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WISE River basin districts (RBDs)

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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Topics: Water and marine environment

Top: The geographic area of some RBDs span more than one country (such as the Danube) and these are known as International RBDs

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Others are contained completely within a country and are known as National RBDs. Bottom: RBDs in EU and outside EU. The boundaries of the RBDs extending beyond the EU27 border was provided by Norway and Switzerland or derived from the CCM database developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC). Danube was supplied by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR).