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Water Management
Policy context
DEVCO-EIB meeting
Brussels, 30 June 2011
Peter Gammeltoft
Water Unit
DG Environment, European Commission
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Content
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Water Framework Directive State of implementation
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2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU waters
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Some key principles of WFD
integrated river basin management
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protecting all waters, surface and groundwaters;
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covering all impacts on waters;
good quality (‘good status’) to be achieved, as a rule, by 2015;
water quality comprehensively defined in terms of biology, chemistry and
morphology;
water management based on river basins;
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monitoring programmes for surface and groundwaters, both as a
planning tool and as an assessment instrument;
economic instruments: getting the prices right - to promote prudent use
of water;
mandatory public participation;
… and complemented/guided by an unprecedented cooperation on
implementation.
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WFD Timetable
Transposition into national law
Administrative arrangements
Environmental analysis:
Analysis of characteristics
Assessment of human impacts
Economic analysis of water use
Monitoring programmes
Public Participation starts
Significant water management issues
Draft river basin management plans
Final river basin management plans
Measures implemented at the latest
Implementation, adjustment
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Dec 2003
Dec 2003
Dec 2004
Dec 2006
Dec 2006
Dec 2007
Dec 2008
Dec 2009
Dec 2012
2015 till 2027
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RBMP adopted (21)
Consultation
finalised, awaiting
adoption (2)
Consultation ongoing or not started
(4)
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2012: A Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters
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The Blueprint is the convergence of 3 assessments scheduled for 2012
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Assessment of 1st river basin management plans under Water Framework
Directive
Review of the Strategy for Water Scarcity and Droughts
Assessment of the vulnerability of water and environmental resources to climate
impacts and man-made pressures.
The Blueprint will:
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Look back and assess the implementation and achievements of policies and
measures in place to ensure the protection and availability of EU water
resources
Look forward at the evolving vulnerability of the water environment to assess
the sufficiency of existing measures and tools, and evaluate potential new
instruments to ensure a sustainable use of good quality water in the EU in the
long term.
The Blueprint will synthesise policy recommendations drawing from the
evaluation and impact assessment exercises, and will be accompanied by a
number of reports and new initiatives, including of a legislative nature if
appropriate.
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Review Water Scarcity and Droughts Policy –
WS&D (1/2)
• Communication 2007 and follow-up:
– Council conclusions - review & further develop WS&D policy by 2012
– EP report – new initiatives incl. pilot projects preparatory actions
– Annual follow up reports
• Policy Review 2012:
• GAP Analysis
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Overview of problem & existing measures
Identification of gaps
Proposal of new measures
Assessment of Impact of new measures
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Review Water Scarcity and Droughts Policy –
WS&D (2/2) – Building Blocks
• Water Efficiency
– Water Supply Infrastructure
– Buildings
– Agriculture
• Better Planning
– Demand management
– Integration WS&D management in RBMP
– Land use planning
• European Drought Observatory
– European level information platform being developed by JRC
– Building on National & regional data - Subsidiarity principle
• Indicator development
– Water exploitation index – not very informative (Annual & national
average)
– Development of more informative indicators for WS&D (EEA & pilot
countries)
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Vulnerability of Water & Environmental
Resources and Adaptation
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White Paper on Adaptation: Actions under DG ENV responsibility:
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Guidelines for River Basin Management Plans (delivered in Dec 2009)
Measures to enhance water efficiency in agriculture, households and
buildings
Natural water retention measures
Inclusion of climate change in the implementation of the Floods Directive
European guidelines on adaptation in coastal and marine areas
Measures to boost soil storage capacity for both carbon and water
Follow-up Green Paper on Forest Protection
Integration biodiversity loss and climate change
Guidelines for the management of Natura 2000 sites
Adaptation Guidelines for the EIA and SEA Directives
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2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters:
Report
on 2009
Report
2009
Report onon
2009
River Basin
River Basin
Basin
River
Management
Management
Plans
Management
Plans
Plans
Outlook
of
sustainability
Review
Review
Review
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Water Scarcity
Water
Scarcity
Water
Scarcityvulnerability of
& Droughts
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Droughts
Strategy
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Droughts
Strategy
EU water
resources
Climate
Change
Climate Change
Vulnerability
Vulnerability
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&Adaptation
Adaptation
Policy
Options
Land-use
« Fitness
Check»
EU water
policy
instruments
Resource
efficiency
Economic
Instruments
Governance
Knowledge
Base
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Blueprint
To
Safeguard
EU Waters
Policy Options
• Objectives: Fit EU policy to ensure good quality water in sufficient
quantities for all legitimate uses.
– maximize compliance with WFD objectives, to
– tackle Water Scarcity and Droughts (WSD)
– build a robust policy framework to address extreme weather events and
the potential impacts of global changes.
• 7 key areas. Policy options to be selected on the basis of the IA and
presented in the Blueprint.
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Land Use
Economic Incentives
Quantitative water resources use targets
Governance
Knowledge Base
Innovation
Global Dimension
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Calendar / Next steps
2011-II
2011-III
2011-IV
2012-I
2012-II
2012-III
2012-IV
Studies Water saving, pricing, footprint
Water Efficiency in Buildings
WSD Gap Analysis
ClimWatAdapt
Natural water Retention measures
Assessment RBMP – Pressures & Measures
IA Revision Groundwater Directive
Support to Impact Assessment
Modelling Use Water Resources
Water resource balances
Fitness Check
Pub. Cons.
Events
Adoption
Options
FC/ WSD
10/5
16/9
WWF
IAB
GW
Fin
IAB
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ISC
16/11
Thank you for your attention
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