and given its "pilot character" as compared to other GEF-IW
projects, a wealth of knowledge and experience has been generated throughout the implementation phase. I t
is highly recommended t o make all efforts to codify this rich experience as soon and as comprehensively as
possible, and to utilize it a s basis for the preparation of a comprehensive how -to-guide in view of similar
projects and activities. UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre, as the lead office, is ready to provide its full
support and calls upon IW:LEARN and other relevant stakeholder and pro ject partners to fully collaborate in
this endeavor as a priority.
UNDP Regional
HS
HS
The project has met all objectives as described in the project document and workplan. The final workshop
Technical Advisor
and ministerial conference conducted in Febr uary 2007 confirmed the highly successful project
implementation and praised the project team for excellent results. The Project exit strategy outlines how the
project outcomes will be sustain by the ICPDR and the participating countries. The project team is working
on the best practice notes to be shared with the GEF IW community through the IW:Learn.

8 Ratings: See instruction sheet for definitions of ratings. Use only:
HS - Highly Satisfactory; S Satisfactory; MS Marginally Satisfactory; MU - Marginally Unsatisfactory; U Unsatisfactory; HU Highly Unsatisfactory.
9 In the case of a project involving more than 1 country, it is suggested that for simplicity only the OFP (optional) and Country Office Programme Manager from the lead
country sign-off. If representatives from more than 1 country sign off, please add additional rows as necessary, clearly indicating the country name for each signature.
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Action Plan to Address Marginally Unsatisfactory, Unsatisfactory or Highly Unsatisfactory Rating
Where a project has received a rating of MU, U or HU descr ibe the actions to be taken to address this:
Action to be Taken
By Whom?
By When?

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III. Progress in Project implementation
List the 4 key outputs delivered so far for each project Outcome:
Project Outcomes
Key Outputs
Outcome 1:
1. River Basin Management - Specific analytical documents for the RBMP - Roof Report
All Danube River Basi n countries are implementing
(Economic analysis, Ground Waters, HMWB, etc.), Danube GIS Prototype
nutrient reduction policies and legal instruments and
2. Agriculture Series of reports: inventories, policy review, manuals, BAPs concept, 4 Pilot
measures for exacting compliance, with particular
Project, training
attention to the EU WFD, IWRM, BAPs, BATs
3. Tariffs and Charges ASTEC model for water t&c calculations, two pilot projects for
ASTEC testing
4. Report on Detergents
Outcome 2:
1. ICPDR WQ Tools WQ standards harmonized with EU WFD, TNMN determinants update
Countries are cooperating under the ICPDR as main
and harmonization
institutional and organizational mechanism for
2. Accident Response M2 methodology for assessment of con taminated sites in flood risk
transboundary cooperation, pollution and nutrient control,
areas, check -list methodology and implementation in Pilot project on Refineries, training on
using improved water quality monitori ng, emission
check-list use
control, emergency warning and accidental prevention and
3. ICPDR Information System restructuring and implementation of a new design and CMS for
information management tools.
internal area
4. Capacity build ing workshops for ICPDR experts, Heads of Delegations, support for EG
meetings
1. DEF Publications (bulletins, publication on Wetlands); NGO expert database, DEF web site
Outcome 3:
2. Small Grants Programme Project 114 national an d 12 regional projects implemented within
Public concern, participation and response to ecological
the project
issues has increased through Small Grants Programme,
awareness raising campaigns, regular NGO publications
3. DRP and ICPDR Communication Strategy; 4 public awareness campaigns (Slovenia,
and work of the DEF network
Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia), Project publications: DRP and public participation; DRP and
Public participation and access to information was
Danube Analysis; publication "15 years of Managing the Danube Rivere Basin 1991 2006",
enhanced at national and local level.
highlighting the years of GEF intervention in the Danube region
4. Public access to information - 4 pilot projects in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia -
Herzegovina, country specific manuals and gui delines for public access to information,
publication "Flowing Freely" to disseminate lessons learned from this project component
Outcome 4:
1. Final Report on Testing of a selection of Core Indicators to Monitor Stress Redicution, Status
The ICPDR and DRP are using system of indicators
and Process for the UNDP/GEF DRP
(process, stress reduction and environmental status in line
2. Synthesis report, summarizing and assessing historical data and the results of the sampli ng
with EU and international reporting requirements) to
cruise at Iron Gates reservoir and proposing further steps.
follow-up and evaluate results of projects and measures,
3. Three wetland Pilot projects implemented (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine) and results used in
specific attention is paid to effectiveness of economic
the Technical guidance document on the integration of the nutrient reduction function in
instruments for nutrient reduction, wetland removal
riverine wet land management
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capacities and assessment of accumulated p ollutants in
4. Report: Danube Basin study on pollution trading and corresponding economic instruments for
Iron Gates sediments.
nutrient reduction; basin -wide workshop on pollution trading and economic instruments
Rating of Project Implementation 10

