WFD & Agriculture – UK Conference Purpose of Conference: Raise awareness of WFD & Agri linkages How to reconcile WFD & Agri objectives Identify key messages & themes Poul Petersen, Water Quality Division, Defra, UK
WFD & Agriculture – UK Conference Practical information Central London 20-21 September UK Minister, Agri and Envi Commissioners 200 participants - balanced representation from Agri, Rural & Environment English only (but one-way translation into French)
WFD & Agriculture – UK Conference Agenda Keynote speeches by Commissioners/ UK Minister Report from SSG (25/4) Session 1 - Challenges Session 2 - Solutions Session 3 - Next steps Key messages & themes
WFD & Agriculture – UK Conference Agenda (continued) Session 1 – Challenges challenges for agriculture challenges for water
WFD & Agriculture – UK Conference Agenda (continued) Session 2 - Solutions How to deal with the challenges RDP paper Case studies
WFD & Agriculture – UK Conference Agenda (continued) Session 3 - Next Steps How to reconcile WFD & CAP objectives in the future knowing the challenges & success stories Key Messages Conference’s main themes and messages