Traduction de «Enregistrement des débits d'un cours d'eau » (Français → Anglais) :

6. Notes also that, owing to the acceleration of glacial melting especially prevalent in the Himalayas and the Andes, mountainous regions are increasingly at threat from floods and avalanches; points out, however, that glacial melt is not the only factor affecting water flows in the Himalayas, but that timing and intensity of the monsoon, other rainfall and especially land use practices such as deforestation, overgrazing, agricultural systems and settlement patterns are determinant; in particular, stresses that deforestation frequen ...[+++]tly increases the rate and speed of the flow of water into major channels, while floods arising from ‘glacier lake outburst floods’ (GLOFs) are often exacerbated by unsustainable land use practices;

8. Stresses that dam construction must be assessed in terms of its impact on river flows, the rights of access to water and river resources, and whether the dam will uproot existing settlements, disrupt the culture and sources of livelihood of local communities, or deplete or degrade environmental resources;

10. Notes that agriculture and forest ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency, gravity and intensity, as forest damage arising from causes such as forest fires and pests and massive and uncontrolled deforestation has been taking place in numerous regions of the world; notes, however, that according to the study ‘State of Europe's Forests 2007’, the area in Europe covered by forests has increased by approximately 13 million hectares over the course of the last 15 years; points out that forests play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quali ...[+++]ty standards, the protection of springs, landscape preservation, maintaining soil fertility and protecting soil from erosion (especially in mountain regions) and desertification (especially in arid regions), all of which are of relevance to agriculture;

The concentration of TFM required to kill sea lamprey larvae (referred to as the minimum lethal concentration or MLC) is a function of stream pH and alkalinity while the total amount of TFM used depends on the MLC and the size or flow of the stream.

The goals of this new programme are to modernise and improve the systems for monitoring and managing water resources, to carry out studies for forecasting drought, evaluating the effects of drought and structuring the preventive measures to be taken, to set up schemes that will restore hydrological and environmental balances, in particular by regulating the flow of water-courses, as well as schemes to supply water to farms in the most sensitive areas, and finally to support the application of techniques of irrigation and techniques to reduce water losses.

In the International River Improvements Act, which deals with levels and flows affecting rivers on the other side of the boundary, there is a regulation-making power to exclude various projects.