pianc seminar : navigating the water framework directive partners in the pianc-led task group...
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PIANC Seminar :
Navigating the Water Framework Directive
Partners in the PIANC-led Task Group include the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), European Barge Union (EBU), European Boating Association (EBA), European Community of Shipowners Associations (ECSA), European
Dredging Association (EuDA), European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP), European Marine Industries Group (EURMIG), European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), and Inland Navigation Europe (INE)
31st January 2007 - Brussels, Belgium
08:30 Opening registration
09:30 Welcome and introductionEric Van den Eede, PIANC
09:35 The EU Water Framework Directive : an OverviewPeter Gammeltoft, EU Commission - DG Environment
09:55 Ports, Navigation and the Common Transport PolicyJean Trestour, DG Tren Motorways of the Sea
10:15 The Water Framework Directive and legal (un)cer- tainty for port and waterway authorities and private investorsEric van Hooydonk, University of Antwerp
10:35 Questions
10:45 Coffee Break
11:15 Ecological Targets, Intercalibration and GEPPeter Pollard, SEPA
11:35 Proposed Priority Substances Daughter DirectiveStephen Hull, ABP Mer
11:55 Progress with River Basin PlanningMarieke Van Nood, DG Env
12:15 Discussion
12:30 Lunch Break
14:00 Effects of sediment transport and other hydro-morphological processes in river beds, and their importance for WFD objectivesGeorg Rast, WWF
14:20 Sediment Management: an Essential Element of River Basin ManagementAxel Netzband, SedNet Steering Group - Chair
14:40 Sediments and the WFD: Practical ChallengesJose Luis Fernandez, Port Authority of Sevilla
15:00 Questions
15:10 Two-minute stakeholder statements
15:30 Discussion
16:00 Tea
WORKSHOP I : SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT AND RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING
14:00 Maritime Policy and the WFD: Managing the InterfaceYves Auffret, EU Commission, Maritime Policy Task Force
14:20 Practical Aspects of EU Maritime Policy and the Marine Strategy DirectivePim de Wit, Port of Rotterdam
14:40 Selecting indicators within the EU Marine Strategy and WFD contextsBenoit Beliaeff, IFREMER, France
15:00 Questions
15:10 Two-minute stakeholder statements
15:30 Discussion
16:00 Tea
WORKSHOP II :
EU MARITIME STRATEGY AND THE WFD
14:00 Dealing with hydromorphological issues: the Danube experiencePhilip Weller, ICPDR
14:20 Hydromorphology, Navigation and Seaport DevelopmentJan Brooke, PIANC
14:40 Practical Challenges in Delivering Hydromorpholo-gical ImprovementsHendrik Havinga, Rijkswaterstaat, Netherlands
15:00 Questions
15:10 Two-minute stakeholder statements
15:30 Discussion
16:00 Tea
WORKSHOP III : DELIVERING WFD-COMPLIANT HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE
16:30 Workshop I: Sediment Management and River Basin Management PlanningNeville Burt, CEDA
16:40 Workshop II: EU Maritime Strategy and the WFDPatrick Verhoeven, ESPO
16:50 Workshop III: Delivering WFD-Compliant Hydromor-phological ChangeJean Trestour, DG Tren
17:00 WFD Implementation: Opportunities and Challenges for Ports and NavigationFritz Holzwarth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
17:20 Closing remarksEric van Den Eede, PIANC
17:30 Close
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