Abstract:

The European Union has gained remarkable achievements and experiences in the management of transboundary river basins.These achievements and experiences could be used as references for the water environment management in China，especially for the management of transboundary river basins.The transboundary，i.e.international river basin management in European Union，was analyzed from the aspects of legislation，implementation organization and its functions，working mechanisms，financial support and public participation.The situation of the transboundary river basin management in China was also analyzed.On the basis of above analyses，three advices were put forward for the water environment management in China: through the improvement of legislation system，to emphasize clearly the governmental responsibility of supervision and management at different levels，to make full use of the market mechanism，thus to protect the basin coordinately；to compile the comprehensive management plan for transboundary river basins，and to protect the water ecological environment；to encourage the public participation，to improve and accelerate the transboundary river basin management.

Key words: transboundary, river basin, water environment