BRAHMATWINN- Twinning European and South Asian River basins to enhance capacity and implement adaptive integrated water resources management approaches

At the national level contributed to research activities and existing IWRM action plans, such as the Danube Regional Project (ICPDR, 2005) in the UDRB or the South Asia Water Analysis Network (SAWAN). At the European level, it contributed to the ongoing efforts within the UDRB to implement the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the principles of IWRM. On a global scale it strengthened the efforts of “sustainable development” and it also contributed to implementation of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) withinEurope and Asia that considers holistic IWRM activities as a supporting prerequisite to reach the Millennium Development (GWP, 2004).