2006
2007
Comments
Rating
Rating
National Project
HS
HS
· All major project components were completed as originally foreseen in the project document and the
Manager/Coordinator
project implementation plan.
· The project had full support from the ICPDR, the relevant project activitie s are fully harmonized with
the work programmes of the Expert Groups.
· The DRP cooperated closely with the Black Sea project in implementation of some project components,
given that the projects are sharing 3 beneficiary countries. Particular attention was also given to transfer
of lessons learned from the Danube Basin.
·
Government GEF

OFP11 (optional)
UNDP Country Office
HS
HS
The project has delivered all outputs in a highly satisfactorily manner. As mentioned above already for the
achievement of the o bjectives, it is strongly suggested to do everything necessary to codification the rich
experience made also from an operational point of view.
UNDP Regional
HS
HS
The project has successfully delivered all outputs foreseen in the proje ct document. All components of the
Technical Advisor
project were completed. Project team can be congratulated for extremely successful project
implementation. Final evaluation completed with highly successful ratings for project implementation.

Action Plan to Address Ma rginally Unsatisfactory, Unsatisfactory or Highly Unsatisfactory Rating
Where a project has received a rating of MU, U or HU describe the actions to be taken to address this:
Action to be Taken
By Whom?
By When?

10 Ratings: See instruction sheet for definitions of ratings. Use only: HS - Highly Satisfactory; S Satisfactory; MS Marginally Satisfactory;
MU - Marginally Unsatisfactory; U Unsatisfactory; HU Highly Unsatisfactory.
11 In the case of a project involving more than 1 country, it is suggested that for simplicity only the OFP (optional) and Country Office
Programme Manager from the lead country sign-off. If representatives from more than 1 country sign off, please add additional rows as
necessary, clearly indicating the country name for each signature.
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IV. Risks

1. Please annex to this report a print out of the corresponding Atlas Risk Tab (please use landscape format
and only print the frame).

See Project Quarterly Progress Report generated from Atlas attached to this report . To be attached

2. For any risks identified as "critical" please c opy the following information from Atlas:

Risk Type
Date
Risk Description
Risk Management Response
Identified

V. Adjustments to Project Strategy
Please report any adjustments made to the project strategy, as reflected in the logical framework ma trix,
since the Project Document signature:

Change Made to:
Yes/No
Reason for Change
Project Objective
NO

Project Outcomes
NO

Project Outputs/ Activities /
NO

Inputs

Adjustments to Project Time Frame
If the duration of the project, the project w ork schedule, or the timing of any key events such as project
start up, evaluations or closing date, have been adjusted since project approval please explain the changes
and the reasons for these changes.

Change
Reason for Change

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VI. Financial Information
Please present all financial values in US$ millions to 2 decimal places only (e.g. $3,502,000 should be
written as $3.50m) please complete the table
Name of
Nature of
Amount
Amount
Additional
Estimated
Expected
Partner or
Contributor12
used in
committed
amounts
Total
Total
Contributor
Project
in Project
committed
Disbursement Disbursement
(including the
Preparation Document 13 after Project
to
by end of
Private Sector)
(PDF A, B)

Document
30 June 2007
project
finalization11
GEF
GEF

$12.240 m

$12.240 m
$12.240 m
Contribution
Cash

Cofinancing
UNDP
Managed
UNDP(TRAC) UN Agency

Cash

Cofinancing
Partner
Managed

In-Kind
ICPDR

$12.878 m

$12.878 m
$12.878 m
Cofinancing

Total

$12.878 m

$12.878 m
$12.878 m
Cofinancing
Total for

$25.118 m

$25.118 m
$25.118 m
Project

Comments
Please explain any significant changes in project financing since Project Document signature, or
differences between the anticipated and actual rates of disbursement:

VII.
Additional Financial Instruments used in the Project

12 Specify if: UN Agency, other Multilateral, Bilateral Donor, Regional Development Bank (RDB), National Government, Local
Government, NGO, Private Sector, Other.
13 Committed amounts are those shown in the approved Project Document. These may be zero in the case of new leveraged
project partners.
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This section only needs to be completed if the project provides funds to any Financial Instruments such as:
Trust Funds, Sinking Funds, Revolving Funds, Partial Credit Risk Guarantees, Microfinance services,
Leasing or Insurance mechanisms.

