You will find good practice examples below from the following countries

Italy

Germany

Czech Republic

Great Britain

Poland

Italy

• THE WATER FREEWAY: THE MO.S.A.V. IN THE VENETO REGION (  )

The water freeway in the Veneto Region

• Hydro-Geological Management Plans (P.A.I.) ( )

Planning and Management of Hydraulic Risk in Urban Areas (Veneto Region)

• P.A.I. Vicenza ( )

The Metropolitan Area of Vicenza City - an example of Hydro-Geological Management Plan (P.A.I.)

Interaction between environment protection and best management of the water resource (Venice's lagoon)

Germany

• FLUMAGIS ( )

Interdisciplinary development of methods and tools for the planning process and measurement control for river basin management with geoinformationsystems

• IKSE-MKOL ( )

International commission for ELBE-protection (IKSE-MKOL)

• GLOWA-Elbe ( )

Effects of global change on the water cycle (GLOWA) in the Elbe river basin - risks and options

• Lippe ( )

Identification of cost-effective technical measures for river basin management planning (Bauhaus-University Weimar)

• Good Practice Saxony ( )

Program for the re-establishment of the constantness of Saxonian running waters

Czech Republic

• Fish-pass in Strekov (Labe river) ( )

Control and research of fish migration

• VODA - The water management information portal ( )

Systematically-arranged information about flow rates in watercourses, water quality in watercourses / reservoirs and rainfall amounts in selected stations

• Revitalization of Slupsky Stream ( )

Significant undertaking to revitalize natural functions on a stretch of one kilometer

• International Commission for Elbe protection (IKSE-MKOL) ( )

Basic political instrument for water protection in Europe

• "RIVER “MODLA” REVITALIZATION (REGENERATION)":../../c_en/GP-EN/GP-EN-CZ/EC-GP-CZ-005 ( )

In the Litomerice region (north to Prague) has been made River „Modla“ revitalization in the year 1996.

Great Britain

• Ballinderry River Enhancement Project ( )

Problems of diffuse pollution from agriculture on rivers and streams

• Arney Wise Use of Water Scheme (AWUWS) ( )

Situated in the North West of Ireland, Fermanagh boasts one of the most uncongested lakes in Europe – Lough Erne. The Erne is made up of two channels, the lower and the upper Loughs. The beautiful County of Fermanagh

• Strangford Lough Management Scheme ( )

Strangford Lough is recognised world-wide for its remarkable wildlife and landscape. It has been designated as a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation under the EC Birds and Habitats Directives respectively.

• "Restoration of Wetland Landscape – Potteric Carr":../../c_en/GP-EN/GP-EN-EN/EC-GP-EN-004 ( )

Britain’s wetlands range from ponds to rivers, reedbeds to bogs, and are home to a huge diversity of plants and animals. Wetlands play a major role in storing flood water and can reduce flooding in built-up areas, which is vital given the changing weather patterns associated with climate change – the risk of rising sea levels, warmer, drier summers and increasingly wet winters.

• Sustainable Catchment Management Programme (SCaMP) ( )

United Utilities plc owns two-fifths of the catchment area land owned by the UK water industry. Much of this is high moorland in National Park areas such as the Lake District, the Peak District and the Forest of Bowland. Much of these areas act as a catchment for reservoirs which supply water to more than 7 million people. As well as their importance for water catchment, the areas contain many Sites of Special Scientific Interest and have an amenity and tourism value.

• Thames Gateway Project ( )

The Thames Gateway Region consists of a 40-mile stretch of land along the River Thames. It is the focus for the biggest building programme to be undertaken in the UK for over 50 years – close to 200,000 homes will be built.

Poland

• Polish - Ukrainian Commission on Transboundary Rivers ( )

An example of close collaboration in the Bug River Basin District

• Methology to identify water bodies threatened ( )

Identification and Assessment of Anthropogenic Influence on Water Resources

• "FLOOD Website „Great Water”":../../c_en/GP-EN/GP-EN-PL/EC-GP-PL-003 ( )

Opportunity to exchange all sorts of information about flood (Institute of Meteorology and Water Management Kraków)

• The training course on - The River Basin Management Planning According to the Water Framework Directive ( )

The Water Framework Directive requires that all the Member States produce river basin management plans. The plans will be developed on a six yearly basis, starting from 2009.

• "Wskazania części wód zagrożonych nieosiągnięciem":../../c_pl/GP-PL/GP-PL-PL/PC-GP-PL-00001 ( )

Identyfikacja i ocena oddzia-ływań antropogenicznych na zasoby wodne

• Szkolenie ( )

Planowanie gospodarowania wodą w zlewniach rzecznych według Ramowej Dyrektywy Wodnej

• "Portal internetowy „WIELKA WODA”":../../c_pl/GP-PL/GP-PL-PL/PC-GP-PL-003 ( )

Miejscem wymiany wszelkiej informacji powodzi stworzony przez (Instytut Meteorologii I Gospodarki Wodnej Kraków)

• "Szkolenie „Planowanie gospodarowania wodą w zlewniach rzecznych według Ramowej Dyrektywy Wodnej”":../../c_pl/GP-PL/GP-PL-PL/PC-GP-PL-004 ( )

Ramowa Dyrektywa Wodna nakłada na państwa członkowskie obowiązek sporządzania planów gospodarowania wodami dla obszarów dorzeczy. Plany te mają być opracowywane w cyklach 6-letnich, poczynając na roku 2009.