11th european conference « EUROPE INBO 2013 » on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive

The "EUROPE-INBO" group aims at enriching the implementation of water policies in Europe, including the Common Implementation Strategy (CIS), through their practical experience for supporting the Candidate Countries and disseminating the principles and tools of the European water. The "EUROPE-INBO" group holds annual plenary assemblies and the 11th international conference was held in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) on 13-16 November 2013. It gathered 183 participants, representatives of national administrations and basin organizations as well as NGOs, companies and international and regional organizations from 21 Countries

 

This meeting, within the new context drawn by the European Commission “Blueprint to safeguard Europe's Waters” last year, was organized around 5 roundtables dealing with the updated issues of the Implementation of the EU-WFD, the Implementation of the EU Flood Directive, strategies to face scarcity and droughts and in general the measures to be introduced for adaptation of water resources management to the effect of the climate changes…etc

 

 

This year, in the context of preparation of the second WFD river basin management plans, which include a review of the monitoring networks and programmes, a workshop dedicated to monitoring was organized on 13 November 2013 back-to-back with the conference. Its primary objective was to compare practices and practical experiences of monitoring, and promote the exchange of questions and solutions.

 

 

 

The "EUROPE-INBO 2013" conference was an important new step not only to review the implementation of the first cycle of river basin management plans, but also to formulate sound proposals to improve WFD implementation in the next cycles, especially for the 2015-2021 period. The recommendations presented in the Plovdiv Declaration are also intended to feed the preparatory work of the 7th World Water Forum, which began in May 2013.

It was also an opportunity to practice a new type of workshop in EUROPE-INBO to share technical experience and formulate practical recommendations to be reproduced and sustained.

The Final Declaration, photographs and all papers are published on the website: www.inbo-news.org