Elements of Good Practice in Integrated River Basin Management A Practical Resource for implementing the EU Water Framework Directive

This Practical Resource document is the result of three open, transparent and participatory sem-inars — comprising the ‘Water Seminar Series’ —which brought together hundreds of ‘water stake-holders’ to discuss approaches and tools for im-plementation of the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD).etnbsp; This challenging new legislation entered into force at the end of 2000 and sets out the basis for sustainable use of water resources across Europe.etnbsp; It will affect everyone involved directly or indirectly with water resource management and use in both Member States and EU-Candidate countries alike.