Jacques DELSALLE, DG Environment SCG Meeting, 11 May 2011 2012 Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s waters Fitness Check EU Freshwater Policy a state of play Jacques DELSALLE, DG Environment SCG Meeting, 11 May 2011

2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters: Outlook of sustainability and vulnerability of EU water resources « Fitness Check» EU water policy instruments Policy Options Land-use Ressource efficiency Economic Instruments Gouvernance Knowledge Base Nov 2012 Blueprint To Safeguard EU Waters Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation

2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters: Outlook of sustainability and vulnerability of EU water resources « Fitness Check» EU water policy instruments Policy Options Nov 2012 Blueprint To Safeguard EU Waters Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation

Outlook of sustainability and vulnerability of EU water resources Scenarios (e.g. ClimWatAdapt) Driving Forces Responses Pressures State EEA 2012 State of Water Assessment Impacts

EEA 2012 State of Water Assessment - following SOER 2010 five Water thematic assessments (20-40 pages) synthesis/integrated report - following SOER synthesis Baseline – overview of current status and pressures affecting Europe’s water Coastal and transitional waters Hydromorphology pressures; Inland surface waters – ecological status & pressures; Water resource efficiency and water economics; Water and vulnerability (water scarcity and droughts, floods;) Synthesis Thematic assessments

DG ENV EEA 6 Blueprint Blueprint impact assessment Synthesis 2012 EEA report, linking thematic assessments EEA Thematic assessments, details of evaluation WFD, state, pressures analysis, WS&D CC adaptation etc. 6 6

Time planning 2011 and 2012 1st half 2011 2nd half 2011 Analyse information from RBMPs, WS&D and other issues Baseline state and pressure (graphs, maps & assessments) Draft outlines for thematic assessment 2nd half 2011 Draft thematic and outline integrated assessments Present and discuss assessments with stakeholders Throughout 2011 - Network: internal and external contributors - Advisory group (April, Oct. & Early 2012) & Stakeholder meeting October 2010 2012: Finalize and launch of thematic assessments over 2012 at relevant events (WWF6, 3rd EU Water Conference, ……) Integrated assessment end 2012 in support of Blueprint

Advisory structure Advisory Group Advisory/Stakeholder Forum Review & operational advice on the drafting of thematic assessments and the synthesis/integrated assessment Provide editorial support (boxes, case studies etc.) Meet 1-3 times throughout the project (April, Oct. & early 2012) Advice on preparing advisory forum, Member Countries, policymakers, scientists/experts and NGOs Advisory/Stakeholder Forum Meet once in autumn 2011 capacities for in-depth review, incl. EIONET Water National Reference Centres (NRC) and other experts

2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters: Outlook of sustainability and vulnerability of EU water resources « Fitness Check» EU water policy instruments Policy Options Nov 2012 Blueprint To Safeguard EU Waters Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation

1st Fitness Check stakeholder workshop 83 participants: Member states (18 Member States represented) Stakeholders European Commission / EEA / Deloitte/IEEP Presentation draft findings Deloitte/IEEP scoping report Litterature review, interviews, web-survey Additional comments (before 23 May c.o.b): ENV-FRESHWATER-FITNESS-CHECK@ec.europa.eu Final report to be available end-June 2011 A starting point: Help scoping the issues to be analysed in more detail in the 2nd semester 2011 Next Steps: Stakeholder and Public Consultation September-November 2011 2nd Stakeholder Workshop December 2011 Fitness Check Report: Spring 2012

2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters: Outlook of sustainability and vulnerability of EU water resources « Fitness Check» EU water policy instruments Policy Options Nov 2012 Blueprint To Safeguard EU Waters Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation

Policy Options Objectives: Fit EU policy to ensure good quality water in sufficient quantities for all legitimate uses. maximize compliance with WFD objectives, to tackle Water Scarcity and Droughts (WSD) build a robust policy framework to address extreme weather events and the potential impacts of global changes. 7 key areas. Policy options to be selected on the basis of the IA and presented in the Blueprint. Land Use Economic Incentives Quantitative water resources use targets Governance Knowledge Base Innovation Global Dimension

Develop a positive role for land-use Land Use change is one of the main drivers of the degradation of water resources and vulnerability to extreme events. Identify and analyse natural water retention measures that could be widely implemented at EU level Reforestation, soil management, sustainable urban drainage systems, floodplain restoration, etc Define the policy instruments that can accelerate the implementation of those measures. Guidelines for RBMP Integration into territorial management instruments (CAP, Cohesion Policy, local planning) Payment for Ecosystem Services

Economic incentives for a more efficient water resources management Develop a consistent approach for the internalisation of costs from water use and water pollution. The options to be developed include: More concrete criteria for pricing, taxation, removal of harmful subsidies, etc. Setup of water allocation schemes (including tradable permits) in water scarce areas. Payment for ecosystem services Certification schemes

Water efficiency targets and measures to protect water resources Starting point: ClimWatAdapt project Indicators of the water gap in Europe in 2020 or 2050 between water demand and water availability, combining climate change and socio-economic scenarios Link with Water and Ecosystem accounts, currently developed by the EEA The Blueprint will provide indicative water efficiency targets at EU level taking into account the great variety of situations across economic sectors and geographic areas. Sensitivity analysis: physical/virtual water transfers Policy Options: Development of targets for water efficiency (and quality improvement) in the MS at sectoral and river basin level while providing a conceptual framework for robust decision making against uncertainty (e.g. climate change)

Governance / Knowledge Base The key conclusions of the Fitness Check (FC) will be taken up in the Blueprint. The FC will also provide a set of specific objectives for improving the governance system stemming from EU water policy. On that basis, and building on the RBMPs assessments, options to be developed will aim at: Supporting an administrative setup (at both national and trans-boundary level) that better serves the objectives of water policy, in particular the implementation on the ground (e.g. enhancing the role of River Basin Authorities). Improve the effectiveness of the implementation (e.g. reporting requirements) while providing the reactive capacity needed to face emerging challenges (e.g. climate change adaptation) improve the quality of the knowledge base for water policy making.

2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters: Outlook of sustainability and vulnerability of EU water resources « Fitness Check» EU water policy instruments Policy Options Nov 2012 Blueprint To Safeguard EU Waters Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Report on 2009 River Basin Management Plans Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Review Water Scarcity & Droughts Strategy Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation

Calendar / Next steps 2011-II 2011-III 2011-IV 2012-I 2012-II 2012-III Studies Water saving, pricing, footprint Water Efficiency in Buildings WSD Gap Analysis ClimWatAdapt Natural water Retention measures Assessment RBMP – Pressures & Measures IA Revision Groundwater Directive Support to Impact Assessment Modelling Use Water Resources Water resource balances Fitness Check Pub. Cons. FC/ WSD Options Events 10/5 16/9 WWF GW Fin Adoption IAB IAB ISC 16/11