Events: Issue Type
ISSUE TYPE	DESCRIPTION
Border Issues	Events relating to rivers as shared borders/boundaries
Economic Development	General economic/regional development
Fishing	Events relating to fishing
Flood Control/Relief	Events relating to flooding, flood control, flood damage, flood relief
Hydro-power/Hydro-electricity	Events relating to hydro-electricity or hydro-power facilities
Infrastructure/Development	Events relating to the infrastructure or development projects, including dams, barrages, draining of swamps for development purposes, canals.
Irrigation	Events relating to irrigation of agricultural areas
Joint Management	Events involving joint management of basin or water resources, especially where the management concerns cover a range of issue areas
Navigation	Events relating to navigation, shipping, ports
Technical Cooperation/Assistance	Events relating to technical or economic cooperation or assistance, including project evaluations or river surveys and funds for ranges of improvements to water-related technology/infrastructure
Territorial Issues	Events relating to territorial claims, where the territory is associated with a water body, e.g., a river island
Water Quality	Events relating to water quality or water-related environmental concerns
Water Quantity	Events relating to water quantity
For more information: See Basins at Risk: Water Event Database Methodolody