1. Core Set of Indicators for Water

2. Core set of water indicators
Former ETC/IW and ETC/MCE both proposed core sets of indicators
Now merged and modified into on core set for water
Quality
Quantity
Rivers, lakes, groundwater, transitional waters, coastal and marine waters

3. Seven policy questions
To what extent do existing policies and measures serve to reduce critical pressures on the water environment and how is the general state of the water environment improving as a consequence?
Are human health standards being met as set down by international water policies and legislation?
What is the result of actions to address specific impacts on aquatic ecosystems and are ecological standards being met?
What are the impacts of climate change on the water environment
How are socio-economic sectors contributing to the sustainable use of water?
Are the external costs of water management captured by market prices?
Are changes in the quality of water and the water environment contributing to sustainable development and improvements in our overall quality of life?

4. Issues covered eutrophication and organic pollution of surface waters
hazardous substances in surface waters and groundwater
groundwater quality and quantity
water stress
climate change
drinking water quality
microbiological contamination
impact of fishing
ecological quality

5. Summary of types of indicator

6. Summary of proposed indicators in terms of the DPSIR framework

7. Sectoral indicators

8. Sectoral indicators - over time

10. Core Set of indicators for water - climate change
North Atlantic Oscillation-index
Annual average European temperature (1860 – 2000)
Annual precipitation
Exploitation index = mean annual total demand
long-term average freshwater resource
Consumption index = mean annual water consumption long-term average freshwater resource
[Long-term average freshwater resource = long-term average precipitation minus the long-term average evapotranspiration plus the long-term average inflows]

11. Water indicators affected by climate change
Level of water in aquifers - groundwater quantitative status
Sectoral water demand: Unit demand for urban and agricultural use
Ecological status of rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters
Number of natural disasters: floods and droughts [Kiev report]

12. Consumption index %

13. EUROWATERNET - Quantity
Methodology to obtain comparable European data on renewable water resources
Extension of implementation and piloting to other countries
Spain, Greece, Denmark, UK and Hungary to date

14. Core set of indicators for water
Sub-set for ESR 2002
Sub-set for Kiev report
Sub-set for TERM/EERM reports
Sub-set for AERM report?
Indicator based report on Europe’s water in June 2002