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Area of landfills and dumpsites in the Dinaric Alps region (2013)
Landfills are rarely properly constructed or lined and therefore represent a potential source of contamination.Solid waste in the form of hundreds of unregulated landfills and...Landfills are rarely properly constructed or lined and therefore represent a potential source of contamination.Solid waste in the form of hundreds of unregulated landfills and illegal dumping sites in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania constitutes one of the main threats to the overall groundwater quality of the Dinaraic Karst Transboundary Aquifer System (DIKTAS). For the vulnerable karst environment of the Dinaric region, which has a very limited auto-purification capacity, this is the most serious current as well as (potential) future problem.Data were collected in the framework of the DIKTAS project. For more information, visit: http://diktas.iwlearn.org/resources/projectdocuments/transboundart-diagniostics-analysis/transboundary-diagnostic-analysis-tda/view
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River basins in the Dinaric Alps region: Adriatic sea basin and Black sea basin
The total surface area of the Adriatic basin in the four countries is 65,545 km² while the Black Sea basin covers 44,865 km² of the project area. Dash lines represent the limit...The total surface area of the Adriatic basin in the four countries is 65,545 km² while the Black Sea basin covers 44,865 km² of the project area. Dash lines represent the limit between sub-basins. Data was collected in the framework of the DIKTAS project. For more information, visit the DIKTAS project website: http://diktas.iwlearn.org/resources/projectdocuments/transboundart-diagniostics-analysis/transboundary-diagnostic-analysis-tda/view
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Hydropower plants in the Dinaric Alps region (2013)
Water accounts for the main source of production of electrical power in the Dinaric Alps, and contribute significantly to the countries’ economies. Albania gains 83 % of all...Water accounts for the main source of production of electrical power in the Dinaric Alps, and contribute significantly to the countries’ economies. Albania gains 83 % of all electricity from hydropower plants, Montenegro 75 %, Bosnia and Herzegovina 60% and Croatia 54 %.Data were collected in the framework of the DIKTAS project. For more information, visit the DIKTAS project website: http://diktas.iwlearn.org/resources/projectdocuments/transboundart-diagniostics-analysis/transboundary-diagnostic-analysis-tda/view
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Rivers and streams in the Dinaric Alps region
This layer shows rivers and streams in the Dinaric Alps region. Data were collected in the framework of the DIKTAS project.For more information, visit the DIKTAS project...This layer shows rivers and streams in the Dinaric Alps region. Data were collected in the framework of the DIKTAS project.For more information, visit the DIKTAS project website: http://diktas.iwlearn.org/resources/projectdocuments/transboundart-diagniostics-analysis/transboundary-diagnostic-analysis-tda/view
