Basins in decentralized countriesMurray-Darling River, Australia

Ebro River, SpainPo River, Italy

Lucia De Stefano. Water Observatory, Botín Foundation

With inputs from: G. Monacelli, N. Hernández-Mora, J. Pittock, D. Garrick, F. Puma

Preparing for the 2013 International Year. Water Cooperation: Making It Happen” Zaragoza, January 8th , 2013

Federal rivers

• Federal rivers are basins within or shared by one of the world’s 28 federal countries, encompassing over 40% of the world’s population.

28 federal countries, encompassing over 40% of the world’s population (Garrick 2011)

Federal Rivers

1 million km2

Five StatesRBMP approved in Dec 2012MDB Authority

Murray-Darling Basin

Ebro Basin

85,000 km2

Nine Autonomous RegionsEbro River Basin Authority (CHE)Draft RBMP issued in May 2012

Ebro Basin

74,000 km2

Eight regionsRBMP approved in Feb 2010Po Basin Authority

Po Basin