To ensure that the basinmanagement plan correctly dealswith environmental aspects, several
conditionsmust bemet:
➊
Understand the functioning of ecosystems, their challenges and the services
they provide;
➋
Incorporate the environmental objectives in the vision and objectives of the basin;
➌
Pinpoint the ecological objectives in the basin;
➍
Define objectives, priorities and different levels of protection for each part of the basin;
➎
Set up standards or planswhere necessary;
➏
Support planning by financial planning (too often aweak part of planning documents) -
including planning of water infrastructure financing, without ignoring to include
ecosystems / natural infrastructure.
Figure 3: Interface between elements of the basin plan and supporting thematic plans
Goals /Vision
RiverBasinPlan
Protection
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Riparianand coastline
Wetlandand lakeecology
River andestuaryprotection
Groundwaterprotection
Waterqualitymanagement
Implementation/DetailedPlanning
Water allocation
Water supplyand irrigation
Hydropower
Flood riskmanagement
Waterlogging control
Disaster/drought response
Monitoringand information
Institutional coordination
Stakeholder engagement
Financial
mechanisms
Navigation
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Strategicobjective
andaction
Development
DisasterRisk
Institutional
Thematicplans
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