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1 WFD and Agriculture Defra UK

2 Strategic Steering Group - Objectives
WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group - Objectives Assess agricultural contribution to meeting WFD objectives Advise on optimising contribution from the reformed CAP Consider other instruments

3 Strategic Steering Group - 2005
WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group Meetings on 25 April and 21 September UK WFD and Agriculture Conference 20/21 September

4 WFD and Agriculture Pressures and Impacts
Interim report assessing the gap between agriculture and WFD Information from Article 5 reports, EEA and JRC Update as further information received Finalise end 2006

5 Rural Development Programmes
WFD and Agriculture Rural Development Programmes Report to Water Directors November 2005 Lessons learned from case studies New RD programmes for Important to maximise synergies with WFD objectives

6 London Conference 20/21 September
WFD and Agriculture London Conference 20/21 September 170 delegates from across the EU representing agricultural, rural affairs and the environment Keynote speeches from UK Defra and EU Commission Agriculture and Environment DGs Presentations and discussion on Challenges Solutions Next steps

7 Conference Proceedings
WFD and Agriculture Conference Proceedings Proceedings and presentations are available on Defra website (under What's New), and (direct link)

8 WFD and Agriculture Conference Messages
More work needed to understand the impacts but also need immediate action to meet WFD timetable Opportunities of reformed CAP include new RD programmes and cross compliance but other measures will also be needed Important to involve stakeholders and build partnerships in order to maximise beneficial impacts

9 Strategic Steering Group – Next Steps
WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group – Next Steps Build on work already done and London Conference messages Future work programme to focus on CAP cross compliance Water pricing Next meeting 3 March in association with Austrian technical conference ‘Opportunities for the Future’

10 WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group - Inputs
‘Ecologic’ project supported by DG RTD PRB advice on pressures and feasibility of proposals Questionnaire on POMs Austrian technical conference on 2/3 March

11 WFD and Agriculture Strategic Steering Group – Outputs
Final report December 2006 Scale of the challenges Solutions relating to CAP instruments Solutions relating to other instruments eg water pricing, new technologies

12 WFD and Agriculture Strategic Co-ordination Group
Is asked to agree that Water Directors should be invited to endorse the Rural Development report at their November meeting note, in particular, the need for further information on the potential agricultural measures to be included in POMs and the intention to issue a questionnaire inviting member states to supply this to the SSG


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