WFD and Agriculture Defra UK

Strategic Steering Group - Objectives WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group - Objectives Assess agricultural contribution to meeting WFD objectives Advise on optimising contribution from the reformed CAP Consider other instruments

Strategic Steering Group - 2005 WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group - 2005 Meetings on 25 April and 21 September UK WFD and Agriculture Conference 20/21 September

WFD and Agriculture Pressures and Impacts Interim report assessing the gap between agriculture and WFD Information from Article 5 reports, EEA and JRC Update as further information received Finalise end 2006

Rural Development Programmes WFD and Agriculture Rural Development Programmes   Report to Water Directors November 2005 Lessons learned from 2000-2006 case studies New RD programmes for 2007-2013 Important to maximise synergies with WFD objectives

London Conference 20/21 September WFD and Agriculture London Conference 20/21 September   170 delegates from across the EU representing agricultural, rural affairs and the environment Keynote speeches from UK Defra and EU Commission Agriculture and Environment DGs Presentations and discussion on Challenges Solutions Next steps

Conference Proceedings WFD and Agriculture Conference Proceedings   Proceedings and presentations are available on Defra website http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/index.htm (under What's New), and http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/0509-conference/index.htm (direct link)

WFD and Agriculture Conference Messages More work needed to understand the impacts but also need immediate action to meet WFD timetable Opportunities of reformed CAP include new RD programmes and cross compliance but other measures will also be needed Important to involve stakeholders and build partnerships in order to maximise beneficial impacts

Strategic Steering Group – Next Steps WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group – Next Steps Build on work already done and London Conference messages Future work programme to focus on CAP cross compliance Water pricing Next meeting 3 March in association with Austrian technical conference ‘Opportunities for the Future’

WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group - Inputs ‘Ecologic’ project supported by DG RTD PRB advice on pressures and feasibility of proposals Questionnaire on POMs Austrian technical conference on 2/3 March

WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group – Outputs Final report December 2006 Scale of the challenges Solutions relating to CAP instruments Solutions relating to other instruments eg water pricing, new technologies

WFD and Agriculture Strategic Co-ordination Group Is asked to agree that Water Directors should be invited to endorse the Rural Development report at their November meeting note, in particular, the need for further information on the potential agricultural measures to be included in POMs and the intention to issue a questionnaire inviting member states to supply this to the SSG