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ECRINS map project pinpoints water information in Europe

News Published 18 Jul 2012 Last modified 10 Dec 2019

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Photo: © Mark Philpott | flickr.com

Europe’s freshwater supplies are under pressure. To improve the understanding and management of water resources, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has created a comprehensive series of map layers showing hydrological features. The tool, providing support to policy makers, spans river catchments from Iceland to the edge of the Persian Gulf.