1. SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, 2005 1 Dicembre 2004 Water Scarcity Drafting Group lead: France & Italy

2. SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, 2005 1 Dicembre 2004 Meeting Participants Meeting Participants Cyprus EC Egypt France Greece Italy JRC Spain Tunisia WWF

3. SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, 2005 1 Dicembre 2004 Meeting objectives :  initiate discussions on the document  Cyprus Conference: Begin organisation THEN  Prepare brief ‘progress report’ for SCG meeting, 18 th February

4. SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, 2005 1 Dicembre 2004 Table of Contents Introduction  Quantity & quality links  Ecosystem approach  Art. 17 WFD & Groundwater Chapter I: Definitions & assessment  Water conservation & drought event management  Long term imbalances in supply & demand  Results from Balkan research integrated

5. SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, 2005 1 Dicembre 2004 Chapter II: drought planning & management  Historical analysis  Importance of awareness & forecast  Usefulness of databases as a tool  Identification of mitigation measures  Identification of best practices  Specific management needed for droughts  Effectiveness of proposed measures Chapter III  Policy dimensions  Link with WFD for supply  Water reuse: demand  Fixing priority on optimisation of current demand  Water ownership & water rights  groundwater Conclusion Draft ToC to be developed by 15 March, 2005

6. SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, 2005 1 Dicembre 2004 IntroductionChapter I Definitions & Assessment Chapter II Drought Planning & Management Chapter III Supply/ demand Imbalances Conclusio n Leader FranceItalySpainFrance France, Italy Co- drafter Italy, JRC ARID, JRC, Egypt WWF Egypt, JRC, Tunisia WWF Italy ARID EUREAU ALL Example Provider -------- none? DG RES. Cyprus, France Tunisia, Italy ARID Cyprus Deadline 1st draft by 15/03/2005 Draft intro-. 1st draft 15/03/2005 Draft ToC Example Abstracts 15/03/2005 1st draft by 15/03/2005 Draft ToC Example Abstracts 15/03/2005 1st draft by 15/03/2005 Draft ToC Example Abstracts 15/03/2005 1st draft ---/--- /2005