Sustainable and integrated water/river basin management Article 6 of the Carpathian Convention

The Conference of the Parties

1. Welcomes the cooperation with the ICPDR Tisza Group in the frame of the “Joint Declaration of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River - Tisza Group and the Framework Convention on the Protection and the Sustainable Development of the Carpathians on the sustainable development of the Tisza River Basin within the Carpathian Region”, and appreciates the important role of the EUSDR PA 4 and EUSDR PA 5 in this respect; encourages the further strengthening of this cooperation in the areas of common interest, including development and implementation of joint, coordinated and complementary activities and projects, exchange of information, and awareness raising of the local communities in the Tisza River Basin;
2. Welcomes the results of the JOINTISZA Project – “Strengthening Cooperation between River Basin Management Planning and Flood Risk Prevention to Enhance the Status of Waters of the Tisza River Basin” funded by the INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme, invites the relevant partners to develop a follow up project involving the ICPDR Tisza Group and the Carpathian Convention; and requests the Secretariat and relevant WGs to participate in it by providing relevant expertise; welcomes the related Tid(y) up project - (F(ol)low the Plastic from source to the sea: Tisa-Danube - integrated action plan to eliminate plastic pollution of rivers) recently supported by the INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme and encourages its implementation;
3. Encourages enhanced cooperation through the Secretariat and relevant WGs with the ICPDR on climate change adaptation, agriculture or water nexus, or other relevant topics.