There is an increasing policy interest in the so-called Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRM) for improving the water status on hydromorphology and diffuse pollution. To respond to this interest, DG ENV launched a dedicated study entitled Pilot Project - Atmospheric Precipitation - Protection and efficient use of Fresh Water: Integration of Natural Water Retention Measures in River basin management (2013-2014).
The two overall objectives of the pilot project were:
- To develop a structured knowledge base on NWRM that can easily be accessed by all within the Water Information System for Europe (WISE);
- To contribute to the development of an active European “community of NWRM practitioners”, thanks to the launching of different regional networks and the development of a practical manual for supporting NWRM design & implementation.
www.nwrm.eu
BASIC INFORMATION
Project type: Service contract
Duration: 5th September 2013 – 5th November 2014
Coordinator: Office International de l’Eau, Limoges, France
Service contract: n° 07.0330/2013/659147/SER/ENV.C1
REKK.AQUA was part of the consortium that prepared the work. We contriubuted to the theoretical background and our specificcontribution was thepreparation of the Hungarian case studies.
