EEA 2012 State of water

1. EEA 2012 State of water Peter Kristensen European Environment Agency

2. State of Europe’s waters State of Europe’s waters How is it? (Nutrients, pesticides, heavy metals, ecological quality..............) How much is there? (Runoff, availability, demands, Water Stress.........) Time trends Getting better or worse? Pressures on the environment Climate change Human Industrial Agricultural “What is causing the problems?” State of Action on policies “Are they working towards target?” Impacts of Europe's changing climate - 2008 indicator-based assessment Water resources across Europe — confronting water scarcity and drought Regional climate change and adaptation – The Alps facing the challenge of changing water resources. Quality of bathing water — 2008 bathing season

3. EEA freshwater reports 2010 Europe's ecological backbone: recognising the true value of our mountains Biodiversity – 10 messages for 2010. – Freshwater Ecology Quality of bathing water — 2009 bathing season Forthcoming: SOER2010 (November): Thematic assessment on Freshwater quality and Water resources: quantity and flows EEA Report (Autumn): Mapping the impacts of natural hazards and technological accidents in Europe. Update of EEA core set of indicators (Consultation Autumn)

4. Synthesis report Thematic assessment on Freshwater quality Water resources: quantity and flows Country assessments: 35 Freshwater assessments SOER2010 (November):

5. 2010 update of freshwater indicators CSI18 Use of freshwater resources; CSI19 Oxygen consuming substances; CSI20 Nutrients in freshwater; CSI22 Bathing water quality and CSI24 Urban waste water development EIONET Consultation October EEA Core Set of Indicators

7. 2012 European Water Year

8. Why is 2012 a special water year • Water Framework Directive - On the basis of the RBMPs, the Commission has to publish a report and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council by December 2012. The contents of the report are laid down in the Article 18 of the WFD: • a review of progress in the implementation of the Directive; • a review of the status of surface water and groundwater in the Community under-taken in coordination with the European Environment Agency; • 2012 Water Scarcity and Droughts - Policy Review. The Environmental Council of 30 October 2007 supported the Commission’s 2007 Communication and invited the Commission specifically to review and further develop the water scarcity and drought policy by 2012. • As a consequence of the White Paper on adapting to climate change – there will in 2012 be a review of the vulnerability of water and environmental resources to climate change and man-made pressures. • 6th World Water Forum in Marseilles • Assessment of Assessment

9. EEA 2012 State of Water assessment • 100 pages synthesis/integrated report • > 5 Water thematic assessments (20-40 pages) • Baseline – overview of status and pressures affecting Europe’s water • Related to the main policy issues (e.g. Water efficency, World Water Forum 4; Reform of CAP 2013) • Country assessments?

10. 170 RBMPs DG Environment Blueprint to Safeguard European Waters Analysis WFD imple-mentation Water scarcity & drought Climate change & water EEA State of European Water Synthesis/integrated Water assessment Other information Baseline (Status of waters and pressures affecting them) Further assessments – e.g. water resource efficiency, water accounts, ecosystem goods and services Thematic (focused) assessments

11. Coastal and transitional waters Hydromorphology pressures; Freshwater biodiversity and related pressures; Water resources and resource efficiency; Water economics; Water and vulnerability (floods; water scarcity and droughts) - more to be added Other EEA reports 2011 Chemicals report 2011 & 2012 Bathing water reports Update of water indicators Assessment of Assessment on water - more to be added Potential thematic assessments

12. European overview of ecological status European Ecological status Ecological status per RBD

13. Ecological status summarised per country (dummy)

14. Pressure information Heavily modified water bodies

15. DG Environment: Blueprint to Safeguard European Waters In 2012, the Commission will publish a "Blueprint to Safeguard European Waters" • Review of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive • review of the Strategy for Water Scarcity and Droughts and gap analysis and proposal of new measures (beyond WFD). • review of the vulnerability of environmental resources such as water, biodiversity and soil to climate impacts and man-made pressures. Adaptation measures promoted at EU-level • Close cooperation between DG Environment and EEA

16. Pictures from http://www.wcl.org.uk/blueprintforwater.asp

17. Water Framework Directive – River Basin Management Plans – Status July 2010 GREEN - River Basin Management Plans adopted!YELLOW - consultations finalised, but awaiting adoption. RED - consultation have not started or ongoing.

18. River Basin Management Plans Annexes + homepages 170 RBMPs Main report 1000-2000 pages each 22 March 10 Plus many data (tabular and GIS (shape files)) (100-500 files per RB) In 20+ languages

19. +200 pages report in own language Ecological status Pressures Programme of Measures Annexes and background documents (+1000) Data (total 6000 files) River Basin Management Plans

20. National brochures/reportssummarisingRBMPs

21. Ecological status -Germany

22. Ecological status -Germany

23. Finland Ecological status Source: State of the environment 2008 http://www.environment.fi/default.asp?node=24211&lan=en

24. Ecological status – German RBD

25. Ecological quality – The Netherlands Source:http://www.compendiumvoordeleefomgeving.nl/indicatoren/nl1438-Ecologische-kwaliteit-waterlichamen.html?i=26-79

26. Ecological status - Austria

27. Baseline state and pressureindicators (graphs+assessments) RBD/RB information RBD/RB information RBD/RB information Ranking RB

28. EEA 2012 State of waterassessment • Analyse information from RBMPs, Water Scarcity and Drought and other issues (e.g. water ressource efficiency) • Draft outlines for thematic assessment • Prepare baseline state and pressure indicators (graphs+assessments) • Draft thematic and integrated assessments • Present and discuss assessments with stakeholders including Freshwater NRCs