Objective Strategic objectives. To fill gaps in knowledge and methods in order to enable implementation of a harm sided IWRM approach that addresses the European Water Initiative, in five river basins. To enable and perform assessment of vulnerability to climate change and anthropogenic development, and produce integrated river basin management plans, that includes optimal combinations of actions. To reach the strategic objectives of TWINBAS, a number of research tasks on hydrology, modelling of pollution flow, impact assessment, socio-economics, scenario analyses and action efficiency have to be carried through. For all these activity areas, the goal is to bring knowledge to a level where IWRM can be implemented for the five twinned river basins; Katanga (Botswana), Nora (Kazakhstan), Bio (Chile) Thames (UK) and Nordstrom (Sweden). TWINBAS will have an important strategic impact by creating the practical means for implementing the EU Water Initiative 'Water for Life'. The nature and width of the gaps in knowledge vary between the different case study rivers, and therefore the research required differs between the river basins. The research and the IWRM components of TWINBAS are organised according to the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) so that the FWD guideline documents can be utilised. The proposal also addresses the EU Water Initiative, which promotes development that is demand led from the less developed countries. The strong component of public participation and stakeholder involvement will ensure that each component has local ownership and addresses priorities identified within the region. The river basins selected represent a wide variety of water use problems, and a variety of political and societal systems. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologysedimentologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologydrainage basinsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management Keywords IWRM climate change pollutin pressure research twinning vulnerability water abstraction Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2002-3.II.3.1.a - Twinning European/third countries river basins SUSTDEV-2002-3.II.3.1 - Twinning European/third countries river basins. Call for proposal FP6-2002-GLOBAL-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET AB Address Valhallavaegen 81 Stockholm Sweden See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALMATY INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Kazakhstan EU contribution € 0,00 Address Baytursynov street 126 Almaty See on map Links Website Opens in new window COMISION NACIONAL DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE Chile EU contribution € 0,00 Address Obispo donoso no 6, providencia Santiago de chile See on map Links Website Opens in new window DHI - INSTITUT FOR VAND OG MILJOE Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address Agern alle 5 Hoersholm See on map Links Website Opens in new window NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Polaris house, north start avenue Swindon wilthshire See on map Links Website Opens in new window RHODES UNIVERSITY South Africa EU contribution € 0,00 Address Drostdy road Grahamstown See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION Chile EU contribution € 0,00 Address Victor lamas 1290 Concepcion See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address University road, highfield Southampton See on map Links Website Opens in new window
