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Managing degraded river basins
Synonyms:
Rationalizing use of resources in catchment and river basins
Remediating fluvial environments
Restoring water catchments
Broader:
Managing the environment
Restoring environmental damage
Rehabilitating degraded ecosystems
Coordinating international river basin development
Instituting integrated management of water catchments
Enabling local community management of aquatic resources
Narrower:
Rehabilitating rivers
Rehabilitating important catchment areas
Facilitates:
Collecting water
Improving waterways
Restoring damaged wetlands to productive condition
Facilitated by:
Reclaiming land
Conserving land resources
Restoring river ecosystems
Opposing development of rivers
Educating in flood and river control
Problems:
Irresponsible hydrological advice
Mismanagement of environmental demand
Mismanagement of irrigation schemes
Values:
Abuse
Unused
Underuse
Degradation
Organizations:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Danube Environmental Forum
International Association for Danube Research
European Network of Experimental and Representative Basins
Danube Hydrological Cycle Observing System
Supreme Council of the Danube
Greening the Danube
Subjects:
Hydrology
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Water
Hydrology
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Rivers and lakes
Geology
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Land and coastal forms
Resources
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Resources
Societal Problems
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Vulnerability
Management
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Management
Environment
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Environment
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals: