basins in decentralized states
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Basins in decentralized countriesMurray-Darling River, Australia
Ebro River, SpainPo River, Italy
Lucia De Stefano. Water Observatory, Botín Foundation
With inputs from: G. Monacelli, N. Hernández-Mora, J. Pittock, D. Garrick, F. Puma
Preparing for the 2013 International Year. Water Cooperation: Making It Happen” Zaragoza, January 8th , 2013
Federal rivers
• Federal rivers are basins within or shared by one of the world’s 28 federal countries, encompassing over 40% of the world’s population.
28 federal countries, encompassing over 40% of the world’s population (Garrick 2011)
Federal Rivers
1 million km2
Five StatesRBMP approved in Dec 2012MDB Authority
Murray-Darling Basin
Ebro Basin
85,000 km2
Nine Autonomous RegionsEbro River Basin Authority (CHE)Draft RBMP issued in May 2012
Ebro Basin
74,000 km2
Eight regionsRBMP approved in Feb 2010Po Basin Authority
Po Basin
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