Management of the Rhine Basin

International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) and its contract shows alignment with the UN Convention on international watercourses and has proven effective in its goals for the Rhine and the Rhine Basin. It was necessary for a treaty to come through the countries in the Rhine basin as it provides water based on industrial and agricultural needs and provides drinking water to over 20 million people.[1]

  1. ^ Moellenkamp, S. (2007-06-07). "The "WFD-effect" on upstream-downstream relations in international river basins – insights from the Rhine and the Elbe basins". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions. 4 (3): 1407–1428. Bibcode:2007HESSD...4.1407M. doi:10.5194/hessd-4-1407-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.