Various basin-wide events united the Danube countries for Danube Day 2006.
Danube Art Master Competition
Danube Art Master 2006 brought 1000s of pupils together in a creative extravaganza. Jointly organised by the ICPDR and the Danube Environmental Forum (DEF), this ambitious contest saw children from 13 countries visit their local rivers and create artworks reflecting what the Danube means to them. More then 3500 applications from schools were submitted. Sculptures, paintings and mosaics lined river banks across the region, a visual representation of young people's vision for a positive future.
All national winners were treated to a 2-day trip in Vienna. Its
highlight was an award ceremony in the frame of the ICPDR's Ministerial
Meeting, where two young Romanians were crowned as the International
Danube Art Masters for 2006. Their winning painting 'The Danube Flows
Through Us' ilustrates the link between people and the Danube, using
natural material from the Danube and paint.
Press Relase - Danube Art Master 2006 41.4 KB
Three Nation Transboundary Bicycle Tour
The 2006 IAD's (International Association for Danube Research) international bicycle tour was one step further then the one from the previous year. The two day tour (Vienna - Bratislava - Gyor) on the 24 - 25 June gave journalists, environmental experts adn cycling enthusiasts from Austria, Slovakia and Hungary the chance to visit sites along the Danube and learn about each other's projects.
Swimming the Danube
American Mimi Hughes swom the 2850 km of the Danube River from its
sourse in Donaueschingen, Germany. Mimi, a 49 year-old wife and mother
of four children swom the Danube on a personal mission of social and
environmental stewardship. Using her experience of her previous swims
(from Alaska to Russia and the length of the Tennessee River, USA), her
journey has risen awareness of the importance of international
cooperation for social responsibility and the preservation of the
environment.
Swimming the Danube - Factsheet 54.02 KB
Further information
Danube Day 2006 in Austria 45.48 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Bosnia & Herzegovina 44.05 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Bulgaria 48.19 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Croatia 44.66 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Czech Republic 46.86 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Germany 44.79 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Hungary 60.55 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Moldova 50.2 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Romania 54.42 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Serbia 59.45 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Slovakia 56.82 KB
Danube Day 2006 in Slovenia 47.38 KB
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