Scaldit: Scaldis Integrated Testing Pilot River Basin workshop Ghent, October 5th 2004 Scaldit: Scaldis Integrated Testing Scheldt Pilot River Basin: example of an Interreg III project Ilke Dieltjens Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (Flanders) Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Overview 1. Partners and context of the project 2. Scaldit - action plan and results 3. Transnational co-operation 4. Importance of Interreg funding 5. Conclusions Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Project partners and competent authorities Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Scaldit - Facts and figures Duration of the project: 2003-2005 Total budget: 6,5 mio € Co-financing by the Interreg IIIB NWE Programme (ERDF Grant Rate = 50%) Interreg IIIB NWE - Programme Priority 3: “Sustainable management of water resources and prevention of flood damages” Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Context of the project Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EG) - Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) Objective of the project: transnational characterisation of the Scheldt river basin district (WFD art. 5) pilot project (one of 15 pilot river basins) by testing guidance documents CIS common view “space for water” Organisation: 10 project groups, embedded in International Scheldt Commission Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

International Scheldt Commission (ISC) Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Schematic overview reporting obligations France analysis art. 5 Wallonia Flanders Brussels The Netherlands Fed. state Belgium Thematic reports (reports with results: one per project group) Scaldit report Transnational analysis of the characterisation Interreg PRB Roof report WFD art. 5 EC (DG XI) SCALDIT Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Scheldt International River Basin District Length of the river Scheldt: 350 km Surface river basin: 21.863 km² Surface river basin district: 36.416 km² Ecoregion river/lakes: Western plains Ecoregion trans/coastal: North Sea Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Scaldit : Action Plan 1. Characterisations RBD 2. Data and information management 3. Water management and spatial planning 4. Communication and raising awareness 5. Up to the IRBMP Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Scaldit: Action Plan 1. Characterisations RBD 2004 obligations: characterisation RBD pressure & impact economic analysis  by testing guidance documents CIS Results: Experience reports (Oct 03, May 04) on guidance documents Thematic report per project group (final drafts) Scaldit report: transnational characterisation of the Scheldt RBD (Dec 04) Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004

Characterisation : example Pilot River Basin workshop, Ghent, 4-5 October 2004