1. Overview of FP7 orientations on water and climate in Europe
Philippe QUEVAUVILLER
European Commission
DG Research & Innovation
Directorate I ‘Environment’

2. From Richard Harding, Centre of Ecology & Hydrology (WATCH)
Climate change and water Global drivers of change - Interactions
Climate
rainfall
Land cover
incl. agriculture
GHGs
(ground)water
Resources
food
fuel
GHGs
Population,
Increasing
consumption
From Richard Harding, Centre of Ecology & Hydrology (WATCH)

3. Climate change in the context of RBMP
Integration of climate change into RBM means to envisage:
Adapting monitoring programmes
Reviewing pressures and impacts analyses
Design tailor-made programmes of measures
With the following questions:
Will changes affect (ground)water bodies (both qualitatively – e.g. impacts on threshold values - and quantitatively) and hence WFD objectives?
Are we able to understand the extent and causes of variability and changes?
Is it possible to assess direct and indirect influences on pressures due to climate change?
Are we able to Identify and closely monitor climate change “hot spots”
Do we have options and tools (e.g. models) that are sufficiently robust to the uncertainty in climate projections?
REMARK: The lack of explicit mention of the GWD in the guidance n°24 is not a lack of interest but rather linked to unsolved questions – the little daughter has to show that it is now becoming a teenager 

4. Climate change research
Climate change research may broadly defined along the three following objectives:
Knowledge on the climate system and its processes, including the socio-economic drivers of anthropogenic interference with the climate system
Knowledge on the impacts of climate change, including climate-related natural risks and climate change health and socio-economic impacts
Knowledge on mitigation and adaptation options, including cost estimates
Other research areas concerning climate change are related to the development of low-carbon society (involving a wider spectrum of activities, most of them related to technological research)
REMARK: Groundwater rarely mentioned explicitely but considered in relation to risk and impact studies. This workshop may provide incentives to convince research programmes that specific support is needed to the GWD

5. Understanding the system requires integrated knowledge (mixing natural, social, economic sciences)
Source: EEA

6. Research at global level
CC impacts on hydrological cycle
WATCH: Water and Global Change
Some achievements
Analysis of current global water cycle through validation and use of models following a common format on global hydrology and land use way
Development of methodologies to handle biases in climate model output and to quantify resulting uncertainties
Development of river basin hydrological models to better predict extreme events, including floods and droughts (frequency, severity and scale)
25 partners from Europe, EC contribution of 10 M€, end August 2011
– International partners: India, USA, Japan (Africa to follow)
OPEN QUESTION: Are models applicable to CC & groundwater management
issues – what knowledge can be transferred to policy-makers?

7. International Cooperation
Research on extreme droughts in Africa
DEWFORA: Improved drought early warning and forecasting to strengthen preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa
Improved monitoring and knowledge on drought forecasting, warning and mitigation, and advancing the understanding of climate-related vulnerability to drought
Development of prototype operational forecasting for drought monitoring and forecasting
Dissemination through stakeholders platform (forecasting agencies, NGOs) and capacity-building programmes
19 partners from 5 EU countries, 7 African countries, JRC and UNESCO
Budget of 3.5 M€, end December 2013
OPEN QUESTION: How will the drought forecasting and monitoring
prototype consider groundwater aspects?

8. Research at regional level
CC impacts on the Mediterranean
CIRCE: Climate change and impact research: the Mediterranean Environment
First assessment of climate change impacts in the Mediterranean and their consequences to society and the economy
Identification of adaptation and mitigation strategies
Support to policies through the RACCM Report – Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean
64 partners from 17 countries, end March 2011
OPEN QUESTION: How does the RACCM tackle groundwater & CC impacts?

9. Policy-oriented research
Research on droughts in support of EU policies
DROUGHT-R&SPI
Fostering European Drought Research and Science-Policy Interfacing
Better understanding of drought as a natural hazard, identification of sensitive regions
Development of case studies to understand past drought events, identify best practices and possible Disaster Risk Reduction responses
Improved knowledge on links between drought indicators and impacts in different geo-climatic regions in Europe
Science-policy dialogue, information sharing and knowledge dissemination and development of policy recommendations to support the 2nd WFD river basin management plan ( )
9 partners – Budget of 3.4 M€, end September 2014
OPEN QUESTION: Will groundwater be considered and how? 9

10. Policy-oriented research
Impacts on groundwater
GENESIS: Groundwater and dependent ecosystems
Development of integrated model to better trace pollution pathways and impacts from groundwater to relevant ecosystems.
Better understanding on how ecosystems depend on groundwater
Understand how changes in land-uses and climate change affect groundwater dependent ecosystems
25 partners from 17 European countries –
EC contribution of 7 M€, end April 2014
OPEN QUESTION: Is the project considering groundwater ecosystems,
and CC impacts on groundwater quality and quantity?

11. Linking initiatives on relevant themes
EU-Funded research
RTD synergies,
Critical mass?
Links with EU,
National, regional
stakeholders?
Joint dissemination
strategies, communication
efforts (single voice)?

12. Authorities, local science
Linking specific case studies at relevant scales
Case studies
Project data:
EEA, WISE?
Links with regional
projects, incl.
INTERREG?
Links with River Basin
Authorities, local science
providers, others?

