1. CIS Acitivity Climate Change and Water
Strategic Coordination Group
Brussels, 11 March 2008
CIS Acitivity
Climate Change and Water
Marieke van Nood
Unit ‘Protection of Water & Marine Environment’
DG Environment, European Commission

2. Progress CIS Strategic Steering Group Deliverables 2008 – 2009
Content
Progress CIS Strategic Steering Group
Deliverables 2008 – 2009
Follow-up Green Paper/preparations White Paper
Notes for the Speaker:
More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

3. Progress CIS Activity
Bonn CIS workshop November: ‘how to make river basin management planning climate proof’
Water Directors’ meeting Lisbon, Nov 07:
WD discussed the importance of water-related aspects in adaptation to climate change and reinforced their commitment to provide leadership to this end. To further develop the contribution of the Water Directors, a strategic debate should take place at the next meeting under Slovenian Presidency.
WD emphasised that already the first river basin management plan should have a climate check and that a distinction needs to be made between the WFD first planning cycle and the further cycles with regard to adapting to climate change.
SSG meeting 25 Jan 08, next meeting 5 Sept 08
Notes for the Speaker:
More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

4. Deliverables CIS Activity
2008:
Strategic input paper for WD in Slovenia - June
(to be discussed by SCG in May)
Document with best practices of a climate check of the first Programme of Measures - end 2008
2009:
Guidance on how to take into account climate change in implementation of water legislation in second WFD cycle - end 2009
Input from other working groups (e.g. ECOSTAT on reference conditions/objectives. Other groups will be requested after summer)
2008 and 2009:
Information exchange on relevant research projects
Notes for the Speaker:
More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

5. Green/White Paper Adaptation
End 2007:
-Closure web-based stakeholder consultation - results will be made available in April 08 on website
2008:
-February: DG ENV Task Force established for preparations White Paper - lead by Peter Gammeltoft
-EP vote on resolution on Green Paper - end March 08
-Stakeholder meeting 16 May 2008 (by invitation)
-Broad scope (cf Green Paper)
-Impact Assessment
-Foreseen adoption end 2008
Notes for the Speaker:
More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

6. Outcomes Bonn CIS workshop November 2007
More information
EC Water Website:
Outcomes Bonn CIS workshop November 2007
Information Green Paper on Adaptation (incl. results 4 regional workshops)
Notes for the Speaker:
More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.