Kick-off Meeting Activity report and outcomes of the previous phase

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1 RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Kick-off Meeting Activity report and outcomes of the previous phase (PRB-AGRI ) Louvain la Neuve, 27 September 2010 emeric.anguiano@jrc.ec.europa.eu

2 JRC Joint Research Centre RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// JRC - The European Commission s Research-Based Policy Support 7 Institutes across 5 Member States: 2,700 staff President Commission Members Commissioner Science and research DG JRC DG Research The JRC provides customer-driven scientific and technical support to Community policy making.

3 1. Networking activity (1/7) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Workshops WS Topics discussed Field trip Participants 6-7 May 2008 Norfolk (UK) - Specific initiatives and actions led in the North Norfolk catchment - Identification and Measures selections - Effectiveness and cost of measures Farm visits: soil, meadow and run-off management 10 PRBs 8-9 October 2008 Sparti (GR) - Water quantity - Setting up the RBMP - Low cost and efficient technologies Environmental Measures in Evrotas (Riparian zone restoration, olive mill waste ) 10 PRBs May 20, Kirchdorf (DE) -Identification of best measures -Implementation of the programme of measures -How to get the agriculture involved? Practical experiences of a model farm, organic farm and trials on fertilizer methods 8 PRBs 7-8 October 20, Odense (DK) -Monitoring and evaluation of measures - Impact of climate change on RBMP Pressures on water and most promising measures against nutrient pollutions (catch crops, biogas, wetland, ) 6 PRBs

4 1. Networking activity (2/7) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// PRB-AGRI Workshops Added value for members Direct feed-back from members Added value for the river basin community Minutes and presentations Workshop documentation CAOM PRB-AGRI report Outputs Feed

5 1. Networking activity (3/7) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// PRB AGRI Report Why? To disseminate and share experiences in a more structured way. Content? Each chapter is compiled based on workshops outcomes + articles provided by members (7 PRBs involved,13 articles received). Topics? Topics were identified based on PRB-AGRI workshops programme agreed in January 2008 and on river basin manager needs. 1. Effectiveness and acceptance of measures 2. Public Participation, involvement of farmers 3. Monitoring and evaluation of measures 4. Impact of climate change on RBMPs

6 1. Networking activity (4/7) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Chapter 1 - Effectiveness and acceptance of measures Use of models is widespread: to analyse pressures, evaluate the gaps, identify best measures to implement (+combination) and to monitor effects on the long term. Efficiency and feasibility should be tested at local level, even if the overall solution to reduce impact and pressures should be found at river basin scale. Cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a complex task where methodology could vary significantly and where the effect of uncertainties need to be further explored. CEA should take on board environmental and resources costs, farmers acceptance, society point of view and be based on scientific evidence. Farmers were involved as acceptance influences the selection of measures. Importance of advisory service. Identification of inhibiting factors.

7 1. Networking activity (5/7) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Chapter 2 - Public Participation, involvement of farmers Participation should be context specific and adapted to institutional, socioeconomic and environmental reality. Public participation aim has sometimes led to:. The creation of permanent participation organisation (Greece, Germany). Pilot projects to explore the most appropriate way to follow (Hungary). Life project to support participation (Greece / Evrotas). Early measures to cope with WFD failure (England / ECSFDI) To create the required participatory know-how, a mix of passive and active tools were combined and a very interesting innovative approach was commented (Role Play, DK). Legitimacy, transparency and feed-back information are key-points to ensure an effective and continuous process of participation.

8 1. Networking activity (6/7) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Chapter 3 - Monitoring and evaluation of measures Monitoring and evaluation the effect of the PoM on the environment is associated to surveillance and operational monitoring programmes. Data collected are crucial in feeding models to asses effectiveness and the impact on the long term, as well as the value for money. Important to get the right picture. Monitoring the implementation of the PoM is essential but remains complex. -Collaboration between administration levels is needed -Difficulties coming from: lag-time, status of the measure, financing Stakeholders must be involved in the exercise although that the process takes time

9 1. Networking activity (7/7) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Chapter 4 - Impact of climate change on RBMPs Considered by some PRBs (Evrotas, UK and Weser). It will concern more the next generation of the RBMPs. Ways, needs and actions must be planned now in order to make it possible. Scientific knowledge needed for a clearer picture of the ongoing processes and the likely impacts of a changed climate. Need of an optimized monitoring system to enhance the detection of climate change effects. Special attention must be paid to keep messages as clear as possible when disseminated to stakeholders. PoM must be climate change checked in order to not implement counterproductive actions. Measures from the CAOM could be ranked according to their robustness to climate change conditions. Climate change will influence socio-economic development and could lead to the redefinition of targets or reference conditions for water bodies if inappropriate actions are taken.

10 2. Catalogue of measures (CAOM) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// The PRB-AGRI network was invited by the EG to provide information on case studies, costs, effectiveness and benefit of the measures. In November 2008, the PRB-AGRI network provided DG ENV with an updated version with: 15 new Case studies New navigation possibility Additional information when missing The updating possibilities were reduced to the list of existing measures which means that cases studies needed to fit in. The PRB-AGRI network didn t have the mandate for adding measures to the catalogue since each measure was discussed and approved at SSG level. The publication of RBMP and PoM is an opportunity to look closely at the agricultural measures included in theses documents. Ecologic has already checked the drbmp and RDP and a further the development of this catalogue is foreseen.

11 3. Web platform (2/2) RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Between November 2008 and March 2010 we registered: 750 effective visits from 23 countries Top 5: Denmark, Estonia, Germany, United Kingdom and Hungary Countries connected Connections to the PRB-AGRI Web Platform Vis its Open section Login Credentials to FP WS WS Link in CIRCA Nov- 08 Dec- Jan- Feb- Mar- April- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sept- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- 10 Feb- 10 Mar- 10 0

12 RBN on Agriculture and WFD - KO meeting 27// Thank you for your attention