13. Interfacing needs INTERFACE Expertise, tools Research recommendations
Linked to policies (short to long-term goals)
Scientific
knowledge
INTERFACE
Transfer & dissem.
“usability”
Data infrastructure
“memory”
POLICY-MAKERS
Member States
Commission
Demonstration, practical works
at most appropriate level / scale
Interactive interface

14. Courtesy of Peter Allen-Williams (IWRM.Net) & Bob Harris
Communication involves two ways exchanges of information
who - is your audience or the users of the information?
what - do they need to know?
how - is it best presented?
when - do they need the information?
How to ensure an efficient „transforming“ work?
Courtesy of Peter Allen-Williams (IWRM.Net) & Bob Harris

15. A simple route? Research Policies Knowledge providers Still simple?
Numerous universities,
research organisations
27 EU Member States
110 River Basin Districts
One main communication
language: EN
323 Regions
Courtesy P.A. Williams & R. Harris
23 EU Official languages
Knowledge
providers
Still simple?
Policy
implementation
Stakeholders,
citizens

16. Common Implementation Strategy 2010-2012
Water Directors
Steering of implementation process
Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission
CIS-SPI
Strategic Co-ordination Group
Co-ordination of work programme
Chair: Commission
Art. 21 Committee
WG A “Ecological Status”
Chair: JRC, DE, UK
WG D “Reporting”
Chair: EC, EEA, FR
WG F “Floods”
Chair: EC, IE
Climate Change & WFD
Chair: DE, EC
WFD and Agriculture
Chair: FR, UK
WG C “Groundwater”
Chair: EC, AT
WG E “Chemical Aspects”
Chair: EC, JRC, IT, FR, SE
Water scarcity and drought
Chair: IT, FR, ES
Established working groups
Temporary working groups
Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.

17. Towards science-policy interfacing Science-Policy Interface
EC Framework
Programme
(incl. ERANET
& JRC)
Joint
Programming
Initiatives
Climate Knowledge
And Innovation
Community
Climate
Research
Alliance
Research
Project
Research
Project
Research
Project
Research
Project
Research
Project
Research
Project
Research
Project
Policy-relevant
Themes
Policy-relevant
Themes
Policy-relevant
Themes
Policy-relevant
Themes
Science-Policy Interface
Policy-makers, Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.

18. Scientific literature & POLICY-TO-SCIENCE BRIEFS
Role for the EU: Common Implementation Strategy
INTERNATIONAL
(Research funding)
Research
Policies
INTERNATIONAL
(UN, EU)
Research findings,
Scientific literature
Design and
Reviews
Intal actors
Intal actors
ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART KNOWLEDGE
Research Area
European
Implementation Strategy
Common
SCIENCE-TO-POLICY
& POLICY-TO-SCIENCE BRIEFS
‘Science Digests’
‘Policy Digests’
Role for the Member States: Networking, Transfer and Implementation
NATIONAL
(Research funding
& implementation)
NATIONAL
(Implementation
& Reporting)
TECHNICAL
RECOMMENDATIONS
Research findings,
Technical guides
Reports,
Guidelines
Natal actors
Natal actors
Implem. Strategies
National
National
Progr.
REGIONAL
(Implementation)
REGIONAL
(Implementation)
STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES
Research findings,
‘Cooking recipes’
Operational
level
Regal actors
Regal actors

19. And hopefully we can avoid!!
Courtesy of NERC (UK), in Science into policy – Taking part in the process 19

20. Thank you for your attention
Alfredo
(IT)
Ronald
(CH)
Michiel
(NL)
Benedetta
(IT)
Balázs
(EC)
Ana Rita
(PT)
Marie-France
(LU)
Paolo
(IT)
Mario
(IT)
Lothar
(DE)
Mojca
(SI)
Johannes
(Euromine)
Didier
(AIH)
Elisabetta
(IT)
Antonia
(COPA)
Johann-Gerhard
(DE)
Martina
(IT)
Carlos
(ES)
Patrice
(EuroGeo)
Joerg
(SI)
Mišo
(SI)
Maciej
(EuroGeo)
Manuela
(IT)
Andi
(AT)
Lutz
(DE)
Tony
(UK)
Isaac
(ES)
Janko
(SI)
Philippe
(FR)
Rebeka
(EE)
Aude
(FR)
Juhani
(FIN)
Ruxandra
(RO)
Gergana
(BU)
László
(HU)
Birgitte
(DK)
Craig
(UK)
Ariane
(FR)
Wilko
(NL)
Philippe
(BE)
Rob
(UK)
Dominique
(EUREAU)
Martin
(DK)
Zoran
(EWA)
Manuel
(ES)
Lutz
(CEFIC)
Emilie
(CZ)
Magnus
(SE)
Johannes
(AT)
Loek
(NL)
Wennemar
(NL)
Donal
(IE)
Vincent
(UK)
Laurence
(AIH)
Philippe
(EC)
Hana
(CZ)
Ildiki
(HU)
Hans-Peter
(EuroGeo)
Didier
(BE)
2nd EU Groundwater Conference
UNESCO, Paris
Thank you for your attention
Best wishes to Lázsló
for a groundwater-policy free retirement!