A bit of history for the Guide

Through the NWRM initiative, a practical guide for supporting the design and implementation of NWRM was developed  and integrated with the website to allow you to use the tools in the design and implementation of your NWRMs. Collaboration is key to the development of this practical guide, which was developed in an iterative process with the following experts:

History of the project

There is an increasing policy interest in the so-called Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRM) for improving the water status on hydromorphology and diffuse pollution. To respond to this interest, DG ENV launched a dedicated study entitled Pilot Project - Atmospheric Precipitation - Protection and efficient use of Fresh Water: Integration of Natural Water Retention Measures in River basin management (2013-2014), n°: DG 07.0330/2013/659147/SER/ENV.C1 – date 05/09/2013 to 5/11/2014.
The two overall objectives of the pilot project were:

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