Workshop on reporting obligations in the water acquis communautaire –

1. Workshop on reporting obligations in the water acquis communautaire – Draft River Basin Management Plan & Water Information System for Europe (WISE)

2. Overview of the workshop Edith Hödl-Kreuzbauer Harald Marent

3. Overview of the workshop Introduction of speakers What is the focus of the workshop? What is not the focus of the workshop?

4. (1) Overview of the Workshop First day – November, 06th 2008 Institutional aspects & cooperation of WFD implementation in Austria Institutional aspects & cooperation of WFD implementation in Romania Reporting aspects - Development of the RBMP Introduction Specific questions to assessment and methods Reporting sheets to Index/Content of the RBMP

5. (1) Overview of workshop – follow up Second day – November, 07th 2008 Reporting aspects – Development of the RBMP Public Participation Reporting aspects – WISE, EIONET, Reportnet, INSPIRE, SEIS Concepts and ideas Specific questions Presentation of the development of the Water Information System Austria

6. (2) Introduction of speaker – Edith HÖDL-KREUZBAUER 1) Education University of Salzburg, Faculty of Law PhD in Law specialised in European water legislation 2)Work Experience Involvement in the completion of WFD Article 5 roof report at the ICPDR Work for the European Commission DG ENV (International River Basins, WFD, etc) and the Austrian Federal Ministry (Presidency of the EU) Since 2006 Austrian Federal Environment Agency, International project management and in particular Twinning (Water, Nature) in SK, SI, BG, RO, TR, EG and Georgia

7. (2) Introduction of speaker – Stephan NEMETZ 1) Education University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna (Landscape Architecture and Landscape Ecology) 2)Work Experience Since 2000 project manager in the Austrian Environment Agency Project manager of the development of the Water Information System Austria (WISA) Project manager of the INTERREG IIIA Project “Bilateral General Project Morava” (finalised)

8. (2) Introduction of speaker – Harald MARENT 1) Education Technical High School University of Agriculture and Applied Life Sciences Vienna(Land and Water Management and Engineering) Postgraduate Master in Public Relations 2) Work Experience During studying – Building Companies and Civil Engineering since July 2001 - Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Division – International Water Management

9. (2) Introduction of speaker – Harald MARENT 3) Main tasks in the Federal Ministry: Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC(Committee Member, National technical implementation + Working Group Reporting) Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC – Reporting (EC Working Group D - Reporting) [Fish Water Directive 78/659/EEC – Reporting and Groundwater Directive 80/68/EEC (old) – Reporting] Program Manager “Water Information System Austria / WISA” Steering Group Member “Electronic Data Management” Project Team Member “Genuss Regionen Österreich” [Project Team Member “GIS Concept of the Ministry/INSPIRE”]

10. (3) Focus of the Workshop? Personal experience Recommendations Assistance / possible answers Approaches in AT

11. (4) What is NOT the focus of the Workshop? Not “teacher / student relationship” Not “… you have to …” Not “… the best way is …“

12. Reporting - Philosophy Information of different “target groups”(Interested Public, Stakeholders, NGOs, Politicians, European Commission, EEA & others) Give the right messages to the different target groups Create reports to show competence and knowledge And Reporting because of Legal Obligation

13. Let‘s start!