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River basin management in a changing climate – a Guidance Document

River basin management in a changing climate – a Guidance Document. Balázs Horváth and Marieke van Nood EC DG ENV Water Unit. About…. How the guidance fits into adaptation policy Timetable by now Who were involved? Table of content guidance Templates Follow-up Discussion today

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River basin management in a changing climate – a Guidance Document

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  1. River basin management in a changing climate – a Guidance Document Balázs Horváth and Marieke van Nood EC DG ENV Water Unit

  2. About… • How the guidance fits into adaptation policy • Timetable by now • Who were involved? • Table of content guidance • Templates • Follow-up • Discussion today • General comments to discuss

  3. EU ADAPTATION WHITE PAPER How the guidance fits into adaptation policy PILLAR I Strengthen the Knowledge/ Evidence Base PILLAR II Mainstream climate Adaptation into key policy areas PILLAR III Employ a combination of policy instruments PILLAR IV Advance work internationally on Adaptation ↓↓↓ Key areas: Water, Coastal & Marine, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Agriculture, Health, Transport, Energy etc. Increased resilience to adapt to the effects of climate change is needed at least in these key areas ↓↓↓ Policy measures to mainstream climate change adaptation and water sector: WFD, Floods D, Commission Communication on WS & D ↓↓↓ 1 of the 32 WP Actions for EU and Member States: Develop guidelines and a set of tools (guidance and exchange of best practices) by the end of 2009 to ensure that the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) are climate-proofed

  4. Drafts of key chapters worked out by coordinators: UK, FR, EEA, ES, WG Floods during 2008-2009 Filling the missing chapters and editing the existing chapters into one main document by our consultant during summer 2009 Coordination with other CIS groups in September 2009 Draft 3 is going to be discussed today Timetable by now

  5. Who were involved? • SSG on CC&Water • WG Floods • WG Groundwater • WG ECOSTAT • EN water scarcity • Co-ordinators of the Chapters

  6. Table of content guidance • Foreword • Executive summary • Introduction • Water and Climate Change – Policy framework • Climate modelling, projections, scenarios and uncertainty • Getting started: how to build adaptive capacity for management under climate change • Water Framework Directive and adaptation • Flood risk management and adaptation • Drought management and water scarcity and adaptation • Summary of information resources and relevant research

  7. Templates Comments on version 2 of draft CIS Guidance Document “River basin management in a changing climate” PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE TRACKED CHANGES IN VERSION 2, BUT ONLY USE THIS TEMPLATE TO SEND COMMENTS BY 18 SEPTEMBER 2009 TO: eleftheria.kampa@ecologic.eu. Please note that the draft guidance will undergo a complete editorial/textual check in a later stage. 3. Specific comments

  8. Templates 3. Specific comments

  9. Follow-up • Comments to this draft by 14 October – please use the same template as before, except point 2., as in this late phase only concrete textual suggestions will be taken into consideration! • Length of the document could be reduced • A draft executive summary will be prepared soon and distributed for written comments next week (~ 14 October) – however it will NOT contain new information • Final draft of the document before the SCG meeting together (~ 26 October) • Endorsement of the guidance by Water Directors in November 2009

  10. Detailed discussion today After this introduction: Round of general comments Detailed discussion of Chapter 7 Detailed discussion of Chapter 8 Detailed discussion of Chapter 9 Detailed discussion of Chapters 3-6 (if time allows)

  11. General comments to discuss Feedback is positive Main aim of the discussion: find out existing gaps of the guidance and fill them Should long term actions be emphasised more? If yes, how? According to the current text of the guidance, no significant impacts of CC are expected until 2027. However, early action is needed to anticipate the effects already occurring. As implementing WFD is in almost all cases directly leading to more resilience, correct implementation is kind of early action. During the 2nd and 3rd RBMP cycle emphasis should be put on no-regret measures, capacity building and increase of knowledge base (monitoring). Vulnerable sectors/areas need special attention. Adaptation White Paper: “In view of the projected impact, particularly on key EU policy sectors, early action on adaptation is essential.” “Priority should be given to adaptation measures that would generate net social and/or economic benefits irrespective of uncertainty in future forecasts (no-regret measures).”

  12. General comments to discuss 2. Protected areas: should be dealt separately? 3. Land use planning: should more focus be put on? 4. Floods: still much focus on implementation Floods Directive? 5. Distinction between water scarcity and droughts? 6. Groundwater: more technical guidance may be needed? 7. GHG emissions: more attention to possible influence of related measures? 8. Navigation: more focus on navigation win-win / interactions? 9. … 10. … Textual suggestions are most welcome

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