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Danube River Basin Management Plan (DRBMP) 2009
The Danube River Basin Management Plan guides the way to achieving at least good status for all waters of the Danube River Basin. The plan below covers the period from 2009 until 2015.
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Austria Facts & Figures (168.76 KB)
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All Annexes (1.42 MB)
Annexes 1 to 13 of Danube Basin Analysis (WFD Roof report 2004) -
Danube Basin Analysis (WFD Roof report) 2004 (9.56 MB)
The Danube River Basin District - River basin characteristics, impacts of human activities and economic analysis required under Article 5, Annex II and Annex III, and inventory of protected areas... -
Austria
The Danube is a major economic, geographical and cultural force in Austria. Draining over 96% of the country’s territory, the basin is home to 7.7 million people. In a country dominated by the Alps, the flat lands provided by the rivers are vital for the agricultural sector, human settlements and infrastructure. The Austrian territory accounts for 10% of the total area of the Danube Basin.
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River Basin Management
The best way to protect and manage water is by close international co-operation between all the countries within the river basin – bringing together all interests upstream and downstream. All countries of the European Union are using a river basin approach for water management since the adoption of the EU Water Framework Directive.
