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River Rhine commended for river basin management

News Published 13 Sep 2013 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Photo: © Nietnagel

The River Rhine has won the first ever International River Foundation (IRF) European River Prize, which is given for remarkable achievements in integrated river basin management. The other finalists were the Órbigo River in Spain, the Upper Drau in Austria, and the Mura-Drava-Danube in Central Europe.