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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

Author
Dyson M., Bergkamp G., Scanlon J.
Date
2003
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-070714)
Title (French)

Débit : Les débits environnementaux: ce qu’il faut savoir

Title (Spanish)

Caudal : Elementos esenciales de caudales ambientales

Publisher | Place of publication
IUCN | Gland, Switzerland
ISBN
2-8317-0725-0
Pages
118 p.
Document type
Document of international organization
Language
English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Khmer, Lao
Field of application
International
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Ecosystem preservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Institution Wetlands Basin/catchment/watershed Marine area Enforcement/compliance Freshwater resources management Surface water
Abstract

An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated. Pioneering efforts in South Africa, Australia and the United States have shown that the process to establish them poses great challenges. Second in the series of the Water & Nature Initiative, this guide draws extensively on the experiences in these countries to offer hands-on advice and practical guidance on technical issues for this emerging issue on the water resource agenda.

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