International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe
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Name of Organization | International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe |
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Focus Areas | Protection of the Elbe river basin
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Geographic Scope | Czech Republic, Germany, European Community
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Contacts | ;Street Address
Fürstenwallstraße 20 39104 Magdeburg
Internationale Kommission zum Schutz der Elbe (IKSE) Sekretariat PF 1647/1648 39006 Magdeburg Germany Tel.: +49 391 400 03-0 Fax: +49 391 400 03-11 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ikse-mkol.org |
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Mission/Mandate
The International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe River Agreement was signed in Magdeburg on October 8, 1990. Signatory Powers include the Federal Republic of Germany and Czech Republic.
Observers:
(EU was the ICPER signatory power until April 30, 2004, thus to the date of the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU on May 1, 2004.)
- International commissions for the protection of the Rhine River, the Odra River, and the Donau River
- NGOs
- Principal objectives
- making the use of water possible, especially promoting the retrieval of drinking water via river bank infiltration and enabling the agriculture to utilise the water and the sediments,
- achieving the most natural ecosystem possible; one that can provide for healthy species population,
- permanent strategy to decrease the burden imposed on the North Sea by the Elbe River basin.
- To achieve these objectives, it is necessary
- improve the status of the Elbe River and its tributaries from the physical, chemical, and biological conditions point of view; the components involved are water, suspended solids, sediments, and organisms,
- improve the ecological value of the Elbe River riparian zone.
Key Resources
- Publications
For list of the organisations publications see http://www.ikse-mkol.org/index.php?id=14&L=2
