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Getting out of the box and reaching the people
Planning the first Joint Basin Survey for the Orange-Senqu River Basin
Danube Watch 3 2010 -Extreme floods in the Danube Basin
One step further for the EU Danube Strategy
Biodiversity and water
Thames wins ‘World Cup’ for rivers
Fighting a plastic menace
The red sludge tragedy in the Danube Basin
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Danube Watch 3/2010 (5.04 MB)
Groundwater
Groundwater constitutes the largest reservoir of freshwater in the world, accounting for over 97% of all freshwaters available on earth (excluding glaciers and ice caps). The remaining 3% is composed mainly of surface water (lakes, rivers, wetlands) and soil moisture. By incorporation into the Water Framework Directive (WFD), groundwater became part of an integrated water management system.