RBMP definition
Examples of RBMP in a sentence
The 1st RBMP also contributed towards improving the management of the national water demand through the introduction and adoption of water efficient use practices in all water using sectors.
In addition, the RBMP aims to implement horizontal measures aimed at increasing the knowledge base in relation to the Islands’ water resources through improving the existing hydrological monitoring facilities and introducing innovative water management technologies aimed at optimising the utilisation of existing natural and unconventional water resources.
Through the implementation of various water demand management initiatives, the production of desalinated water was further reduced during the 1st RBMP planning cycle, whilst the production of desalinated water registered a reduction in carbon footprint.
The RBMP introduced measures such as the requirement for the installation of borehole meters to optimise the regulation of groundwater use in the Maltese Islands.
The improved management of rainwater harvesting also featured strongly in the 1st RBMP through a number of incentive schemes aimed at supporting the development/restoration of rainwater harvesting facilities in the domestic and agricultural sectors.
The RBMP also envisaged the assessment of the distribution of domestic water demand and the identification of measures to optimise domestic water use.
In this regard, from a water supply augmentation perspective it is noted that the measures included under Malta’s 1st RBMP addressed the four main water resource types present in the island, namely: natural groundwater resources, desalinated water, rainwater runoff and reclaimed waters.
Malta’s 1st River Basin Management Plan (2011) (RBMP) identifies over abstraction as one of the principal pressures on Malta’s groundwater resources.
The RBMP developed a strategy focused on 85 National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Consultation Report, November 2010.
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