1. EU Water Balances: State of play, value added and follow-up
WFD-CIS-SCG Meeting, 22/3/2012
Jacques Delsalle, European Commission, DG Environment

2. Today…
What are EU Water Balances (at sub-catchment level with monthly resolution) ?
Why do we need them?
What is in the pipeline?
What could be options for the medium term?

3. What are EU Water Balances
What are EU Water Balances? (at sub-catchment level with monthly resolution)
Sub-catchment level
Exchanges between the different components of the physical and economic worlds
UN SEEA-W Methodology

4. Why do we need them?
Support to EU-wide impact assessment tools (base year water availability and use)
Production of water exploitation, consumption, efficiency indicators
Ecosystem services accounting
Cost-effective production of data required under ESTAT/OECD questionnaires, SoE#3, etc.
Identify gaps / ensure consistent assessment of water resources accross the EU

5. What is in the pipeline? Lessons learned from 2011-12 process
Data gaps
Need for stronger involvement Member States and stakeholders
Tests at river basin level
Open calls for tender
Completion water balance and assessment follow-up options
Geolocalised database of water use in cooling processes
New grants for testing at river basin level

6. What could be the options for the medium term?
Source data
Balance
model
Water accounts tables and indicators
Consistency
check
Ensure
availability
& interoperability
EU Balance
model

7. To conclude
Water balances are an key component of the knowledge base to be improved at all levels
Beyond water policy implementation: Europe 2020
CIS implication in the development of EU tools is essential
Need to involves data management, hydrologics, economics and planning expertises
Link with reporting/statistics processes
Interoperability & cost-effectiveness!

8. Thank you!