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10 years of EU Water policy reform: state of play, critical analysis and pointers for the future
Sergiy MorozWWF European Policy Office 17 February 2011
VII Iberian Rivers Congress
EU water policy reform
April 10, 2023 - 2
Contents– Past: 10 years of Water Framework Directive: good and bad news
– Present: State of play, key challenges and risks
– Future: 2012 Year of water policy in Brussels
April 10, 2023 - 3
Past: 10 years of Water Framework Directive: good and bad news
April 10, 2023 - 42011 WFD brochure, European Commission
April 10, 2023 - 52011 WFD brochure, European Commission
April 10, 2023 - 6
WFD and NGOs in Brussels
• Involved in its development…• … but also implementation• Part of the WFD partnership – Common
Implementation Strategy• Promoted it and used its requirements to stop
unsustainable developments• Independent assessment of its implementation• NGOs in Member States slowly recognised as
key partners in implementation
April 10, 2023 - 7
Good news: It’s possible to implement it
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• WFD set in motion unique water reform process• One of the biggest, most coordinated consultation
exercises• Framework for international river basin
management• Joint monitoring, new data and research on
aquatic ecology, training and education• A number of good examples that it’s possible to
implement it well and on time• In some cases budgets secured for river
restoration
April 10, 2023 - 8
5 NGO priorities for better water management
• Transparent and publicly owned water management
• Reducing wastage and using water well
• More space for living rivers• Clean and healthy water
for people and nature• Visionary and adaptive
water policies
April 10, 2023 - 9
April 10, 2023 - 10
Transparent and publicly owned water management
• Draft plans do not reach wider pubic
• Lack of transparent objective setting and appraisal of measures
• Untransparent application of exemptions
• Lack of influence• Poor budgeting
April 10, 2023 - 11
Reducing wastage and using water well
• Surface water measures mainly not effective
• Progress with groundwater
• Water saving objectives missing
• Water pricing underdeveloped
April 10, 2023 - 12
More space for living rivers
• Many positive signs, effective measures proposed of floodplain restoration but few firm targets and prioritisation
• Some conflicting developments which would reduce space for rivers
April 10, 2023 - 13
Clean and healthy water for people and nature
• Progress with addressing well known pollutants mainly due to existing legislation
• WFD introduced elements are note yet sufficiently established
• Strategies to tackle emerging water pollutants unclear
April 10, 2023 - 14
Visionary and adaptive water policies
• Most respondents rated visionary and adaptive character of the RBMPs as poor
• Even most obvious links, e.g. with flood management not build on
• Economic analysis to inform decision making has been limited
• Integration with other policies not explored in detail, no strategies to resolve conflicts
• Climate change is dealt with reactively• Decisions that limit the flexibility of our systems
needed to adapt
April 10, 2023 - 15
Is this enough?
EC conference document, 2nd European Water Conference
April 10, 2023 - 16
Present: State of play, key challenges and risks
April 10, 2023 - 17
RBMP adopted (17)
Consultation finalised, awaiting adoption (5)
Consultation on-going or not started (5)
By the end of 2010 RBMPs cover
81% of EU territory
83% of EU population
April 10, 2023 - 18
Why are the plans not finalised in 10 Member States?
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• Delays in the technical work• Difficulties in getting the new river basin authorities
operational• Difficulties to agree measures regarding specific
sectors• Political conflict between regions and/or the central
government• Lack of political priority
April 10, 2023 - 1919
(+ Annexes)
Commission Communication
Assessment of the River Basin Management Plans
• Objective: 2012 implementation report• Covering legal, technical and strategic issues• Screening of all relevant topics • 170 plans in 21 languages
http://wfd.atkins.dk/ Username and password: wfduser
April 10, 2023 - 20
Topics for WFD assessment
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• Governance• Characterisation of the RBD• Monitoring of surface waters and groundwater• Classification of the ecological status of surface waters• Designation of HMWB and definition of ecological potential• Assessment of groundwater status• Environmental objectives and exemptions• Chemical status of surface waters• Programme of measures – general• Measures related to groundwater• Measures related to agriculture• Measures related to chemical pollution• Measures related to hydromorphology• Measures related to Article 9 (water pricing policies)• Additional measures in protected areas• Strategy to deal with water scarcity and droughts• Adaptation to climate change
April 10, 2023 - 21
Key issues for implementation and risks
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• A solid technical basisRisk: reduced monitoring, status quo objectives for HMWB
• An effective administrative set-upRisk: Superimposing existing structures, unworkable complexity
• International coordination that deliversRisk: Coordination on paper
• Integration: get the right balanceRisk: RBMP developed in isolation, other priorities deemed over-riding
• Smart use of economic incentivesRisk: Narrow application, failure to target most important water users
• Active public participationWe know what we are doing, turned into bureaucratic tick box
exercise
• Political support / ambitionRisk: Crisis leading to cuts / exemptions due to public budget cuts
April 10, 2023 - 22
Future: 2012 Year of water policy in Brussels
April 10, 2023 - 23
2012Blueprint
ToSafeguardEU Waters
Report on 2009River BasinManagement Plans
ReviewWater Scarcity& Droughts Strategy
Climate ChangeVulnerability& Adaptation
Report on 2009River BasinManagement Plans
ReviewWater Scarcity& Droughts Strategy
Report on 2009River BasinManagement Plans
Climate ChangeVulnerability& Adaptation
ReviewWater Scarcity& Droughts Strategy
Report on 2009River BasinManagement Plans
ReviewWater Scarcity& Droughts Strategy
Report on 2009River BasinManagement Plans
Climate ChangeVulnerability& Adaptation
ReviewWater Scarcity& Droughts Strategy
Report on 2009River BasinManagement Plans
Outlook of sustainability
and vulnerability of
EU water resources
« Fitness Check»
EU water policy
instruments
Policy Options
(e.g.Land-use
management
Economic instruments
Eco-innovation)
2012 year of water policy in Brussels
April 10, 2023 - 24
Policy options
• To be further identified as a result of the Outlook and the Fitness Check
• To be mainstreamed into Europe 2020 priorities• Potential areas:
– Demand management– Improved water efficiency– Spatial measures– Eco-innovation– etc.
April 10, 2023 - 25
Modus Operandi
• Stakeholder consultation
• Contracts• Contribution from
JRC, EEA and Research projects
• Other on-going processes
2010-IV
2011-I 2011-II
2011-III
2011-IV
2012-I 2012-II
2012-III
2012-IV
Main Blueprint Milestone Fitn
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Stakeholder Conferences
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Timing main DG ENV contracts
Modelling water & adaptation Natural water retention measures
Support Evaluation Fitness Check
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Water efficiency of buildings Water related information on food/agricultural labelling
Water pricing & water allocation in agriculture
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Water saving in agriculture Support for review of the Water Scarcity and Droughts Support to Blueprint IA
April 10, 2023 - 26
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