International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River wins the 2007 International Thiess Riverprize

The winners of the 2007 International Thiess Riverprize - the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River.A groundbreaking Austrian river management project has won the prestigious AUD$300,000 (US$262,000) International Thiess Riverprize - the world's largest prize in its field. The Thiess Riverprize was announced at a special gala ceremony on Tuesday 4 September during the 10th International Riversymposium & Environmental Flows Conference held in Brisbane, Australia. The Danube River project, initiated by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), was awarded the Australian-based prize for its collaborative approach to improve water quality in Europe's second longest river. The Riversymposium was attended by Bill Dennison and Jane Thomas from IAN, and Ben Longstaff from EcoCheck.