NAMWA : A NEW INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN INFORMATION SYSTEM

Integration of water and economy at river basin level by NAMWARB (information tool to support policy and decision-making in the field of integrated water management as advocated by the WFD). By linking information about the physical pressures exerted on the water system by economic agents and the associated economic interests, NAMWARB enables policy makers and water managers at national and river basin scale in a consistent way to assess the necessary measures to reduce these pressures and meet the environmental objectives in the WFD in an integrated way. NAMWARB offers opportunities to analyse the trade-offs between environmental goals and the economic interests involved at the relevant level of analysis, i.e. river basins.