RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
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River basin management plans are a management tool in Integrated Water Resources Management . They generally contain descriptions of the water resources in a drainage basin and water allocation plans. [ edit ] Europe
Example of a drainage basin.
The best way to protect and manage water is by close international co-operation between all the countries within the river basin – bringing together all interests upstream and downstream. All countries of the European Union are using a river basin approach for water management since the adoption of the EU Water Framework Directive. Water does not stop at administrative or political boundaries, so the best way to protect and manage water is by close international co-operation between all the countries within the natural geographical and hydrological unit of the river basin – bringing together all interests upstream and downstream.
