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Floods Directive viewer: What is on this Floods Directive map? River Basin Districts (RBDs) are the main units for the management of river basins and have been delineated by Member States under Article 3 of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). For the Floods Directive, Member States were given the choice to use either the WFD River Basin Districts, or to designate other Units of Management (UoM) for specific river basins or stretches of coastal areas under article 3 of that Directive. For Ireland and Italy such smaller UoM were designated. For the other EU Member States the same RBD as for the WFD therefore applies. The geographic area of some RBDs span more than one country (such as the Danube) and these are known as International RBDs. These RBDs are shown in yellow/orange. Others are contained completely within a country and are known as National RBDs, and are shown in light purple/light blue.
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Freshwater - Drivers and pressures (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - freshwater
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Freshwater - National Responses (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - freshwater
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Freshwater - Outlook 2020 (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - freshwater
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Freshwater - State and impacts (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - freshwater
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Freshwater - Why care? (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - freshwater
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Land planning and water management: Water basin management should be more closely integrated with spatial planning. Costs can fall on those who do not benefit – for example, water pollution from agriculture in one territory that flows downstream to others. Also, benefits may go to those outside the territory who have not paid for them. An example of this is forests in one territory that regulate floodwaters in a different territory downstream.
Located in News › Managing water and human activities together › Key facts
Managing water and human activities together: River basins, lakes, floodplains and marshes often span political and administrative boundaries. This creates challenges in the management of Europe's water resources, according to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), which recommends better integration of coordinated spatial planning and water management.
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