The general objective of the AEWS is to increase public safety and protect the environment in the case of an accidental pollution by providing early information for potentially affected riparian countries.
More detailed general information on objectives, international structure and warning procedures of the Danube AEWS can be found in the “International Operations Manual”.
For a short step-by-step guide of the most important functions of this system, take a look at the AEWS Quick-Start Sheet.
Another easy way to learn about the most important functions is to watch the video tutorials.
The AEWS 2.0 Overview document from 2012 describes the basic concepts of the current system and general conceptual changes from the previous system.
You find these documents and two related presentations on the bottom of this page.
The database on substances incl. water hazard classes (WHC, in German: WGK) and CAS numbers is provided by courtesy of the Federal Environmental Agency of Germany. The last update was done on 13 March 2017. For more information visit https://webrigoletto.uba.de/Rigoletto/Home/Search.
