Peter Kristensen European Environment Agency EEA 2012 State of water Peter Kristensen European Environment Agency

Why is 2012 a special water year Water Framework Directive - On the basis of the RBMPs, the Commission has to publish a report and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council by December 2012. The contents of the report are laid down in the Article 18 of the WFD: a review of progress in the implementation of the Directive; a review of the status of surface water and groundwater in the Community under-taken in coordination with the European Environment Agency; 2012 Water Scarcity and Droughts - Policy Review. The Environmental Council of 30 October 2007 supported the Commission’s 2007 Communication and invited the Commission specifically to review and further develop the water scarcity and drought policy by 2012. As a consequence of the White Paper on adapting to climate change – there will in 2012 be a review of the vulnerability of water and environmental resources to climate change and man-made pressures. 6th World Water Forum in Marseilles

State of Europe’s waters Impacts of Europe's changing climate - 2008 indicator-based assessment Water resources across Europe — confronting water scarcity and drought State of Europe’s waters How is it? (Nutrients, pesticides, heavy metals, ecological quality..............) How much is there? (Runoff, availability, demands, Water Stress.........) Time trends Getting better or worse? Pressures on the environment Climate change Human Industrial Agricultural “What is causing the problems?” State of Action on policies “Are they working towards target?” Regional climate change and adaptation – The Alps facing the challenge of changing water resources. Quality of bathing water — 2008 bathing season

EEA freshwater reports 2010 Biodiversity – 10 messages for 2010. – Freshwater Ecology Europe's ecological backbone: recognising the true value of our mountains Quality of bathing water — 2009 bathing season Forthcoming: SOER2010 (November): Thematic assessment on Freshwater quality and Water resources: quantity and flows EEA Report (Autumn):Mapping the impacts of natural hazards and technological accidents in Europe. Update of EEA core set of indicators (Consultation Autumn)

SOER2010 (November): Synthesis report Thematic assessment on Freshwater quality Water resources: quantity and flows Country assessments: 35 Freshwater assessments

EEA 2012 State of Water assessment 100 pages synthesis/integrated report > 5 Water thematic assessments (20-40 pages) Baseline – overview of status and pressures affecting Europe’s water Related to the main policy issues (e.g. Water efficency, World Water Forum 4; Reform of CAP 2013)

170 RBMPs Analysis Other information DG Environment Blueprint to Safeguard European Waters Analysis WFD imple-mentation Water scarcity & drought Climate change & water EEA State of European Water Synthesis/integrated Water assessment Other information Baseline (Status of waters and pressures affecting them) Further assessments – e.g. water resource efficiency, water accounts, ecosystem goods and services Thematic (focused) assessments

Potential thematic assessments Coastal and transitional waters Hydromorphology pressures; Freshwater biodiversity and related pressures; Water resources and resource efficiency; Water economics; Water and vulnerability (floods; water scarcity and droughts) - more to be added Other EEA reports 2011 Chemicals report 2011 & 2012 Bathing water reports Update of water indicators Assessment of Assessment on water - more to be added

European overview of ecological status European Ecological status Ecological status per RBD

Pressure information Heavily modified water bodies

National brochures/reports summarising RBMPs

Ecological status -Germany

Finland Ecological status Source: State of the environment 2008 http://www.environment.fi/default.asp?node=24211&lan=en

Ecological quality – The Netherlands Source:http://www.compendiumvoordeleefomgeving.nl/indicatoren/nl1438-Ecologische-kwaliteit-waterlichamen.html?i=26-79

EEA 2012 State of water assessment Analyse information from RBMPs, Water Scarcity and Drought and other issues (e.g. water ressource efficiency) Draft outlines for thematic assessment Prepare baseline state and pressure indicators (graphs+assessments) Draft thematic and integrated assessments Present and discuss assessments with stakeholders