Transcript REVISION OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 80/778/EEC RELATING TO …

European Commission
MED-EUWI Working group
WATER SCARCITY
Sylvie Detoc, European Commission
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WHY a WFD/EUWI JOINT PROCESS?
WI
WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SUSTAINABILITY
EFFICIENCY
EU
WFD
Integrated Water
Management
JOINT
PROCESS
GOOD
PRACTICE
VALUABLE in
EUROPE &
BEYOND
FACILITATE SOUND WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN THE MED,
BASED ON WFD PRINCIPLES
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MED Joint Process
EUWI / WFD Joint Process
Regional components
EECCA
EUWI
IWRM
MED
activities
EUWI
IWRM
Africa
EECCA
MED
Latin A.
WFD
CIS
Working groups
Med EUWI / WFD JP
Non-EU partners and EU Med PRB
activities
3 Focal areas Working groups
Groundwater
Water Scarcity
Rural development / agriculture
GROUND
WATER
WATER
SCARCITY
Agriculture
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MED EUWI : Areas of focus
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Links with ENP
ENP & Environment & Water
 Overall goal for environmental cooperation with the
neighbourhood: Gradual convergence with EU
environment policy and standards
Technical basis for CONVERGENCE of
LEGISLATION in the field of WATER (e.g. Morocco:
groundwater; Tunisia: saline intrusion; etc.)
 Water Section in Action Plans (Israel, Jordan, Palestinian.
Auth., Tunisia, Morocco)
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WATER SECTION in AA
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Environmental governance:
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Work towards improvements in the overall water and
sanitation management system (PAL)
Pursue efforts to set up administrative structures in
charge of water management at national an local
levels and improve coordination between different
ministries in charge of water resources management
(MOR)
Strengthen administrative capacity of authorities in
charge of water resources management (MOR)
Pursue efforts to improve water supply and quality, in
rural areas, with a view to meeting WHO standards
(PAL)
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WATER SECTION in AA
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Prevention of deterioration of the environment:
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Prevent pollution of waters, in particular through
enhanced water pollutant emission reporting, drawing
on the experiences within the WFD (ISR)
Enhance cooperation between relevant authorities on
prevention of pollution of water resources (ISR)
Exchange of information between on best practices on
water reuse (ISR)
Adopt a financial strategy for water management
issues (MOR)
Implement the National water resources plan (TUN)
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WATER SECTION in AA
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Enhancing international and regional
cooperation:
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Identify possibilities for enhanced regional
cooperation, in particular in relation to water
issues (JOR, TUN, MOR, PAL)
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2005 /2006 ACTIVITIES
Leaders
Members
WATER
SCARCITY
F,
EC(ENV)
EG, TUN, F, IT, CY,
ES, Stakeholders
GROUND
WATER
GR,
EC(ENV)
ES, CY, MAL, F, GR, - Plenary:
MO, ALG, ALB,
April 06
JOR, BUL, TUR,
stakeholders
AGRI
CULTURE
P,
EC(JRC)
P, ES; stakeholders;
TUR, JOR, TUN
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Meetings
Plenary:
Sept. 06
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Link CIS
WGB
WGC
PRB /
Steering
Group
AGRI
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE MEDITERRANEAN
1. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SET UP: Euro-Mediterranean Water Directors
Forum:
- Reach political decisions and guide future work
2. POLITICAL DIALOGUES INITIATED: ‘Country Dialogues’ Process:
- Lebanon & Egypt
- Assist in a strategic way for prioritization of needs and related aid
support
- Develop Financing strategy with the support OECD / UNEP-GPA
3. IWRM ACTIONS DEVELOPED :
- Transboundary waters, national IWRM process
- MED-EUWI /WFD Joint Process
4. FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED :
- Contract for the Monitoring and Support Unit (RMSU) of the MEDA
Water Programme
5. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND SYNERGIES DEVELOPED:
- GEF SP, MAP, EMWIS, Development Banks, OECD, UN bodies, etc.
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Table of Contents / Contributions
CHAPTER
Introduction
- General description of water resources in the
Mediterranean, water scarcity and drought problems
- Link between the WFD and water scarcity issues
(source: EU report)
Chapter I: Definitions and assessment of the
different phenomena
COORDINATOR
Mohammed BLINDA,
Jean MARGAT
(Plan Bleu)
CO-DRAFTERS &
EXAMPLE PROVIDERS
Thierry DAVY (FR)
Sylvie DETOC (EC)
Essam Khalifa,
(Egypt)
TBC
- Definition of drought
- Definition of long term imbalances
Based on the EU report and supplemented with
Mediterranean specificities
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Chapter
II:
Drought
Management
Planning
and
Dunixi Gabina (Med.
Agronomic Institute of
Zaragoza)
TBC
Ana IGLESIAS (University of
Madrid): list of references &
examples
- Adapt the EU report including the Mediterranean
specificities
- complete with the experience of MEDROLAN project
Chapter III: Long term imbalances in supply
and demand
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Mohamed BOUFAROUA (Tunisia):
water conservation & small
dams in Tunisia
Essam KHALIFA (Egypt): Reuse of
the drainage water
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Chapter
IV:
recommendations
Conclusions
and
-Summary of Mediterranean specificities
- specific recommendations for addressing WS&D in
the region, including good practices from EU and
non-EU countries;
- WFD &WS&D in the Mediterranean: what is the
contribution of the WFD for addressing WS&D
issues and what are the main difficulties for its
implementation
Mohamed BOUFAROUA
(Tunisia) TBC,
Thierry DAVY (FR),
Sylvie DETOC (EC)
COORDINATION OF THE DOCUMENT:
- Sylvie Detoc
- Thierry Davy
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TIMEFRAME
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Table of contents and contributions:
27 September 2006
First draft:
16 October 2006
Version to be submitted to the Euro-Med
Water Directors:
23 October 2006
Euro-Med Water Directors meeting, Athens:
6-7 November 2006
Final version
Early 2007
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MEDITERRANEAN EUWI/WFD JOINT PROCESS
MED-EUWI / WFD WGs
Water Scarcity and Droughts
CIS WGs
Water Scarcity and Droughts
Groundwater management
Groundwater & Chemical Monitoring
WG C
Agriculture & Rural Development
WFD & Agriculture
Waste Water Reuse
Transboundary water management
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Thank you for your
attention
[email protected]
EUWI: www.euwi.net/
WFD:www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water
http://forum.europa.eu.int/public/irc/env/wfd/library
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