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This chapter aims to communicate the two main rasons d’être of this book, namely: (1) to present and analyze the Cyprus experience in water resources management policies (2) communicate this experience to other countries that can inform, develop and improve their water resources policies by understanding the strong and weak elements of the Cyprus experience. Moreover, the chapter introduces the specific themes and issues that are analyzed in the consecutive chapters of the book.
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See Fig. 1.1 below, for a map of Cyprus with major cities and locations of rivers.
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The consecutive chapters of this book contain more details with regards to the effects of the WFD implementation on the specific water issue dealt within each chapter.
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Koundouri, P., Birol, E. (2011). Introduction. In: Koundouri, P. (eds) Water Resources Allocation. Global Issues in Water Policy, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9825-2_1
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