1. Life After GEF Life After GEF: Sustainability Philip Weller Executive Secretary ICPDR 26, October, 2009

2. There is Life After GEF • 15 Years of GEF Intervention • The ICPDR Exists and Still has Support • Management Plans and Programme of Measures Developed • Political Committment Existing – Ministerial Meeting

3. What Do We Need to Do to Ensure Sustainability • Project Should Build or Consolidate Institution • Project Should Build or Consolidate Legal Basis • Building Personal Capacity - Leaders • Encourage and Facilitate Partnerships • Ensure Longterm GEF Commitment

4. What Do We Need to Do to Ensure Sustainability • Be Realistic – a project is a project • Distinction Between Institution and Project • Funding and Activities within Resource Capacity • Partners Involved and Synergy Where Possible • Ensure Communication and Public Awareness

5. Black Sea Commission UNESCO - IHP VGB Power Tech GWP CEE Friends of Nature Observers to the ICPDR Die Donau – Tourism Commission Navigation Commission Europ. Angling Ass. REC

6. Partnering with business

7. Celebrate Together Let us celebrate Danube Day 2008 together!

8. Thank you for your attention! www.icpdr.org icpdr@unvienna.org