On December 4, 2025, Comenius University Science Park in Bratislava hosted an international workshop under the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), Priority Area 4 “Water Quality”. The event focused on climate change challenges in agriculture and water management, bringing together experts and policymakers from the Danube Region.

The event featured keynote presentations from EU representatives on the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU Water Resilience Strategy, followed by sessions discussing national strategic plans, sustainable agriculture, water protection, and climate adaptation measures. Participants shared experiences from both EU member states and non-EU countries, highlighting financial mechanisms, policy approaches, and practical tools for enhancing water-friendly and climate-resilient agriculture.

The afternoon sessions presented best practices and lessons learned from transnational, national, and local perspectives, covering topics such as drought management, sustainable pesticide use, nutrient management, regenerative agriculture, beekeeping, crop breeding, and adaptive grazing management.

The workshop highlighted the importance of cross-border cooperation, knowledge exchange, and practical solutions to ensure sustainable agriculture and water management in a changing climate.

Approximately 60 participants attended the workshop in person, with an additional 50 joining online. The attendees valued the latest insights and knowledge regarding the impacts of climate change on the water and agricultural sectors.

Presentations from the workshop are available below.

1. Luetteken_Falter_EU Common Agriculture Policy

2. Nohynkova_EU Water Resilience Strategy

3. Dušek_National Strategic Plan CAP in relation to water objectives and to the adaptation to climate change_Czech Republic

4. Schilling et al_Contribution of Austrian CAP Strategic Plan to water protection and sustainable water use

5. Horumba_Bridging Agricultural&Water Policies-Linking CAP 2023-2027 Environmental Conditionality&Payments with the Nitrate Dir. in RO

6. Vukovic Vimic_From Science to Policy-Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning in Agriculture in Serbia

7. Rajić_State of play,relevant approaches&perspectives related to fin.mechanisms&challenges&plans in context of CC resilient agri&water

8. VukovicVimic & Markovic Boskovic_WB6 Climate Adaptation Roadmap

9. Kovacs_Tackling droughts in the Danube River Basin A multi-pillar approach

10. Pryzowicz_Building Drought Resilience Pathway for a Water-Secure Future

11. Kauppinen_Experiences from Baltic Sea Region on tackling challenges in agriculture and water sectors

12. Škarbova_National action plan on sustainable use of plant protection products in Slovakia

13. Becker_Regenerative Agriculture and Innovations in Agricultural Inputs-Pathways to Climate Adaptation

14. Radu_Progress in IT applications for modelling nutrient emissions at the level of the Danube River and knowledge transfer networks..

15. Juríčková_Climate change and bee nutrition

16. Von Gehren_Maintaining food security in Austria-Crop breeding to adapt to a changing climate

17. Szunyogh_Climate Resilience Through Adaptive Grazing Management

18.Bodner_Soil pioneers 2050