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Chapter 13

Website of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine. A comprehensive site giving information on the ecology, geography, and economic aspects of the basin as well as details on the structure, functioning, objectives, and strategies of the ICPR.
www.iksr.org/index.php?id=295

BBC Education: The Rhine. This site explores, through maps, animations and exercises, river pollution and the various strategies adopted on the Rhine.
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/int/geog/eei/rivers/rhine/casestudy.shtml

UNESCO’s From potential conflict to co-operation potential (PC-CP) case study on the Rhine. This site gives you the opportunity to contextualize and compare the type of conflicts taking place between Rhine riparian countries with those occurring in other river basins.
www.unesco.org/water/wwap/pccp/summary/cs_rhine.shtml

The United Nations Environment Programme site on Freshwater resources in Europe. This site provides information about various European watersheds and helps with contextualizing the Rhine case study.
www.grid.unep.ch/product/publication/freshwater_europe.php