1. Draft mandate 2007-2009 on Climate Change and EU water policy
Common Implementation Strategy
for the Water Framework Directive
Draft mandate on
Climate Change and EU water policy
SCG 15 May 2007

2. December 2006 Water Directors’ meeting
Background
December 2006 Water Directors’ meeting
Berlin Conference Climate Change and EU water dimension, February 2007
3 objectives
A: Making best use of existing EU water policy
B: Identifying adaptation measures at different scales
C: Science-policy link
Notes for the Speaker:
More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

3. Strategic Steering Group on Climate Change and Water DE/COM co-lead
Organisation
Strategic Steering Group on Climate Change and Water
DE/COM co-lead
Coordinate climate change activities in other CIS groups
For part A: focus on Water Framework Directive
Workshop in November 2007
How to take into account climate change in first RBMP
First exchange adaptation measures
Policy Paper(s) in 2009
Notes for the Speaker:
More information on the Directive, the implementation process and also the guidance documents are available on the internet.

4. Comments 4th Steering Group Berlin Conference
Introduction: refer to upcoming Green Paper and related stakeholder involvement process
Link to other groups: include SSG Hydromorphology
Part B: mention possibility to discuss mitigation measures related to water issues
Clarify that Policy-Science link is 2 ways
CC in first RBMP: eg improving pressure/impact analysis and avoiding counter productive measures
2009 guidance document: short policy paper(s), covering next cycles