Po River District Basin Authority | |
Native Name: | Autorità di bacino distrettuale del fiume Po |
Abbreviation: | AdbPo |
Formation: | 18 May 1989 (public body) 25 October 2016 |
Type: | Basin authority |
Purpose: | Maintenance and protection of the Po river |
Headquarters: | 75 Giuseppe Garibaldi, Parma, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna |
Affiliations: | Ministry of Ecological Transition |
The Po River District Basin Authority (Italian: Autorità di bacino distrettuale del fiume Po)—formerly the Po River Basin Authority (Autorità di bacino del fiume Po) and abbreviated AdbPo—is a statutory corporation responsible for the maintenance of the Po river and tributaries in Italy's sovereign territory. Established via decree on 18 May 1989, the public body is a sponsored by the Ministry of Ecological Transition.[1] It was declared a basin authority on 25 October 2016 by the erstwhile Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection.[2]