Baseline Reports
The baseline research focused on the following themes: ecological, economic, sociological, policy & legal, and climate in all seven pilot areas. The baseline research has led to each partner preparing conclusions for their own pilot regions. On a workshop in Scotland in December 2009 the partners discussed their conclusions with each other in order to identify the most important similarities and differences. The joint baseline report as well as the individual reports from each pilot area can be downloaded below.

Baseline Reports - All (pdf)
This is the joint baseline report covering common features from the baseline research from all pilot areas as well as sections on the individual pilot areas.

Baseline Reports - Denmark (pdf)
Denmark: Mariager Fjord – a coastal catchment draining into a fjord with mixed farming, forestry and recreational use; facing diffuse pollution pressures.

Baseline Reports - Germany (pdf)
Ilemal Jeetzel – an inland geest catchment with mainly arable crops and some forestry; facing water shortages due to irrigation and diffuse pollution of groundwater supplies.

Baseline Reports - NL, Delfland (pdf)
Netherlands: Midden-Delfland – an inland catchment, dominated by dairy farms although it also has strong cultural and recreational values; facing diffuse pollution and flooding pressures. 

Baseline Reports - NL, Drenthe (pdf)
Veenkoloniën – an inland catchment with mainly arable crops; facing water shortages due to irrigation and drinking water demand and nitrification of surface waters due to draining peat bogs.

Baseline Reports - Norway (pdf)
Norway: Vestre Vansjø – a catchment draining into a lake with farming with mainly arable crops and forestry; services the city Moss and the surrounding municipalities with drinking water and has high recreational values; facing diffuse pollution pressures.

Baseline Reports - Scotland (pdf)
Tarland Catchment – an inland east coast catchment with mixed farming and forestry; facing morphological alterations resulting in flooding; and diffuse pollution pressures.

Baseline Reports - Sweden (pdf)
Smedjeåen Catchment – a coastal plain catchment with mixed farming, forestry and hydropower production; facing water shortages in the upper catchment and flooding in the lower catchment.