The Report of the Ministry of Development and Technology on hydroelectric power plants in Poland provides basic information on the current status and development prospects of hydroelectric power plants in our country[3]. The report discusses, among others, the following topics: • Current status and vision of development of small hydroelectric power plants • Small hydroelectric […]
The importance of Danube navigation
The article was submitted by Agnieszka Kastory, for the conference in Kraków as part of the Polish Presidency 2025. The total length of European inland waterways is 13,000 km. They are served by 250 ports. In 2020, 131.7 million tonne-kilometres of goods were transported on inland waterways (1 tonne of cargo per 1 km), which […]
Modelling sea-river ship
The article was submitted by Tadeusz Graczyk for the conference in Kraków as part of the Polish Presidency 2025. Modelling taking into account different production technologies and various materials Efficient use of water sea-river transport requires consideration of a number of environmental constraints of the selected route. Inland water transport is particularly in demanding in […]
Problems of research of waterways on Poland-Ukraine boundaries
The article was submitted by Yuriy Starodub, for the conference in Kraków as part of the Polish Presidency 2025. The presented investigation is a comprehensive, thorough and systematic study that covers important aspects of the implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) for monitoring, forecasting and managing emergency risks for the Poland – Ukraine waterways areas. The […]
Reconstruction of the E40 waterway on the Dnieper-Vistula section: from strategy to planning
The InThe article was submitted by Marcin Kalinowski, for the conference in Kraków as part of the Polish Presidency 2025. International Waterway E40 (IWW E40) is one of the main international waterways of international importance, whose development is supported both by the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU). IWW E40 runs through Gdańsk – […]
The Baltic–Black Sea waterway project by Professor Matakiewicz
The article was submitted by Wojciech Bosak, for the conference in Kraków as part of the Polish Presidency 2025. In 1927, Professor Matakiewicz of the Lviv Polytechnic developed a project for the Baltic–Black Sea waterway. In an article published in Przegląd Techniczny in 1927, he indicated that this water connection would be the shortest in Europe, […]
COOPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IN WATER MANAGEMENT
The article was submitted by Henryk Wyszyński for the conference in Kraków as part of the Polish Presidency 2025. The principle of cooperation between Governmental and Private Institutions, and more broadly between Public and Private non-governmental institutions, is very important across many levels and areas of the economy and social life in a State. This […]
Baltisch-Adriatische Wasserstraße
The article was submitted by Albert Mairhofer for the conference in Kraków as part of the Polish Presidency 2025. Wasserstraße Baltikum-Adriatikum. In Anlehnung an die chinesische „neue Seidenstraße“ wäre dies Europas „Neue Bernsteinstraße“ Europa 30 Jahre nach dem Fall des Eisernen Vorhanges Ich habe Berichte über den Donau-Oder-Elbe-Kanal gefunden und mich sehr darüber gefreut, dass […]
Presidency 2025 in Poland – Conference in Krakow
Waterways in the European economy The problems of European waterways will be presented. Selected transport corridors of the European program „CONNECTING EUROPE” will be discussed. A significant part of waterways in the European economy will be discussed. Electricity generated in hydroelectric power plants of the Vistula and Odra river basins can cover a significant part […]
Oddolna debata obywatelska
Po kryzysie rządowym i trudnościach w wyłonieniu rządu, w roku 2011, mieszkańcy Belgii oddolnie zorganizowali debatę obywatelską G1000. 27 inicjatorów-sygnatariuszy w tym naukowcy, dziennikarze, ludzie kultury, logistycy i specjaliści od komunikacji społecznej, opublikowało informację o tym projekcie w pięciu gazetach. Wkrótce dołączyło do nich 10000 nowych sygnatariuszy. Wśród nich byli rolnicy, bezrobotni, bezdomni, emeryci, ludzie […]