RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS Mosel and Saar Jean-Marie RIES Water Management Administration, Luxembourg Head of the Water Protection Unit Almaty, 23-25 October 2007
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) -> 1956 Canalisation of the rivers Mosel and Saar
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) -> 1961 Creation of the Commissions Convention signed by the 3 countries: France Germany Luxembourg Belgium is observer
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) -> Motivation High polluted rivers -> Status Intergovernmental organisation -> Decisions -> unanimous -> not binding -> based on the polluters-pays principle -> annual press release on progress
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) Adoption of internal rules Presidency Working groups Financial arrangements -> 1991 Creation of a permanent secretariat (2 persons)
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) Budget in 2006: +- 200.000 EURO Member States Germany France Luxembourg Financial contribution 47,5 % 47,5 % 5 %
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) Working languages: French and German L B SL F RP IKSMS WG WG WG
International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS) Plenary meeting Presidency Secretariat Head of delegation GT / AG PS Prevention of accidental pollution incidents Coordination Water Framework Directive (WFD) GT /AG IH Flood protection and hydrology GT / AG A Monitoring programmes / GT / AG B Programmes of measures Groundwater GIS, Reporting, Tools Economy GMES Project. Expert groups
International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS) Plenary meeting Presidency Secretariat Head of delegation GT / AG PS Prevention of accidental pollution incidents Coordination Water Framework Directive (WFD) GT /AG IH Flood protection and hydrology GT / AG A Monitoring programmes GT / AG B Programmes of measures Groundwater GIS, Reporting, Tools Economy GMES Project. Expert groups
Surface water monitoring sites
Groundwater monitoring sites
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) Monitoring and assessment Programmes of measures
Water Framework Directive Reporting Data sharing Information exchange RBD Rhine WISE F Working area SubBasin Mosel-Saar RP SL B L EU Commission
International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS) Plenary meeting Presidency Secretariat Head of delegation GT / AG PS Prevention of accidental pollution incidents Coordination Water Framework Directive (WFD) GT /AG IH Flood protection and hydrology GT / AG A Monitoring programmes / GT / AG B Programmes of measures Groundwater GIS, Reporting, Tools Economy GMES Project. Expert groups
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) -> 1986 Information and warning plan for accidental pollution incidents Regular international training exercise
International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS) Plenary meeting Presidency Secretariat Head of delegation GT / AG PS Prevention of accidental pollution incidents Coordination Water Framework Directive (WFD) GT /AG IH Flood protection and hydrology GT / AG A Monitoring programmes / GT / AG B Programmes of measures Groundwater GIS, Reporting, Tools Economy GMES Project. Expert groups
Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar (CIPMS/IKSMS) ->1998 Flood action plan Working group Flood protection Hydrology Water scarcity
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) (Satellite observations) Arable Acreages Maps Regional Land Cover W s op r C er t in ing r Sp e m m Su s op r C s op r rc
GMES Products WQ1.7 NPP Service WQ1.9 PEGASE WQ2.1 Pesticides
Main Issues and challenges Diffuse pollution especially nutrients (agriculture, urban storm overflows,..) Hazardous substances (industries, urban waste water,..) Continuum of the rivers Mosel and Saar (fish migration) Diffuse inputs in groundwater (plant protection products, nitrates, historical pollutions,.. Mining activities (coal- and iron ore mining area)
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