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Assessment of the River Basin Management Plans – preliminary findings. Conference on River Basin Management Planning Ankara, 28 February 2012. water.europa.eu. WFD principles. Protecting all water bodies , including transitional waters and coastal waters

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  1. Assessment of the River Basin Management Plans – preliminary findings Conference on River Basin Management Planning Ankara, 28 February 2012 water.europa.eu

  2. WFD principles Protecting all water bodies, including transitional waters and coastal waters Achievement of good status in all water bodies and no deterioration of status Integrated planning process at river basin scale Comprehensive assessment of pressures, impacts and status, including the ecological perspective Economic instruments and water pricing Integration of water policy with other policies (agriculture, transport, energy…) Public participation and active involvement Slide 2 water.europa.eu water.europa.eu

  3. WFD - Main objectives and elements • Good status in 2015 • Ecological status • Chemical status • Quantitative status (groundwater) • No deterioration • Key elements • Water quality defined in terms of biology, chemistry and morphology • Objectives set in river basin management plans • Programme of measures to achieve objectives as part of plans • Attention paid to socio-economic impacts through a process of duly justified exemptions • Integration of measures under other water-related EU legislation, contributing to these objectives Slide 3 water.europa.eu water.europa.eu

  4. River basin districts Diversity of river basins Many transboundary rivers water.europa.eu water.europa.eu

  5. Planning process Implementation of measures Programme of measures Planning cycle Setting objectives Public participation and stakeholder involvement Monitoring and assessment Characterisation, pressure and impact and economic analysis Transposition, RBD delineation, competent authorities, administrative set-up, coordination arrangements

  6. State of adoption of river basin management plans RBMP adopted (23) Consultation on-going or not started (4) (all 4 MS that have not adopted are before the Court)  6

  7. Transposition into national law Dec 2003 Administrative arrangements Dec 2003 Environmental analysis: Analysis of characteristics Assessment of human impacts Economic analysis of water use Dec 2004 Monitoring programmes Dec 2006 Public Participation starts Dec 2006 Significant water management issues Dec 2007 Draft river basin management plans Dec 2008 Final river basin management plans Dec 2009 Measures implemented at the latest Dec 2012 Implementation, adjustment 2015 till 2027 WFD Timetable Slide 7 water.europa.eu water.europa.eu

  8. Common Implementation Strategy

  9. EC implementation reports • 1st implementation report (22 March 2007) COM(2007)128 final • Transposition into national law • Administrative arrangements • Environmental analysis & economic analysis of water use -> Presented at 1st European Water Conference • 2nd implementation report (1 April 2009) COM(2009)156 final • Monitoring programmes -> Presented at 2nd European Water Conference, together with a quick scan of 17 available draft River Basin Management Plans • 3rd implementation report – end 2012 • River basin management plans 9 water.europa.eu water.europa.eu

  10. Some general preliminary findings A lot of effort put into preparation of the plans High uptake of the common framework and common language on water management provided by the WFD Integration of ecological perspective into water management Enhancement of international cooperation Public participation, stakeholder involvement Impressive improvement in the knowledge base Some very good examples in every subject Low ambition in many of the plans (extensive use of exemptions) Lack of concrete measures and expected achievements (but programme of measures needs to be operational in 2012 only) Lack of comparability in some issues (e.g. chemical status!) Dressing “business-as-usual” as WFD 10

  11. 2012 Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s waters « Fitness Check» EU water policy instruments Outlook of sustainability and vulnerability of EU water resources Policy Options Nov 2012 Blueprint To Safeguard EU Waters Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation • Expected November 2012 • Consultation process • Public consultation to be launched later this year • 3rd European Water Conference http://waterblueprint2012.eu/, Brussels 24-25 May 2012, back to back to the Green Week

  12. Thank you for your attention Jorge.Rodriguez-Romero@ec.europa.eu http://water.europa.eu/policy

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