Danube Rivers Morphology and Revitalization - DANUBEPARKS

Reserves (m3)Indicators of availabilityRate of recharge (m3 yr-1)Annual rainfall (mm)StateAnnual extraction as % of total (%)Biological oxygen demand(mg L- 1)Chemical oxygen demand (mg L-1)Water Quality IndexIndicators of qualityEutrophicationAcidificationColibacilli (m L-1)People affected by diarrheic diseases (#)Indicators of availabilityPopulation affected by inundation (#)ImpactIndicators of qualityToxicity/ Heavy metal concentrationPopulation risking inundations (no)Capital risking inundations ($)Water Quality IndexIndicators of effectsWatershed land useWatershed protected areaAccess to potable water (%)ResponseIndicators of riskAccess to drains (%)Aqueducts (#)Safe Water IndexTreatment of used waters (%)Water price (US/m3)Table 1 – Indicators for water sector using PSIR frameworkA feature of all of the frameworks discussed in this paper is that they enablethe user to determine whether all concerns (whether they are impacts and pressuresin general or related to specific themes) are being monitored and addressed. Aframework based on sustainable development themes, such as the one used byUNCSD, can additionally facilitate the identification of core issues for sustainability.For this reason, this framework is commonly used among organizations thatwork on a combination of aspects, such as the ones composing sustainabledevelopment. It is also common for initiatives at the international level where causallinks between, for example, pressures and impacts can be difficult to determine.There are many more examples of initiatives that prefer to focus on themes ratherthan on categories of indicators. The Development Assistance Committee of theOECD (OECD/DAC) is one organization that used the same type of framework in its43