In 2011 the ECRR and its partners facilitated a consultation meeting of some 130 experst in Ljubljana and a stakeholders discussion as a preparartory meeting to the 6th World Water Forum. It was concluded that an excellent way to move the river restoration agenda forward would be to encourage the creation of a community of practice (CoP), whose members would be a number of River Basins who share their progress and experiences. At the WWF 6 this was seen as a practical initiative in which the river basins can learn from another and help others to learn from them. The purpose was to provide an excellent basis to stimulate further understanding and action.