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The International Association for Danube Research (IAD) was founded in 1956 and is the longest existing international scientific network in the Danube Region. IAD is an Association according to Austrian law with the goal of promoting and coordinating activities in the fields of limnology, water management, water protection and sustainable development in the Danube River basin (current structure and contact).

In 1998 IAD obtained observership in the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR). Our delegates participate in various Expert Groups and develop tools and measures to protect the Danube River and to reach a sustainable river basin management as ultimate goal of the Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD)

As representative of the scientific community IAD also actively supports the implementation of the macro-regional EU-Danube Strategy as a step towards sustainable development in the Danube region.

New and renewal membership see options at the bottom of this page!

Application:
Paper Registration Form (download Word-Document)

Resolution of the 39th IAD conference (Szentendre, Hungary)

Resolution of the 40th IAD conference (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Resolution of the 41th IAD conference (Sibiu, Romania)

Links to national sub-associations of IAD:

Österreichisches Komitee Donauforschung, Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft Donauforschung

Further links of support:

FDG Austria, DI Norbert Exler

News

2026-Jan-27

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Anniversary Event
70 Years IAD

Our 70th Anniversary of IAD, will be celebrated jointly with the 50th Anniversary of Austrian Committee of the IAD, on June 26, 2026, 9:00-17:00, in Vienna. The event will focus on "Danube Research – Past, Present, and Future". The flyer with registration details is now available and includes preliminary information on the program and venue!
As the Austrian Committee of the IAD is the main organiser of this Anniversary Event, please visit their OEK-Website for the latest updates.
Welcome to Vienna!

2026-Jan-19

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IAD Conference 2026,
Baja/Hungary

Our 46th IAD Conference, titled "The Socio-Ecological Future of the Danube: Integrating Riverine and Terrestrial Systems for a Sustainable Danube.", will be held on August 10–14, 2026, in Baja, Hungary.
The Faculty of Water Sciences at the Ludovika University of Public Service will host the conference. The conference website will be soon available soon. Welcome to Baja!

2025-Dec-31

Season's Greetings!

The Presidium of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD) warmly thanks all members and friends for their continued support and collaboration throughout 2025. Wishing you a joyful and prosperous New Year 2026!
Prof. Bernd Cyffka, Dr. Cristina Sandu and PD Dr. Katrin Teubner, Presidium of IAD

2025-Sept-20,
Book Release:

The Danube River and The Western Black Sea Coast

The book "The Danube River and The Western Black Sea Coast, Complex Transboundary Management", edited by Jürg Bloesch, Bernd Cyffka, Thomas Hein, Cristina Sandu and Nike Sommerwerk is released. Numerous IAD members contributed as editors, lead authors, and co-authors, representing the collective expertise and recent research of the IAD network. Further information about the book content is available from the publisher, Elsevier.

2025-Apr-13,
Conference summary will be soon available:

IAD conference 2025,
Sofia/Bulgaria

Our 45th IAD Conference, titled "Innovative Solutions and Cooperation to Protect and Restore Biodiversity and Ecosystems in the Danube River Basin", was held on April 9–12, 2025, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Website 45th conference and the program is available! We all have enjoyed the conference in Sofia!

2024-Nov-22,

REPORT available for IAD Summer School 2024, Danube Delta

By August 2024, 20 students mainly from Romania, Austria, and also from Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia, chosen by IAD Country Representatives and IAD Expert Group Leaders, successfully participated in the one-week IAD Summer School held in the Danube Delta.
It focused on plastic pollution, wetland biodiversity, and nature conservation, with additional emphasis on reed management and landscape development as strategies for mitigating climate warming. See the handout for details.

2022-March-11

We, the International Association of Danube Research (IAD), are concerned about the war in the Ukraine, a Danube Basin country. As a scientific NGO, we believe that dialogue is the key to progress and any dispute should be solved based on rational arguments. We would like to express our solidarity with the people of Ukraine during these times. Every death is one too many and in the meantime there are enough victims, so that our hope is that the fighting will end soon and a dialogue for a long-lasting peace can begin.

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