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-          In the case of the River Dyle, it has been possible to integrate the objectives of the Floods Directive with those of the WFD by carrying out natural flood protection measures upstream of Leuven to reduce flood risks for the city. In addition, a large part of the valley upstream of Leuven is designated as Natura 2000 area, therefore measures taken there for flood protection should always take into account the natural importance of the valley. Most of the land upstream of the city is property of government and it could be used in multiple ways by combining flood protection with nature protection objectives.

-          In Ljubljana, a reservoir has been re-designed in a multi-functional way to address pollution and flood risk issues as well as enhance nature conservation values.

-          In the heavily industrialised and urbanised area of the Ruhr in Germany, a Master Plan has been adopted to frame the restoration of the River Emscher (Master Plan “Emscher Future”). This addresses several objectives in an integrated way, especially water quality degradation, flood prevention, river restoration and urban landscape design that serves for the living and recreation of people.