The document discusses three river basins - the Murray-Darling River basin in Australia, the Ebro River basin in Spain, and the Po River basin in Italy. It provides key facts about each basin, including their size, the number of states/regions they encompass, the status of river basin management plans, and the governing river authorities. The document also notes that federal rivers, which include these three basins, are located in federal countries and encompass over 40% of the world's population.

1. Preparing for the 2013 International Year.
Water Cooperation: Making It Happen”
Zaragoza, January 8th , 2013
Basins in decentralized countries
Murray-Darling River, Australia
Ebro River, Spain
Po River, Italy
Lucia De Stefano. Water Observatory, Botín Foundation
With inputs from: G. Monacelli, N. Hernández-Mora, J.
Pittock, D. Garrick, F. Puma

2. Federal Rivers
Federal rivers
• Federal rivers are basins within or shared by
one of the world’s 28 federal countries,
encompassing over 40% of the world’s
population.
28 federal countries, encompassing over 40% of the world’s population
(Garrick 2011)

3. Murray-Darling Basin
1 million km2
Five States
RBMP approved in Dec 2012
MDB Authority

4. Ebro Basin
Ebro Basin
85,000 km2
Nine Autonomous Regions
Ebro River Basin Authority (CHE)
Draft RBMP issued in May 2012

5. Po Basin
74,000 km2
Eight regions
RBMP approved in Feb 2010
Po Basin Authority