1. Guadalquivir (Spain) Meeting of the PRBs Agriculture
Technical Assistant
Guadalquivir (Spain)
Meeting of the PRBs Agriculture
Stresa, March 2006
Victor Cifuentes, Tatiana Ortega, José L. Serrano, Emiliano Mellado

2. Background Indicators analysis PoM Content Methods Progress reporting
Examples
Uncertainties, data gaps, recommendations, future actions…
PoM
Content

3. Background  Guadalquivir Pilot River Basin

4. WFD and Agriculture – Analysis of the pressures and impacts
Broaden the problem’s scope
Background Paper. WORKING DOCUMENT FOR DISCUSSION - VERSION 2 –
26/08/2005
Mediterranean versus continental agriculture: hot issue in the PAC reforms?
Agriculture Pressure versus Low number of SWB at risk: Bias of the Impact assessment methods, chemical vs ecological status?
# Water bodies versus catchment area: Spatial reference to indicators estimation?
Notes to the Indicator templates and the catalogue of PoM Recommendations
PRB-AG Progress reporting January 2006 Overview on the situation and progress on the Guadalquivir PRB

5. Indicators analysis Methods Progress reporting Examples
Uncertainties, data gaps, recommendations, future actions…

6. Spatially Explicit GIS
Indicators analysisMethods  Modelling Spatial Processes
Toolboox
Cumstoms Scripts
Toolset
Spatially Explicit GIS
Spatially Implicit
GIS-DB Integration

7. Initial Error Detection
Indicators analysisMethods  Initial data management
Initial Error Detection
Integration of alfanumeric data with spatial data

8. Indicators analysisMethods  Initial data management
Other Regions
Green Agr. Information
Province
Other Crop groups
Spatial Covariable
Statistics & GIS
Corine Land Cover 2000
Andalucía
Green Agr. Information
Agricultural Management Units
Crop groups
Other Regions
Green Agr. Information
Agricultural Management Units
Crop groups

9. Spatially Explicit Data Dissagregation - Agregation
Indicators analysisMethods  Initial data management
Spatially Explicit Data
Corine Land Cover
Green Farming
Original Groups
Original Groups
Group
Dissagregation - Agregation

10. Indicators analysisMethods
DAP LU RE
LU-ECO
LU % ECO
FE % ECO
SUP ECO
COM
FE ECO
COD A
COD R
AGR
ECO
SUP CUL
% SUPS FE
%COM
CHG
BASIN
Process Modelling: Database
Regions Attributes
Relationships
Linked SHP
COD A
COD R
INPUT
FE % ECO
GENERATED
Queries
Data Model

11. Indicators analysisMethods

12. Indicators analysisProgress reporting
1. Data availability (Q1): 59
2. No relevant indicators (Q2): 0
3. Data and info collected (Q3): 29
4. Progress in next 2 months (Q4): 47
5. Top indicators (Q5) : YES
6. Impact and pressures analysis (Q6): YES
7. Progress (Q7): 25%
8. Main hurdle (Q7):
No formal definition, multiple interpretation
No data availability on coastal waters

13. Indicators analysisProgress reporting
1. PRB Characterization
Catchments area, Population, Land use, Land use/forestry, Soil erosion, Riparian status, Stream & rivers, WFD bodies
2. Agriculture characterization
Farmed land, Green farming, High Nature Value farmland
3. Agriculture Pressure
Animal/livestock, Total appl, of Total-N, Yields of crops, Pesticides, Irrigation
5. Water Quantity
Precipitation, WU by sector, Ration of regulation for reservoirs
6. Water Quality
Nitrate Vulnerable zones
Coastal/near coastal data

14. Indicators analysis Examples 1. PRB Characterization
Population
2004

15. Indicators analysis Examples 1. PRB Characterization
Soil Erosion
2002

16. Indicators analysis Examples 1. PRB Characterization
Riparian status
2002

17. Indicators analysis Examples 2. Agriculture Characterization
Original Data: NUTS2
% Green Farming over UAA
2001

18. Indicators analysis Examples
Spatial disaggregation through Land cover
% Green Farming over UAA
2001

19. Indicators analysis Examples
% Green Farming over UAA
2001

20. Indicators analysis Examples
% Green Farming over UAA
2002

21. Indicators analysis Examples
% Green Farming over UAA
2003

22. Indicators analysis Examples
% Green Farming over UAA
2004

23. Indicators analysis Examples 5. Water quantity
Water Uses
2002

24. Indicators analysis Examples 5. Water quantity
Ratio of Regulation
for Reservoirs 2004

25. Programme of measures Methods Progress reporting Example
Uncertainties, data gaps, recommendations, future actions…

26. Programme of MeasuresMethods
1. Identification of measures: Instrument and technical potential measures
2. Analytical methods:
Instrumental
Technical
R CE 1257/99
Environmental Agricultural Guides
Catalogue
Classification
General objective (RCE 1257/99)
Thematic or target areas, specific objectives, execution
Instrumental (Incompatibility and synergies matrices); Technical measures
Related measures
Technical (synergies matrices) and instrumental measures
Environmental benefits: Effect on the water status and production benefits
Impact / Cost
Availability funds/Actual subsidies
Application cost: Relative and global execution costs of the possible actions and loss of production
Implementation
Control
Monitoring
Relevant indicators
Monitoring of water status. Costs/benefits ratio.

27. Programme of MeasuresProgress reporting
1. Identification of measures (Q9): 109 (Spanish Rural Development Plan)
Implemented: 38 (Regional Rural Development Plan)
Planned to be implemented: -
Under discussion: 29
2. Information on measures (Q10):
Impact knowledge:
Intermediate Assessment Report of The Spanish Rural Development Program ( ): Agro-environmental payments Socioeconomic vs environmental assessment
Local data and short temporal series
3. Progress (Q11): 10%

28. The Agri-environment Programme 2000/2006
1. Extensification of production
2. Breed and strain preservation
3. Rationalization in chemical products use
4. Fight against erosion
5. Protection of flora and fauna in wetlands
6. Production systems of high environmental value
7. Savings in water uses and encouragement of extensification
8. Protection of landscape and fire prevention
9. Integrated farm management

29. Organic farming (2003) Type: Instrument-Basic (R CE (1257/1999)
Pressure targeted: Fertilizer, pesticides
Management practice: source controls
Area involved: Ha
Temporal coverage:
Estimated cost: 182 €/ha
Total cost: €
Status: Implemented-2000-voluntary-subsidy based (FEOGA)
Impact: Estimation in process
Relevant indicators:
Characterization: Area under Agri-env support (2.24)
Pressure: Total appl. of Total-N with manure (3.26)
Impact: Source apportionment % from agriculture N (4.34) ?
Water quality: Annual trends in concentration of total N (6.47)
Additional data:
Some Additional Question on PoM: ?

30. Programme of Measures 1. Mean uncertainties and data gaps:
Instrument-technical relationships
Socioeconomic vs environmental assessment
Local data and short temporal series
2. Recommendations:
Creation of a common working list of measures in order to achieve a compressive assessment
3. Future actions:
Assessment of erosion control (Olive) and integrated farming (Rice) in the Guadalquivir Basin
Adaptation of the experiences of water management in other basins (Guadiana, Ebro)
Extrapolation of pilot exercises at small scales (land plots) regarding fertilizer and pesticide management as well as vegetation conservation
Spatial modeling and simulation

31. Thank you very much for your attention !
Technical Assistant
Any questions?
comments?
suggestions?
Thank you very much for your attention !
Victor Cifuentes, Tatiana Ortega, José L. Serrano, Emiliano Mellado