With 148 countries sharing at least one transboundary river basin and two thirds of the world's 276 river basins being shared by two countries, cooperation is the key to preserving water resources and protecting the environment, but also to fostering and maintaining peaceful relations within and among communities.
Water levels were predicted to peak in the River Thames over the weekend, but on Saturday morning an Environment Agency spokesman told the BBC levels in the river were "starting to level off".