1. Harmoni-CA initiative
Towards
WISE-RTD development
Harmoni-CA initiative
Kick-off meeting
Pilot River Basin Exercise - Phase II
Brussels, 4 July 2005
Geo Arnold (Harmoni-CA)

2. Integration of research into GWD development? Example
2006
Directive
adoption
COM
Adoption
EAF Gw
CIS
WFD
6th FWP
5th FWP
2005
Priority 8: BRIDGE
[Tailor-made to policy]
2004
2003
2002
2001
BASELINE
[scientific success,
But no direct support]
2000
1999
1998

3. Improved communication
Links with FP6
FP5 and FP6 projects
(Priorities 6-8)
WFD
SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY
Scientific foundation
Political agenda
Time pressure
Policy used as justification
Specific research agenda
Results accessability
INTERFACE
NEEDS
Increased awareness
Improved communication
Concerted planning

4. Some results of better interfacing
SSP (Scientific Support to Policies) projects: REBECCA (ecological/chemical status) – SWIFT-WFD (screening monitoring methods) – BRIDGE (groundwater thresholds) etc.
Exchange platform among DG RTD and EU Water Initiative
Other interactions, e.g. HarmoniCA-initiative, GIS and related RTD projects, links with projects from Priority 6.3 (AQUATERRA, SNOWMAN etc.)

5. Others: Links to WISE
Water Information System for Europe (DG ENV, JRC-IES, EEA, Eurostat), aiming at efficiently managing all water-related information at EU level, ensuring coherence between various reporting mechanisms and needs, and providing access to information (including RTD) / data for various purposes and needs

6. Harmoni-CA
A concerted action supported by the European Commission under the 5th Framework Programme and contributing to the implementation of the Key Action “Sustainable Management and Quality of Water”
DG Research

7. Objectives: To create a forum for: - communication
- information exchange and
- harmonising the use and development of methodologies and ICT-tools for integrated river basin management plans (IRBMP)
To support a framework for harmonised tools, incl. guidance
To stimulate a proper development and use of tools

8. Role of Harmoni-CA: To facilitate specific activities such as:
- identifying and enhancing
complementarities between different
research projects
- disseminating research results,
focussing on the project in the EC
supported CatchMod modelling cluster
2. To bring together the demand and support for ICT tools and methodologies for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)

9. Harmoni-CA’s initiative and support to PRBs:
Web portal
Synthesis reports
Supporting other initiatives (Life-projects, Streps/CA)
Organising workshops and Conferences

10. HarmoniCA webportal Research offers pilots PRB's WFD Guidances
Data & knowledge
offers
pilots
PRB's
WFD Guidances
key-issues
experiences
demands
WFD implementation
Water managers

11. Research & ICT technology CatchMod projects
Data & knowledge
tools
pilots
PRB's
Key-words, tasks
WFD Guidances
Experiences
Guidance texts
demands
WFD implementation
Water managers

12. Information Mapping User entries ICT TOOLS MODELS GUIDANCES
EXPERIENCES

19. Harmoni-CA’s initiative and support to PRBs:
Web portal
Synthesis reports
Supporting other initiatives (Life-projects, Streps/CA)
Organising workshops and Conferences

20. Synthesis reports (objectives):
What is done / available
Usability of results / products
What is still missing
Next steps to be done
Recommendations

21. Synthesis reports: topic objectives relevant to projects Databases
Availability, strenght, weaknesses
Technical implementation of future EC research
HarmoniRiB, Euroharp, WFD reporting
N&P tools
Create an overview of N&P models in EC research, classify them according to Euroharp benchmark
CAP,
WFD agricul-ture issues,
PRBs
Euroharp
Data availability, accessibility problems
PRB,
Monitoring design
Tisza, etc.

22. Harmoni-CA’s initiative and support to PRBs:
Web portal
Synthesis reports
Supporting/facilitating other initiatives (Life-projects, Streps/CA)
Organising workshops and Conferences

23. Supporting other initiatives (Life-projects, etc.):
HarmonIT:
Developed a new standard Open Modelling Interface
(Open MI). One of the key components required to
make integrated catchment modelling feasible at an
operational level. Life proposal with PRBs (Pinios and
Scheldt)
New initiative:
Supporting PRB managers using the web portal

24. Harmoni-CA’s initiative and support to PRBs:
Web portal
Synthesis reports
Supporting other initiatives (Life-projects, Streps/CA)
Organising workshops and Conferences

25. For more information:
Thanks for your attention!

26. Coordination needs FP6, ERA-NET Research funding programmes Research
development
PRB, RTD
DEVELOPMENT
Research use,
demonstration
DESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION
LIFE
Water policies
Research
Policy
interface
Research
policy
Research
Demonstration
programmes
REVIEW
Research
progress
Research
dissemination
Research
Integration
interface
INTERREG III
HarmoniCA, ‘WISE’

27. Summary of on-going research integration needs
Characteristics of river basin & environmental and economic analysis [2005] – the meal is cooked!
Design of monitoring network [2006]: inputs expected from SWIFT-WFD, AQUATERRA, WP2 & WP4 of HarmoniCA (modelling) through the “chemical monitoring” activity of the CIS
Public participation [2009] – Links to HarmoniCOP and its successor
RBMP [2009] and Programme of measures [2012] – Strong needs to access “technological solutions” and transfer them to policy end users