1. ATG ON HYDROMORPHOLOGY
Martina Bussettini (ISPRA, IT)
Jo Halvard Halleraker (EA, NO)
Wouter Van de Bund (JRC, EU)

2. Background
Hydromorphology (hymo) transversal issue in catchment management and water related policies
Few hymo experts in CIS scattered among different groups
Proposal to constitute a CIS transversal group to deal with all the technical issues related to hydromorphology (2014) by EE, IT, NO, SE.

3. SCG 5-6 Nov. 2014: PROPOSAL FOR A WG ON HYMO

4. Nov. 2015 WD meeting: the endorsement
Hydromorphology as a priority work area > new ATG
Co-leads to develop ToR
To be presented at the Feb 2016 SCG meeting

5. Before ATG on Hymo Hymo experts in: WG e-flows (ended Nov 2014)
WG ECOSTAT Ad hoc group on HMWB/GEP (tbc)
WG on Floods
WG PoM (ended Dec 2015)
ATG HYMO
ECOSTAT
PoM
E-flows
GEP
Floods

6. Why is Hymo transversal?
Land planning ??
UWWT ND
WFD
Flood risk mitigation FD HD
Agricolture
Natural resources protection:
Biodiversity,Aquatic Ecosystems
Farming
Consumo di suolo in italia espresso come % di suolo consumato sulla superficie territoriale dagli anni ‘50 ad oggi
Hydropower
RES
Hydromorphology: one process, many objectives

7. ATG on Hymo ToR
ATG will deal with the technical issues and will consult/support the SCG in hymo related strategic issues through ad-hoc workshops and targete discussions
SCG
WG DIS
strategic
issues
ATG on Hymo
ECOSTAT
ATG
Art. 4.7
WG Floods

8. TOR
Hymo glossary assessment design of hymo measures flood hazard assessment water quantity…
Assess Hymo
Links hymo- biology
Ecological classification
GEP
Multiobjective hymo programmes
Art. 4.7
Impact on uses etc.

9. ATG hymo tentative deliverables 2016/17
Issues
Tentative deliverables 2016/2017
Glossary on Hymo
Workhop on hymo assessment
Hymo
Links with ecology
Case study based comparison for GEP
Strategic
Workshop on Impact on Water Use

10. The SCG is invited to: discuss and agree the Terms of Reference
mandate the ATG leads to start the work according to the indicated plan