scholarly journals Transboundary water pollution managementLessons learned from river basin management in China, Europe and the Netherlands

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Yu
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Pollution Management ◽  
Water Pollution Management

River Basin Water Quality Management in Japan – An Overview

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Basin Water ◽  
Rapid Industrialization ◽  
Control Water

Due to rapid industrialization and the concentration of the population shifting towards large cities starting from the 1950s, Japan experienced severe water pollution problems throughout the country. In order to cope with these problems, the legal system has been refined and various measures to control water pollution have been taken. This paper summarizes the current institutional structure, legal system, as well as plans and programs, for water pollution control and river basin management in Japan.

Room for the River: delivering integrated river basin management in the Netherlands

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Rijke ◽  
Sebastiaan van Herk ◽  
Chris Zevenbergen ◽  
Richard Ashley
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Integrated River Basin Management

scholarly journals Law and Politics in River Basin Management: The Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in The Netherlands

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3367
Author(s):  
Erik Mostert
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Binding Effect ◽  
Law And Politics ◽  
Environmental Objectives

This article discusses the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the Netherlands and shows how law and politics combine in river basin management. Initially, the implementation of the WFD in the Netherlands was approached as a technical and administrative issue, handled by water quality and ecology experts, but, in 2003, this approach was broken open by the agricultural sector, who feared stricter regulation. Subsequently, the environmental objectives of the WFD were set as low as possible and they play no role when authorising new projects. In July 2015, however, the European Court of Justice determined that the environmental objectives have a binding effect and that Member States have to refuse authorisation of projects that jeopardise the achievement of these objectives. This example shows the important role that law as a social phenomenon or “field” can play in river basin management, provided the courts enjoy sufficient social and political support and function relatively independently, as they do in the Netherlands. The article discusses the origin of the juridical field and its relation with politics and concludes that, to understand river basin management fully, it is essential to understand how (water) law functions.

scholarly journals Law and Politics in River Basin Management; The Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Mostert
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
European Court Of Justice ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Law And Politics ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
European Court

This article discusses the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the Netherlands and intends to show how law and politics combine in river basin management. Initially, the implementation of the WFD in the Netherlands was approached as a technical and administrative issue, handled by water quality and ecology experts, but in 2003 this approach was broken open by the agricultural sector, who were worried about stricter regulation. Subsequently, the environmental objectives of the WFD were set as low as possible and they are not used in authorising individual projects. Yet, in 2015 of the European Court of Justice determined that the environmental objectives have binding effect and that Member States have to refuse authorisation for projects that endanger the achievement of these objectives. In the future, the European Court of Justice and national courts may force the Dutch government to change its approach. They may only do so because and as long as they enjoy sufficient social and political support and function relatively independently. The article concludes that, to understand river basin management fully, one has to open up the black box of water law and become a kind of water lawyer.

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