Cristina Sandu

Dr. Cristina Sandu is a former researcher in freshwater ecology, member of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD) since 2002 and president of IAD between 2017-2021. Since 2009, she represents the IAD within the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), cooperating mainly on the Danube River Basin Management Plan, the key instrument for water management in the Danube Basin. Between 2012 - 2018, she coordinated the establishment of the Danube...See more

Dr. Cristina Sandu is a former researcher in freshwater ecology, member of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD) since 2002 and president of IAD between 2017-2021. Since 2009, she represents the IAD within the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), cooperating mainly on the Danube River Basin Management Plan, the key instrument for water management in the Danube Basin. Between 2012 - 2018, she coordinated the establishment of the Danube Sturgeon Task Force and the implementation of the sturgeon conservation program Sturgeon 2020 in the Danube and Black Sea regions. Her expertise comprises freshwater ecology, effects of anthropogenic impacts on river and lake ecosystems, sturgeon/aquatic biodiversity conservation and implementation of water policy in the Danube Region. She was involved in over 20 international and national research projects in the Danube Basin and has over 50 publications in indexed journals, book chapters and other scientific articles. See less