There is an urgent need for sustainable, integrated transnational sediment management in the Danube River Basin, as sediment balance and hydromorphology are severely disturbed. Altered sediment transport increases flood risk, lowers groundwater levels, degrades river ecosystems, and negatively affects inland navigation and hydropower operations. In addition, poor sediment quality can further harm aquatic ecosystems, making coordinated, basin-wide action essential.

DanubeSediment_Q2, an EU co-funded Interreg Danube Region project launched in January 2024, addresses these challenges by improving the management of sediment quantity and quality across the basin. Building on concrete case studies in all partner countries, the project develops an integrated sediment management approach supported by enhanced monitoring, new hydromorphological and sediment risk assessment methods, and advanced modelling. Through strong transnational cooperation involving international commissions, authorities, researchers, and stakeholders from 14 Danube countries, DanubeSediment_Q2 delivers solutions and upscaling recommendations to be incorporated into the next Danube River Basin Management Plan and Flood Risk Management Plan, ensuring long-term, sustainable sediment management for the entire basin.

 

Basic information

Start date: 01-01-2024

End date: 30-06-2026

Budget in Euro: Overall: 2.893.187

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-DanubeSediment_Q2