Global Water Partnership, (GWP), established in 1996, is an international network open to all organisations involved in water resources management: developed and developing country government institutions, agencies of the United Nations, bi- and multilateral development banks, professional associations, research institutions, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector. GWP was created to foster Integrated Water Resources Management […]
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The world is undergoing a historic transformation with the explosion of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) which have drastically changed methods of international cooperation through the development of intra and inter-electronic networks. The use of new web-basedtechnologies for regional networking and distance cooperation presents an opportunity to face challenges in a new way…/…
Le crowdsourcing est une forme de production participative, basée sur l’utilisation de la créativité, de l’intelligence et du savoir-faire d’un grand nombre de personnes. Certaines démarches de sciences participatives ou de sciences citoyennes l’utilisent pour acquérir un grand nombre de données…/…
This short report is based mostly on available data sources and published reports. For the basic habitat assessment different data sources such as historical maps, SPOT 5m and Google Earth data was included for the analysis. The assessment cannot substitute more detailed investigations related to flora and fauna as well as hydrological, hydraulic and sedimentological […]
This chapter deals with major transboundary rivers discharging into the Mediterranean Sea and some of their transboundary tributaries. It also includes lakes located within the basin of the Mediterranean Sea…/…
The SEA-report for the Prespa Lake Watershed Management Plan (PWMP) is a good example of an SEA for water management planning. The SEA-report contains a lot of data on problem analysis, objectives and possible measures to deal with the problems in the Prespa Lake area. The SEA-report concludes that interventions are needed if water quality […]
The Drin-Buna river basin is located in the South Western Balkans. The river basin is shared between Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo. Sub-basins are formed by the Black Drin, the White Drin, the Buna (Bojana), as well as the lakes Prespa, Ohrid, and Shkodër. In addition to these natural lakes, the Drin water basin includes several reservoir […]
Prespa is a place where nature, art and history come together in and around the Mikri and Megali Prespa lakes; there are also villages with hospitable inhabitants, always worth a stop on the way to listen to their stories and the histories of the place. The lucky visitor might share in the activities of local people’s […]
The present pilot project for watershed management planning in the Prespa Lake Watershed represents an initial stage in Macedonia’s efforts to further EU approximation by applying the principles of the Water Frame¬work Directive in the water management sector…/…
This management plan addresses these different and sometimes diametric requirements between nature and man. It is based on a vision and mission statement, which will give guidance to the National Park and its managers to provide their best performance in the future. Most importantly, it strives to protect ecosystems and their function to provide for […]