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Water Stewardship and Multifunctional Measures: More than Water alone

Water Stewardship and Multifunctional Measures: More than Water alone. Going one step further…. Water Stewardship goes further:. Volume. Impact. RESPONSE. RESPONSE through:. – Guidance – Positive Incentives – Fines / Penalties (regulations / pricing / law).

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Water Stewardship and Multifunctional Measures: More than Water alone

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  1. Water Stewardship and Multifunctional Measures: More than Water alone

  2. Going one step further… Water Stewardship goes further: Volume Impact RESPONSE RESPONSE through: – Guidance– Positive Incentives – Fines / Penalties (regulations / pricing / law) Together in the same direction

  3. … with the right tools! A voluntary scheme for and from water users • – Definition of requirements for SWM • – Objective scheme to assess the sustainability • – Communicate and award sustainable performance A global framework • – Connect and relate European and global processes • – Avoid the “carbon situation” A standard to change behavior towards Sustainable Water Management (SWM) • – Support legal processes • – Initiate private actions • – Minimize the impacts on watershed level

  4. EWP as a platform European Institutions NGOs Research Private Business Governmental Agencies Local & Regional Institutions

  5. Water Stewardship Program Phase II Phase III 2009 Standard Development 2010 Validation 2011 Implementation • Application asbusiness case • Pilot phase • Launch of WGs • Set up draft Standard for SWM Phase I

  6. Water Stewardship Program Phase II Phase III 2009 Standard Development 2010 Validation 2011 Implementation • Application asbusiness case • Pilot phase • Launch of WGs • Set up draft Standard for SWM Phase I

  7. Program Phase I: Standard for SWM Agriculture Standard / Guideline ►Definition of SWM Industry Golf Urban Areas

  8. Program Phase I: Standard Development 1 Standard for all sectors: 4 Principles Principle 1: Sustainable water abstraction Principle 2: Good water status (chemical and biological) Principle 3: Water-cycle related high conservation values (HCV) Principle 4: Equitable and transparent water governance. Technical assessment is basis but Water is more! Impact-based approach is required

  9. Program Phase I: Water Stewardship scheme Agriculture List of Communication Tools ►Awarding SWM Checklist / Evaluation Scheme ►Assessment of SWM Standard / Guideline ►Definition of SWM Industry Golf Urban Areas

  10. Water Stewardship Program Phase II Phase III 2009 Standard Development 2010 Validation 2011 Implementation • Application asbusiness case • Pilot phase Phase I • Launch of WGs • Set up draft Standard for SWM

  11. Program Phase II: Current Status Pilot organizations: Industry Agriculture Golf Urban Areas

  12. Agriculture: Pilot Study ‘Allerton Project’ • Operation • – Research farm, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust • – Investigate environmental stewardship schemes that: • Protect biodiversity • Improve water management • Multifunctional measures • – Buffer strips • – Integrated pest management • – Retention areas at drainage outlets

  13. Golf: Pilot Study ‘El Plantίo’ Operation – Golf course, Southeast Spain – Highly water-scarce area (abandoned farmland, bare soils, etc.) – Only use recycled municipal waste water, water harvesting – Optimized and efficient irrigation system – Pro-active cooperation with local universities (biodiversity monitoring) Multifunctional measures – Irrigation ponds and buffer strips – Cultivation of the soil – Regional, drought-tolerant plant species  Observed impact on biodiversity: 1990: 42 animal species observed 2008: 114 animal species observed 72 new species

  14. Industry: Pilot Study ‘BASF Ludwigshafen’ Operation – Chemical production plant – Rhine river basin (>1000 km) – Biodiversity related measures less direct Principle 3: Protection of HCV areas in vicinity of the operation – Identify and map HCV areas – Investigate possible impacts of the operation’s water management – Define protection and restoration goals Potential multifunctional measures for industry – Constructed wetlands

  15. Contact Contact and information www.ewp.eu/activities/water-stewardship and Dr Sabine von Wirén-Lehr Program Coordinator European Water Partnership (EWP) E-mail: s.von-wiren-lehr@ewp.eu

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