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Create and implement policy to achieve integral regional management of water and the environment

policy
Water management
Ecosystem Management

River basin organisations need to (create and) implement policy to achieve integral regional management of water and the environment

Need characteristics

Societal challenges

Governance and Policy

Themes

Include climate change in water policy to support integrated water resource management (IWRM)

Stakeholder group

River Basin Organisations (RBOs)

Task/Job

Promote and implement integrated water resources management (IWRM)
Harmonised national and regional legislation and policy
Promotion of regional integration

Pain

Lack of cooperation and trust
Water conflicts

Gain

Harmonized policy, planning and management, regional integration
Regional integration
Transboundary river basin and wetland agreements