If this project does not use any Additional Financial Instruments skip this and go to Section VIII.

Financial
Financial
Basis for Selection of Financial Institution
Instrument
Institution
Responsible for
Management

For Each Financial Instrument please complete the following two tables:

Name of Financial Instrument:

Source of Funds
Funds
Amount
Issues or Comments
(add rows for each
Committed
Disbursed
source)
in Project
to Date
Document
GEF

Rating of Performance of Financial Instrument 14

2006
Comments
Rating
National Project

Manager/Coordinator
Government GEF OFP

UNDP Country Office

UNDP Regional

Technical Advisor
Overall Rating

Action Plan to Address Marginally Unsatisfa ctory, Unsatisfactory or Highly Unsatisfactory Rating
Where a project has received a rating of MU, U or HU describe the actions to be taken to address this:

14 For ratings, use only:
HS - Highly Satisfactory; S Satisfactory; MS Marginally Satisfactory; MU - Marginally Unsatisfactory; U Unsatisfactory;
HU Highly Unsatisfactory.
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Action to be Taken
By Whom?
By When?

End of Project Situation
What is to happen to an y funds remaining in the Financial Instrument at the end of the project?

VIII.
Lessons
Are there any lessons from this project that could benefit the design and implementation of other GEF -
funded projects? Please list up to three and indicate which one/s c ould be worth developing into case
studies of good/bad practice.

i. Excellent Cooperation with the ICPDR and its structures (co-executing agency and primary
beneficiary) resulting in improved administrative and technical capacities to cooperate. The ICPDR was
formed to implement the Danube River Protection Convention (DRPC) and is since 2000 the platform for
coordinating the implementation of the EU WFD in the DRB. The strength (and maturity) of the ICPDR
together with the EU accession process has contribu ted to the successful implementation of the DRP.
The project participated, together with relevant contractors where appropriate, in all Expert Groups
Meetings organized by the ICPDR. In this way the UNDP/GEF Project had the full overview and
understanding and could thereby provide the best assistance and input to the further development of the
work, and provide a rapid response to the inevitable changing needs of the ICPDR and the work of the
Countries of the Danube Basin. Further, these commonly implemente d activities served to improve
administrative and technical capacities at the national level based on guidelines and requirements set by
the ICPDR and the Project. In this way, the GEF project played a catalytic role in stimulating DRB
countries to meet th eir commitments to the DRPC and increasingly the WFD. This encouraged national
governments to develop appropriate structures for regional cooperation that facilitate the strengthening of
good governance in the Danube River Basin.
Linking Global Environmen t issues to EU Water Framework Directive. A key lesson learned is the
benefit of a close link between global environmental objectives and an appropriate legislative framework.
The EU WFD represents, perhaps, the most comprehensive water legislation in the world. It provided an
excellent basis for the implementation of the DRP given commonly shared principles such as a basin -
wide holistic approach, ecosystem management etc. By linking project activities closely with the WFD
and its implementation, the DRP wa s able both increasing the ability to meet global environmental
objectives in the frame of the project, but also establishing the basis for the sustainability of project results
as well as the mechanisms for ongoing improvements after the life of the proje ct.
ii. Appropriate Level of Public Participation. The DRP put a large emphasis on supporting increased
public participation in DRB cooperation. An important lesson learned is that it is critical to focus on
developing appropriate public participation me chanisms and strategies given specific level of activity
(regional, national, sub -basin, local.) The DRP developed grassroots level (bottoms -up) activities via the
Small Grants Programme, as well as supported the development of the Danube Environmental Fo rum
(DEF) which, as a regional network is capable of working at all levels, sub -basin, national or local levels
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through its constituent members. A specific project component has been implemented to improve access
to information for key stakeholders in four downstream countries and to enhance their abilities to address
priority sources of pollution (hot spots) in the DRB.
iii. Developing Appropriate Training Activities. By first undertaking a training needs assessment, the
DRP learned that training activiti es need to build institutional capacities (ICPDR, DEF etc.) as well as to
build technical capacities (nutrient reduction, wetland rehabilitation, reduction of toxic substances etc.) to
assure increase of knowledge and capacity to act for water management a nd pollution control. The
training needs assessment also served as the basis to prioritize training needs given limited resources
(human and financial.)

IX. Project Contribution to GEF Strategic Targets in Focal Area

The International Waters Results Templa te is attached as a separate document.
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Annex 1: Project Quarterly Progress Report

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