1. REBECCA Relationships between ecological and chemical status of surface waters (2004-2006)
Main objective: Provide relevant scientific support for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
19 partners from 14 countries

2. REBECCA WP-structure REBECCA WP1: Coordination and Management
WP7 Dissemination
WP3: Lakes
WP4: Rivers
WP5: Coastal waters
WP2: Present knowledge and practices
WP6: Validation of techniques, practical implications
Common Implementation Strategy: ECOSTAT
Competent Authorities and users in member states
Project Advisory Board
Stakeholders and NGOs

3. REBECCA partners Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Partic. no.
Participant name
Participant short name
Country 1
Finnish Environment Institute
SYKE
Finland 2
Joint Research Centre
JRC EC 3
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
NIVA
Norway 4
National Environmental Research Institute
NERI
Denmark 5
DHI Water & Environment
DHI 6
WL | Delft Hydraulics
WL|Delft
Netherlands 7
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
NERC/CEH UK 8
Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts
Cemagref
France 9
Water Research Institute
IRSA
Italy 10
Swedish Environmental Research Institute
IVL
Sweden 11
Trinity College Dublin
TCD
Ireland 12
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
SHMI
Slovak Republic 13
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas
IPIMAR
Portugal 14
University of Antwerp UA
Belgium 15
Danube Delta National Institute
DDNI
Romania 16
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
NINA 17
Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment
RIZA
The Netherlands 18
Tallinn Technical University
TTU
Estonia 19
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
SLU

4. REBECCA programme

5. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
Principle roles:
REBECCA ECOSTAT
Scientific advice on:
reference conditions
biol. metrics
response curves
validation
GIGs decide:
Boundary setting prot.
Boundaries h/g + g/m

6. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
Types and reference conditions:
REBECCA will:
focus on IC types for lakes, rivers and coastal waters
analyse and propose type-specific ref.cond. for different quality elements (starting autumn 2004)
GIGs can:
use REBECCA proposals as input to their discussions on first step in Boundary Setting Protocol

7. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
Metrics for biological quality elements:
REBECCA will:
Analyse and propose different metrics for different quality elements (spring 2005)
GIGs can:
Evaluate and discuss REBECCA proposals depending on their data availability and plans for new sampling in 2005

8. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
Metrics for biological quality elements:
REBECCA will focus on:
Category
Phyto-plankton
Macro-phytes /benthic algae
Benthic inverte-
brates
Fish
Rivers ? + ++
(AQEM/ STAR)
Lakes
Coastal waters -

9. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
Data collection and analysis
REBECCA will:
Collect data spanning the whole pressure gradient for eutrophication, acidification, hydromorphological pressures and toxic substances
Analyse response curves for different pressures and quality elements (metrics)
GIGs will:
Collect and analyse data from IC sites (option 3), + other sites covering the whole pressure gradient for eutrophication and acidification (where relevant), if options 1or 2 are chosen
Set boundaries h/g+g/m
data
results

10. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
Benefits of collaboration for data collection and analysis:
REBECCA will:
have access to data outside the present consortium
enabling REBECCA to produce results that will be much more comprehensive, scientifically reliable, and relevant to be used at the European level to support the fulfillment of the WFD IC process

11. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
Communication should be ensured through:
GIG-coordinators and REBECCA WP-leaders should exchange -addresses
GIG-coordinators should contact REBECCA WP-leaders when planning data requests within the GIGs (to discuss data formats, level of aggregation etc.)
GIG-coordinators attending relevant REBECCA workshops
GIG-coordinators should attend the REBECCA end-user meeting in January 2005
REBECCA WP leaders and key partners should be invited to GIG meetings
REBECCA coordinator (and possibly relevant WP leaders) will continue to attend ECOSTAT meetings, in which also the GIG coordinators attend

12. REBECCA and ECOSTAT mutual synergies
REBECCA WP-leaders
WP1 Coordination: Seppo Rekolainen, SYKE, Finland
WP2 Literature review: Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, JRC, EU-commission
WP3 Lakes: Anne Lyche Solheim, NIVA, Norway
WP4 Rivers: Jens Möller Andersen, NERI, Denmark
WP5 Coastal waters: Hanne Kaas, DHI, Denmark
WP6 Validation: Harm Duel, WL Delft, Netherlands
WP7 Dissemination: David Boorman, CEH, UK