River Basin Management

The EU Water Framework Directive makes River Basin Management more important than ever before. The integrated management of water quality and quantity in river catchments, the usage of water, the flood mitigation and the protection of related ecosystems are the core of an integrated RBM.

Floodplain Management as a part of the RBM refers to the recent and former (morphological) parts of a floodplain and the river. Floodplains form the link in a large river basin between the river, its tributaries and groundwater, and its mouth into the sea.

Selected Projects

River Basin Management

Thematic maps of the Danube River Basin (DPRP/ZINKE)

Thematic maps of the Danube River Basin Analysis "Roof" Report 2004/2005 (ICPDR/EC)

Designation of water-related Natura 2000 sites for WFD purposes

Floodplain Management

European Life Line Drava-Mura (EURONATUR)

Lake Skutari and Bojana-Buna Delta (Montenegro/Albania, EURONATUR)