1. Theory and Practice - Science meets Management Part 1: The Danube River and its recipient, the Black Sea 2. Transformation of the socio-ecohydrological system of the Danube River Basin and the adjacent Black Sea coast 3. Hydrology and Hydromorphology 4. Sediment balance in the Danube River Basin and sediment load to the Black Sea 5. Water quality of the Danube River and Black Sea 6. Aquatic biodiversity in the Danube River Basin 7. The Delta, linking the Danube River and the Black Sea 8.

The coast and the shelf of the Black Sea Part 2: Key Pressures and Implementation of Transboundary Water Management 9. Hydromorphological alterations and overexploitation of aquatic resources 10. Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in the Danube River Basin and the Black Sea Coast 11. Climate Change - specific consequences for the Danube River Basin and the Black Sea Coast 12. Transnational management of water bodies in the Danube and Black Sea region 13. Law and Politics: Protected areas in the Danube River Basin - implementation matters 14. The bottom-up approach: Stakeholder participation to strengthen nature conservation, protection and restoration of aquatic habitats Part 3: Visions for a sustainable future in the Danube River Basin 15. The application of sustainability 16.

The concept of ecosystem services and human use in the Danube River Basin) 17. The key role of floodplains in nature conservation: How to improve the current status of aquatic biodiversity? Summary, Synthesis and Outlook 18. New concepts of science, technology and social behavior: Viewing the DR and BS as socio-ecological systems and consequences for political implementation in the Danube River Basin.