A fresh look at effective river restoration
Auteur(s) |
A.D. Buijse
Publicatie type | Artikel
The assessment of the First River Basin Management Plans conducted in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) indicated that 40% of European rivers are affected by hydromorphological pressures that are caused predominantly by hydropower, navigation, agriculture, flood protection and urban development. A consortium of 26 partners coordinated by Deltares was therefore established to generate substantial output as part of the REFORM project (REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management) to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.