events

6-7 February 2013, Madrid, Spain

Preliminary agenda.

Pdf version (1,385 Kb - update Nov 8th, 2012)

Documents for discussions:

- WP4 Intermediate reports (doc) [ZIP, 15.11 Mb]
- WP4 Intermediate reports (pdf) [ZiP, 6.14 Mb]

Day 1 – Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

PROGRAMME

S1 • Opening Session

Welcome to the Second FP7 EPI-Water Conference

EPI-Water Project in a nutshell: progress since Berlin 2012 (PDF, 1.62 Mb)
Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Workshop Objectives [PDF, 1.31 Mb]
Carlos M. Gómez, IMDEA Water

S2 • Key policy questions at the forefront

The Blueprint to safeguard Europe's Waters and what it expects from EPI-Water [PDF, 210 Kb]
Lukasz Latala, Protection of Water Resources, DG ENV D1, European
Commission

Zooming in: the expected role of EPIs to address water policy challenges in Spain [PDF, 2.57 Mb]
Directorate General of Water – Deputy Directorate General of Planning and Sustainable Use of Water

Expectations on EPIs for water policy making - Statements from EPI-Water PTT members

Questions & Discussion

S3 • Ex-ante assessment of innovative EPIs

EX-ANTE ASSESSMENT setting the scene [PDF, 2.57 Kb]

CS1: Floods and water logging (Tisza River Basin, Hungary) [PDF, 730 Kb]
Gábor Ungvári, BCE-REKK

CS2: Water scarcity and droughts (Tagus and Segura interconnected basins, Spain) [PDF, 606]
Carlos M. Gómez, IMDEA Water

CS3: Ecosystem and conservation (Seine-Normandie, France) [PDF, 204 Kb]
Pierre Defrance, Adriana Raveau, Alexandra Rossi, Pedro Andrés Garzón Delvaux, ACTeon

CS4a: System of Environmental - Economic Accounting for Water (SEEAW): Water quantity (Pinios river basin, Greece) [PDF, 514 Kb]
Maggie Kossida, Maria Mimikou, NTUA

CS4b: SEEAW - Water quality (Odense catchment, Denmark) [PDF, 264 Kb]
Anders Branth Pedersen, Aarhus University

Questions & Discussion

Synthesis of WP4 CS results

S4 • Working groups sessions

Working group 1: Innovative EPIs for floods and excess water

Floods and Excess Water [pdf, 2.95 Mb]
Gábor Ungvári, András Kis, BCE-REKK

Floods and Excess Water: The Marosszög case [pdf, 2.10 Mb]
Gábor Ungvári, BCE-REKK

Floods and Excess Water: The Middle Tisza case [pdf, 1.50 Mb]
Gábor Ungvári, András Kis, BCE-REKK

Working group 2: Innovative EPIs for drought and scarcity management

Innovative EPIs for drought and scarcity management: the case of the Tagus and Segura interconnected river basins [PDF, 2.18 Mb]
Carlos M. Gómez, IMDEA Water (Spain)

Working Group 3: Innovative EPIs for ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation

Nitrate tax in the Seine-Normandy basin (France) [PDF, 1.78 Mb]
Adriana Raveau, Pierre Defrance, and Alexandra Rossi, ACTeon

PES schemes in La Bassée-Voulzie
Pierre Defrance, Adriana Raveau, Alexandra Rossi, Pedro Andrés Garzón Delvaux, ACTeon

Working group 4: Water accounts and EPIs (Water quantity and quality)

Macroeconomic perspective on water quality issues of relevance to the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEAW) [PDF, 1.09 Mb]
Massimo Pizzol, Aarhus University

Water quantity in the Pinios River basin in Greece. Macroeconomic perspective on water quantity issues of relevance of to the SEEAW [pdf, 1.15 Mb]
Maggie Kossida, Christos Makropoulos, Maria Mimikou (NTUA), Maria Molinos (UVEG)

S5 • An interactive panel discussion between experts from the Inspiration Beyond the EU (IBE) group, the EPI-Water consortium and participants

Brief inputs from all IBE members

Questions & Discussion

Time out: soft drinks and water

S6 • From research outcomes to policy messages

ntroduction and key questions to be addressed

Reactions from PTT members around these key questions

S7 • Closing session

Summary of discussions

Day 2 – Thursday, February 7th, 2013

PROGRAMME

S8 • Opening of session of day 2

Description of objectives for Day 2

S9 • Key results of the ex-ante assessment of innovative EPIs for water management (progress to date)

How would EPIs perform? Reporting from WG sessions

Floods and Excess Water: The river Tisza case study [245 Kb]
Gábor Ungvári, BCE-REKK

Innovative EPIs for drought and scarcity management: the case of the Tagus and Segura interconnected river basins (511 Kb]
Gonzalo Delacámara, IMDEA Water

Ecosystem services & conservation (France): PES schemes in La Bassée-Voulzie AND Premium for hydropower (203 Kb)
Pierre Defrance, Pedro Andrés Garzón Delvaux, ACTeon

Case studies on water quality issues of relevance to the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEAW) [Pdf, 514 Kb]
Helle Nielsen, Aarhus University

Questions & Discussion

S10 • Mainstreaming issues: EPIs from a wider perspective

EPIs and governance [pdf, 277 Kb]
David Zetland, Wageningen UR

Combining EPIs, command & control and voluntary approaches: which opportunities within EU water policy? [PDf, 546 Kb]

EPIs as an instrument for policy coordination (water, energy agriculture, etc.)

EPIs: how acceptable they are?

Questions & Discussion

S11 • A tour d'horizon of IBE members' views

Round-table with IBE members

Questions & Discussion

S12 • Putting research results in the policy context - last thoughts from PTT members

A last glimpse from PTT members

Questions & Discussion

S13 • Moving Forward, next steps in EPI-Water

Moving forward Next step [pdf, 320 Kb]

S14 • Closing Session

Key Messages from the Conference

Closing Words and acknowledgement by the Conference Organizers

End of the Conference