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Integration of water aspects into sector policies[31]

To meet the objectives of the WFD i.e. all water bodies to have good status, river basin authorities will have to address the pressures affecting water bodies. Managing water in a green economy means using water in a sustainable way in all sectors and ensuring that ecosystems have the quantity and quality of water needed to function. It also means fostering a more integrated and ecosystem based approach involving all relevant economic sectors and society.

Recent policy reviews[32] have shown that there is still much scope to further mainstream environmental policy actions into sectoral policies such as the agriculture, energy, transport and other sectors in order to reduce the driving forces leading to aquatic biodiversity loss. This integration throughout the river basin is enhanced by, for example, public participation and stakeholder involvement.

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  • mohauvol (Volker Mohaupt) 27 Feb 2018 10:27:19

    Please add:

    In chemical aspects should be strengthened the link between the WFD and the substance legislation for a better information exchange.

  • WWF (invited by kristpet (disabled)) 05 Mar 2018 21:51:37

    In this section it would be useful to also point out that integration should lead to preventing deterioration of freshwater ecosystems as that is cheaper than subsequent restoration in case the waters are already deteriorated.

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