Journal
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH
Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 347-353Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.02.031
Keywords
IWRM; Greece; shared waters; river basin scale; legal agreements; WFD
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The political dimension of water becomes highly important not only because of its scarcity, but also as a result of its sharing across national boundaries. Approximately 40% of the global population lives in transboundary water basins, 55% of which are located in Europe, emphasizing the need for cooperation and harmonization of policies. In order to better handle major water problems Europe have adopted the new EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60 the implementation of which is further discussed. Especially in Greece, management of transboundary rivers is of major importance, since roughly 25%, of the country's renewable resources are imported. However, lack of integrated approaches and legal agreements as well as administrative shortcomings, make transboundary cooperation and management a hard task. This study refers to 4 shared basins in Northern Greece and demonstrates the problems that occur for their sustainable management. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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