International Conferences

We organize our annual international multidisciplinary conference, under the name "Danube - River of Cooperation", since 1989. Every year there is a focal point (topic) for the conference, approached from various angles. The course of the conference includes both several, more specific (narrower field) round-tables and workshops and plenary sessions.

Since 1996 the round-table conference "Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: Water and Forest" is held every year: at first as a session of the annual conference (organized in autumn), and since 2000 as a separate international conference (organized every year in the spring).

During these, nearly 20 years, about 1600 experts, scientists, people from the field of culture and arts took part in the conferences.

The papers from the conferences are published in our publications: the journal Danubius and in Conference proceedings. Sample articles are available in the on-line library.

Past Conferences, by year

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at Rajko's Cave
opening session
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visiting deliblato
Grocka
Viminacium
flags in Viminacium
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conference in 1998
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at the Danube banks
on the ship Sirona

2009

The XX jubilar International Scientific Conference "Danube - River of Cooperation" was held from September, 24th to 27th, under the title The strategic Role of the Danube and its Tributaries in Cross-Border and Regional Cooperation in the Middle Danube River Basin. The conference focused on the following issues:

  1. Geo-strategic role of the river Danube as European Transportation Corridor VII,
  2. Regional answers on global challenges along the Danube and its tributaries,
  3. Sustainable use of natural and cultural resources in Danube Basin,
  4. Trans-boundary cooperation in the Middle
  5. Danube region,
  6. World Rivers Day: What we should learn from the experiences in sustainable use of rivers around the world.

We would like to thank to all who participated in the work of the Conference.

Sponsors of the Conference:

Conference Documents: Završni dokument * Other Documents

2008

Beograd, October, 24th to 25th; XIX International Conference: Water and Culture - Danube in the International Decade "Water for Life" and in the Year of Intercultural Dialogue. The conference was supported by our partners:

2007

Beograd and Viminacium, September, 17th to 19th; XVIII International Conference European History on the Danube – For Sustainable Economic Development of Serbia

2006

Belgrade, Smederevo, Golubac and Donji Milanovac, November, 2nd to 5th; XVII International Conference Danube – Corridor of Culture for Sustainable Development of Tourism. Archive: Final Document

2005

Pančevo, Bela Crkva and Kovin, September 30th to Oktober 2nd; XVI International Conference "Danube – River of Cooperation" Programs of the EU for Stimulating Sustainable Development of Tourism

Sombor, Apatin and Bezdan, May 11th; Sustainable Use of Natural Resources of the Danube Region for Tourism Round-Table Conference

2004

Belgrade, Novi Sad and Smederevo, October 27th to 31st; XV International Scientific Conference "Danube - River of Cooperation" Danube - Connection: Tourism as the basis of regional cooperation, good neighbourhood and sustainable development in the Danube region. Archive: Final Document(GoogleDocs ), Report on the work of the Conference

Novi Beograd, May 11th. This international round-table conference addressed the social, economical and ecological objectives of water-related issues in the Middle Danube region. In view of the selected theme, as the place for our round-table conference of this year we have chosen the Municipality of Novi Beograd, which covers an area of 4.074 ha, with population of 224.424. Water related issues have high priority in this urban area, which to a great part is located within the former flood plains of the Danube and Sava rivers.

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2003

Belgrade, Grocka and Kovin, November 13th to 15th. The aim of our XIV Conference -  Cross-Border and Regional Cooperation in the Middle Danube - was to analize the current state of cross-border and regional cooperation in Middle Danube Region and to find possibilities to advance the cooperation between the countries in the region. In this sence, the focus of the conference were specific regional projects aiming to promote sustainable development as the model for raising the overall development level of the countries of Middle Danube Region. Archive: Final Document(GoogleDocs ), Report on the work of the Conference

Kovin, May 11th. The aim of this international round-table conference was to highlight the problems of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources of the Middle Danube, especially with regard to the potentials, obligations and possibilities of the local authorities.

2002

Kladovo, October 18th to 20th. The basic theme of our XIII Conference - Danube - Integrating the Region, was the cross-border co-operation of Yugoslavia, Romania and Bulgaria in the field of planned exploitation of the river Danube in accordance with the EU standards of sustainable development, co-operation and peaceful co-existence of the people in the region of Southeast Europe. A regular meeting of the SECI Work Group on Danube Transport was held in the framework of the conference.

2001

Belgrade,Grocka and Smederevo, October 11th - 14th. Our XII Conference: New Prospects for Regional Cooperation in the Danube-Basin - Needs and Possibilities for Establishment of Cooperation in the Light of Existing Political, Economic and Environmental Factors - discussed the achievements of the earlier conferences and made new project proposals and project-starts. The starting point was the political changes that imposed the need to re-evaluate the former initiatives for establishment of closer regional co-operation in the Danube region and initiate new ones to be based on the latest European experience.

Belgrade, January 31st. International round-table conference, under the title Destructive Impacts on Life and Natural Resources in the Southeast Europe in the Last Decade of the Twentieth Century was organized in cooperation with the Institute of International Politics and Economics. Forty three experts and representatives of NGO-s took part in the conference and gave important contributions to the analysis of various environmental problems, along with a series of initiatives and suggestions for the future work. These included the improvement of environmental education and the expansion of ecological consciousness, along with a broad cooperation of NGO-s. Concerning the use of depleted uranium weapons, the participants concluded that the so called "Balkan syndrome" (also known as "Gulf-war syndrome") moves with those who are handling these munitions and weapons. However, they emphasized the need for an adequate systematic population health assessment, in particular in so called "hot" locations.

2000

Belgrade, November 17th to 19th. Our XI Conference - Revitalization Prospects for the Environment and Economy of the River Danube and the Danube Region - took up issues from Pančevo (the state of natural resources, recovery and protection; urban impacts and health aspects - see below). But, also: economical recovery and sustainable development; legal, political and informational issues. In fact, we believe that the key is a multidisciplinary approach to these problems. This is emphasized also in the Declaration of the conference.

Pančevo, May 12th. We organized an international round-table conference on International cooperation of NGO-s for sustainable use of natural resources, in cooperation with "Vasilije Karanović - Foundation for the sustainable use of natural resources" ("VKF") and the municipality of Pančevo.

1998

Belgrade, September 17th to 20th. We were celebrating one decade of our project at the X jubilary conference.

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1997

Belgrade, October 23rd to 26th. Our IX Conference, under the slogan Danube 1997-2000. Among other sugestions, it was also desided to establish web presence of our organization - in a form of internet presentation.

1996

Belgrade, Pećinci and Grocka, September 26th - 29th. Our VIII Conference.

1995

Belgrade, Smederevo and Vršac, September 28th - October 31st. Our VII conference included numerous acrivities and events: round-table conference, the River Art exibition.

1994

Belgrade and Kladovo, September 21st - 25th. Our VI conference.

1993

Subotica, October 7th - 8th. Our V conference.

1992

Belgrade, September 17th - 20th. Our IV conference.

1991

Belgrade, September 20th - 21st. Our III conference.

1990

Belgrade, September 22nd. Second International Conference "Danube - River of Cooperation"

1989

Belgrade, Novi Sad and Šerdap, September 28th - October 2nd. What started it all: The First International Conference "Danube - River of Cooperation".

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