Vukovar: Danube Day festivities (29 June 2010; 14:00)

The presentation of the film, "Days of the Big Waves" will start-off festivities for Danube Day in Vukovar. The public event will bring together officials from the Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management; Hrvatske Vode (Croatian Waters); the Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure; the county of Vukovar-Sirmium; the City of Vukovar and NGOs including Green Osijek. The Director of Green Osijek will make a presentation on the floods of spring 2010, to be followed by a concert performed by the Vukovar Dove Children's Choir featuring Danube folk music. Taking place at the birth place of the Croatian scientist, Lavoslava Ruzicka (at J.J. Strossmayera 25), participants will be invited to take a walk along the Danube where traditional Croatian skills and crafts will be showcased and also enjoy a boat ride. To mark the conclusion of the Our Beautiful Sava campaign, a Waterways Office will be opened on Danube Day.

Sava Fairs during Water Awareness Month (June 2010)

Events are also taking place in towns and villages along the Sava during June. Come along to see traditional artisans and crafts people at work; find out about what people used to eat and drink and enjoy a host of river entertainments! The Sava Fairs promote local sustainable development: respect for water resources can boost the local economy, for example through increasing tourism.

Danube Art Master schools competition (ongoing)

The search is on to find this year's young Danube Art Master for Croatia. This international schools competition, overseen by the Danube Environmental Forum (and organised in Croatia by Green Osijek) is now in its seventh year. Challenging every pupil in the Basin to create a piece of environmental art inspired by their local river, the only rules are that you should be as creative as possible and think about what the Danube means to you. If you need some ideas, check out the Inspiration page. To find out how to enter, contact Maja Bracun of Green Osijek on +385 31 565 180; maja [at] zeleni-osijek [dot] hr;  zeleniosijek [at] zeleni-osijek [dot] hr.

Further information

For the latest news, please contact:

Sanja Genzić Jurišević (sgenzic [at] voda [dot] hr) or Ivana Plebel (ivana [dot] plepel [at] mrrsvg [dot] hr) of the Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management on +385 1 6307 489. See also www.mrrsvg.hr.

Kristina Blagus of Hrvatske vode on +385 1 6307 495; kristina [dot] blagus [at] voda [dot] hr.

To see how Danube Day was celebrated across the region last year, go to Review 2009.

links

Zlatna Greda Eco Centre: www.zlatna-greda.org
Green Osijek: www.zeleni-osijek.hr
Ministry for Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management: www.mrrsvg.hr