river basin

collocation in English

meaningsofriverandbasin

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river
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrɪv.ər/us
/ˈrɪv.ɚ/
a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or ...
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basin
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sən/us
/ˈbeɪ.sən/
mainly UK
an open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides, used for holding food ...
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(Definition ofriverandbasinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofriver basin

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In some cases ariverbasinor a watershed may be used to delineate research programme boundaries.
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Implementation of these measures in a transboundaryriverbasinrequires cooperation and coordination between the various countries sharing the water.
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Moreover, market-based water transfer has the potential to facilitate internationalriverbasinmanagement and the resolution of water conflict.
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Permafrost is believed to exist within approximately 2.7 m (8 ft) of the tundra surface within theriverbasin.
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We develop a model of market-based transfer in an internationalriverbasinto illustrate how such a water transfer can influence the water-sharing decisions of two countries in the basin.
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New plant successional series continually form on new beaches, with a highly repetitive pattern of fixed floristic elements for a givenriverbasin.
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Multicriteria methods inriverbasinplanning - a case study.
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Water transfers may also prove a useful way of augmenting existing water-sharing treaties for an internationalriverbasin, especially when growing water demands threaten the long-term viability of the agreements.
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The proposal already specifies that water must be abstracted in accordance with the ecological needs in theriverbasindistrict concerned.
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It provides for the establishment of ariverbasinmanagement plan, dredging and shipping - even this leads to discharges and emissions.
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But the vital question to my mind is how water is to be moved from oneriverbasinto another.
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Theriverbasinconcept is more closely related to the way in which water flows, how contaminated land pollutes that water, and other such matters.
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I do not think that such an enormous chunk has been taken out of the totalriverbasinmanagement concept.
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This proposal erodes the advantage of unifiedriverbasinmanagement, now so successful and world acclaimed.
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He did not feel that theriverbasinautomatically gave agriculture a further degree of representation.
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However, whatever form of administration is finally decided on, it is necessary for the principle ofriverbasinmanagement at regional level to be kept.
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Eachriverbasinhas to be examined individually.
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Should water privatisation go ahead, the integratedriverbasinmanagement system would be vital.
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This wholeriverbasinis an extremely beautiful area which already provides a considerable leisure industry, and one would expect it to provide more.
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In my view, there could in addition be proper control of the catchment areariverbasinconcept by a highly specialised team with teeth.
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