The Transboundary Water Management – Comparing Policy Translations of the Water Framework Directive in the International Basin Districts of the Oder River and the Torne River
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Published Online: Mar 29, 2019
Page range: 29 - 39
Received: Jun 07, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2019-0006
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Fig. 1
Characteristics of the International Oder River Basin District (IORBD) and the International Torne River Basin District (ITRBD) according to Elfvendahl et al. 2006, ICOP 2009, 2014, Öhman et al. 2016.
| Characteristics | International Odra River Basin District | International Torne River Basin District |
|---|---|---|
| Length of the river | 841 km | 520 km |
| The area | 124 115 km2 | 40 000 km2 |
| The area / percentage of the area in the different countries | 107169 km2 / 86.4% Poland | 25 000 km2 / 64% Sweden |
| Annual runoff to the Baltic sea | 18.5 billion m3 | about 17800 million m3 (strong annual variation) |
| The human population inhabiting the river basin area | About 16.7 million in 2005: | About 80000 in 2012: |
| Ecoregions | The Carpathians | Central plain |
| The main land use | Agricultural land (62%) | Boreal forests (58%) |
| Sources of contamination | Historical and ongoing mining industry, treated waste water from the main towns, agriculture | Treated waste water from the main towns, settlements and industry, such as historical and ongoing mining industry, forestry practices, peat mining, fish farming, agriculture |
| Significant natural resources | Natura 2000 area | Naturally breeding salmon population |
Stakeholders on the area of the International Oder River Basin District (IORBD) and the International Torne River Basin District (ITRBD).
| River Basin District | Country | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| International Oder River Basin District | Germany | German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in Bonn |
| Ministry for Environment, Health and Consumer Protection Brandenburg | ||
| Ministry of Agriculture, the Environment and Consumer Protection Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | ||
| Saxon State Ministry for the Environment and Agriculture | ||
| State Office of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection Brandenburg | ||
| National Office for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology | ||
| State Bureau for Agriculture and Environment | ||
| Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology | ||
| Poland | President of the National Water Management Authority | |
| Regional Water Management Board: in Gliwice, Wroclaw, Poznan, Szczecin | ||
| Czech Republic | Ministry of the Environment | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | ||
| T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute | ||
| Czech Environment Inspection | ||
| Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic | ||
| Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | ||
| Labe River Basin Authority, state enterprise | ||
| Ohře River Basin Authority, state enterprise | ||
| Odra River Basin Authority state enterprise | ||
| International Torne River Basin District | Finland | Finnish-Swedish Transboundary River Commission |
| Ministry of the Environment | ||
| Centre for Economic Development, Transport and Environment of Lapland | ||
| Water Management District of Tornionjoki | ||
| Natural Resources Institute, Finland | ||
| Finnish Environment Institute | ||
| Municipalities | ||
| Sweden | Ministry of Environment and Energy | |
| County Administrative Board of Norrbotten | ||
| Water authority of Bottenvik | ||
| Swedish agency for marine and water management | ||
| Geological survey of Sweden | ||
| Municipalities |