Danube Water Balance – Development of a harmonized water balance modelling system for the Danube River Basin

The Danube Water Balance project aims to improve transnational water management across the entire Danube River Basin by developing a harmonized water balance modelling system. Extreme climate change impacts and scattered national data have made it difficult to accurately assess water quantity and water balance throughout the basin, posing challenges for sustainable water planning, environmental protection and society at large. By creating a basin-wide model for surface and groundwater and applying climate scenarios, the project supports a common understanding of water resources that can strengthen decision-making and water management practices.

Bringing together 20 partners from 11 countries, the project will also deliver improved data management tools, open-access repositories, scenario analyses for selected transboundary sub-basins, and capacity-building activities such as trainings and an expert hub. These outputs will enhance collaboration, support harmonised methodologies for water balance assessments, and contribute to sustainable, integrated transnational water management in the Danube region.

 

Basic information

Start date: 01-01-2024

End date: 30-06-2026

Budget in Euro: Overall: 2.999.983

Priority: A greener, low- carbon Danube Region

Specific objective: Sustainable, integrated, transnational water and sediment management in the Danube River Basin

More information is available via the following website: DRP-DANUBE WATER BALANCE