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In the context of the EU Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 2009/28/EC (EC, 2009), hydropower is an important measure for increasing the share of renewable electricity but, depending on its management, hydropower can impact water bodies and adjacent wetlands.

It is important to ensure that existing and forthcoming EU policies to promote hydropower ensure coherence with the Water Framework Directive/other EU environmental legislation and clearly consider the ecological impacts on the affected water bodies and the adjacent wetlands.