The RBC Elbe's Tasks

The River Basin Community (RBC) Elbe is responsible for both national and international water management cooperation and coordination as well as flood risk management in the German section of the Elbe River Basin District. The RBC Elbe takes on the task of a national office for water management cooperation and coordination in accordance with the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Furthermore, the RBC Elbe has the task of implementing the Flood Risk Management Directive (FRMD) through the assessment and management of flood risks. To this end, the Federal States' representatives in the RBC Elbe's bodies (Elbe-Ministerial Conference, Elbe-Council, Coordinating Council) cooperate with Federal experts in various task forces (on surface water, groundwater, data, flood risk management, economics).