1. WG 2.B Integrated River Basin Management
Progress Report
Strategic and Coordination Group Meeting
Brussels 5th May 2003

2. Main Activities

3. Main Activities (1/4) (Since last SCG)
Definition of the scope of the WG under the umbrella of the new organization approach for the CIS.
Elaboration of Terms of Reference for the WG
Definition of specific mandates for the DGs (factsheets).
Discussion in inception meeting

4. Main Activities (2/4) (Since last SCG)
Finalisation of the guidance document on Planning Process
Consideration of comments from last SCG and “last round for minor remarks”.
Final version of the guidance has been presented to the water directors to be endorsed by means of a written procedure.

5. Main Activities (3/4) (Since last SCG)
Guidance document on Wetlands
New Version of the guidance to be presented to this Strategic Coordination Group

6. Main Activities (4/4) (Since last SCG)
Follow up of the Pilot River Basin Exercise
The network of Pilot River Basins is carrying out different tasks with the main aim of testing the guidance documents

7. Meetings (Since last SCG)

8. FURTHER STEPS (1/2) Follow up of activities that have already started:
Finalisation of the Guidance Document on Wetlands
Further development of the so called “Phase 1” of the PRB exercise.

9. FURTHER STEPS (2/2) New drafting groups
DG Eco1: Integration of economic issues
DG Eco2: Economic methodological aspects
DG Plan: Preparation of river basin management plans and programmes of measures

10. FURTHER MEETINGS