1. WFD key issues and research needs Follow up – WISE-RTD
SCG November 2006
Marc de Rooy

2. Key issues and research needs
All issues
Issues with EU relevance
(policy issues and research needs)
Research needs
June 2005
November 2005
Step 2
Step 1
Step 3
Phase 1
Phase 2

3. WD conclusions and recommendations
The Water Directors:
endorsed the document on “WFD Key Issues-Phase II”
took over the recommendation to involve representatives of research projects in the CIS Working Groups
agreed to disseminate it widely (merging Phase I+II)
agreed to deliver the outputs of the work on research needs as an active input for WISE-RTD

10. An uneasy relationship…
Communication is not the only cause!

11. Other reasons for mismatch
Where are the data?
Will there be support for this tool?
Education
Interest / currency

12. Observation:
Member states have the wish to gather and exchange WFD-knowledge and –experiences
Several workshops and meetings (Scotland, Netherlands, Greece)
Proposal for a network of Competent Authorities
Many ERA-nets; coordination of national research programmes

13. Possible future steps
Success of WISE-RTD depends on content, trust and authority
Content:
Enlarge the knowledge base with national research programmes and experiences
Trust building:
Enable to contact the people behind the projects
Authority:
Have the system recommended by WDs

14. The SCG is invited to:
Recognise WISE-RTD as a powerful search engine for relevant WFD knowledge.
Agree on the recommendations to the WISE-RTD developers to
Consider extending the sources of knowledge and experiences
Enable the users of the system to contact the authors and project leaders of the presented research results
Test the system thoroughly.
Discuss recommendations and send to the WD for information, and to the WISE-RTD developers

15. Thank you!