1. CIS work programme 2010-2012 Supporting the implementation of the first river basin management plans
Water Directors' Meeting
30 November and 1 December 2009

2. Earlier agreements Key objectives:
Simplification
Direct relevance for implementation WFD, GWD, EQS D, FD
Better dissemination
Agreement on main activities and organisational issues of future CIS work programme
Working Groups: permanent group, subgroups possible
Expert Groups: temporal group
Ad hoc activities: one-off activity / workshop (nomination per event)

3. CIS Organisation 2010-2012 Water Directors
Steering of implementation process
Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission
Strategic Co-ordination Group
Co-ordination of work programme
Chair: Commission
Art. 21 Committee
Permanent Working Groups
Temporary Expert Groups
Working Group A
“Ecological Status”
Lead: JRC, DE, UK
Working Group D
“Reporting”
Lead: DG ENV, EEA,FR
Working Group F
“Floods”
Lead: DG ENV, IE
“Climate Change
and Water”
Lead: DE, DG ENV
“Agriculture and
Water”
Lead: FR, UK
Working Group C
“Groundwater”
Lead: DG ENV, AT
Working Group E
“Chemical Aspects”
Lead: DG ENV, SE, JRC, IT,FR
“Water scarcity
&droughts”
Lead: IT/ES/FR

4. State of Play No or only editorial changes after SCG:
WG C Groundwater
WG D Reporting and WISE
WG F Floods
EG Climate Change
Changes in line with discussions at SCG and comments received after SCG
WG A Ecological Status
WG E Chemical Aspects
EG Water Scarcity and Droughts
EG Agriculture
Ad hoc activity Biodiversity
Ad hoc activity Science Policy Interface
Ad hoc activity Economics

5. Points of attention Ad hoc activities on Biodiversity and Economics:
Invitation to appoint MS representatives to contribute to preparation of workshops – also to host the workshops
Letter EC on Biodiversity and Water:
Proposal for future joint meeting of Water and Nature Directors and suggestions / comments for FAQ Paper
Number of workshops in CIS work programme

6. Workshops
Ad hoc activities: 2010 Economics, Biodiversity
2011/2012: Hydromorphology, Exemptions
WG A: Info exchange on comparability of classification methods – tbd
WG C: no topic identified, but possibility is mentioned
WG D: WISE-GIS - tbd
WG F: 2-3 thematic workshops each year
2010: Flood risk management plans, Flash floods, Economics
EG Climate Change: one workshop per year – tbd
EG Agriculture: one workshop per year – tbd
All workshop outlines will be presented to the SCG for agreement

7. Better dissemination For period 2010-2012:
Circa access to local, regional, national administrators
Restructuring Circa
Meeting calendar extended, public and regularly updated
Summaries per activity

8. Request to Water Directors
Discuss and agree Work Programme including
Mandates for 5 Working Groups
Mandates for 3 Expert groups
Outline for 3 ad hoc activities
Agree that work programme with annexed mandates (excluding outlines ad hoc activities) are made available to the public