main channel | main river channel

main channel | main river channel

ephemeral stream | intermittent stream

watercourse [ delta | river | river basin ]

high air pressure from rapid descent in water reduction in atmospheric pressure while surfacing from:deep-water diving | underground | residence or prolonged visit at high altitude as the cause of:anoxia | barodontalgia | barotitis | hypoxia | mountain sickness | sudden change in air pressure in aircraft during ascent or descent

international watercourse

Definition: A rare disorder in which the patient complains spontaneously that his or her mental activity, body, and surroundings are changed in their quality, so as to be unreal, remote, or automatized. Among the varied phenomena of the syndrome, patients complain most frequently of loss of emotions and feelings of estrangement or detachment from their thinking, their body, or the real world. In spite of the dramatic nature of the experience, the patient is aware of the unreality of the change. The sensorium is normal and the capacity for emotional expression intact. Depersonalization-derealization symptoms may occur as part of a diagnos ...[+++]able schizophrenic, depressive, phobic, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. In such cases the diagnosis should be that of the main disorder.

channel diversion | channel realignment | channel displacement | streambed displacement | channel shifting

The Blueprint is based on a wealth of information and analysis including the EEA State of Water report,[2] the Commission assessment of the Member States River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) and Review of the Policy on Water Scarcity and Droughts,[3] and the Fitness Check of EU Freshwater Policy.[4] Moreover it is accompanied by an Impact Assessment.[5] The Blueprint is based on extensive public consultations both in the framework of its development and under the Fitness Check which has involved the general public, stakeholders, Member States as well as other EU institutions and bodies.[6] The Blueprint recognises that the aquatic environments differ greatly across the EU and therefore does not propose any one size fits all solution, in line ...[+++] with the principle of subsidiarity.

2. Stresses that an admissible and appropriate ECI should in principle result in a new Commission legislative proposal that meets the demands set out in the ECI, at least when the Commission has committed itself to presenting such a proposal, as in the case of the Right2Water ECI; stresses that the Commission should ensure the utmost transparency during the two-month analysis phase, that a successful ECI should receive proper legal support and advice from the Commission and should be properly publicised, and that promoters and supporters should be kept fully informed and updated throughout the ECI process;

6. Stresses that an ECI is an important tool of participatory democracy, enabling citizens to make their voices heard in the legislative procedure, and that an admissible and appropriate ECI should in principle result in a new Commission legislative proposal that meets the demands set out in the ECI, at least when the Commission has committed itself to presenting such a proposal, as in the case of the R2W ECI; stresses that the Commission should ensure the utmost transparency during the two-month analysis phase, that a successful ECI should receive proper legal support and advice from the Commission and should be properly publicised, an ...[+++]d that promoters and supporters should be kept fully informed and updated throughout the ECI process;

221. Regrets the loss of the seawater desalination plant project, which was an unfortunate setback; recalls that this project was not only the main project in the water sector but also the largest project (amounting to approximately 10 % of total contracted funding) funded under the instrument and that the plant was intended to provide 23 000 m of clean drinking water per day, covering the needs of an estimated 100 000 people and recalls that water supply is becoming an increasingly critical issue for the island following a 40 % decrease in the mean annual ra ...[+++]infall in the past 30 years; is deeply concerned by the cancellation of the project, due to restrictions imposed on the Greek Cypriot contractor by the Turkish army, and once these restrictions were lifted in March 2010, the contractor was unwilling to continue, claiming adverse conditions, meaning that this serious environmental issue is not addressed; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of renewing the project;