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19th “EUROPE-INBO” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
for the Implementation of the European Water Directives

 

The 19th International Conference of the Europe-INBO was held at the invitation of the Energy and Water Agency (EWA) of Malta, from Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th of December 2021.
Organizations, administrations and other stakeholders interested in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at basin level are invited to participate in the event and share their experiences on the implementation of European water directives!

Organizations, administrations and other stakeholders interested in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at basin level participated in the event and shared their experiences on the implementation of European water directives!

  • Four thematic sessions:

- Session 1. Engaging basin actors in the evaluation and evolution of the Water Directives
- Session 2. Economic tools for basin management: integrating environment and biodiversity in cost-recovery    
- Session 3. Sustainable quantitative management of water resources
- Session 4. Special panel “International & transboundary cooperation for basin management

  • One workshop on a “Digital technology at the service of basin management and the preservation of aquatic biodiversity” (see the workshop background)

 

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  • Opening

Official opening ceremony - Eric Tardieu

 

 

  • Session 1. Engaging basin actors in the evaluation and evolution of the Water Directives

River Basin Managementand Flood Risk Management Planning in the Danube River Basin - Mr Ivan Zavadsky, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube (ICPDR)

Catchment officers in Sweden - Matilda Valman, South Baltic Water District Authority

Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Malta Aguas continentales superficiales - Ms Miraine Rizzo, Environment and Resources Authority, Malta

Engaging basin actors in the evaluation, an evolution of the Water Directives : the role of the International Scheldt Commission - Leon Dhaene – SecretaryGeneral International Scheldt Commission

La démocratie face aux enjeux environnementaux. La Jeunesse, acteur incontournable d’avenir - Alexandre Ledoyen, Administrator of the Artois-Picardy Basin

 

  • Workshop “How digital solutions can contribute to the implementation of EU water policies?

Workshop Etiquette

Welcoming - Eric Tardieu

Portfolio of Digital solutions - Dr Sonia Siauve, Office International de l'Eau

Synergy Group Digital Water 2020 - Nicolas Caradot, DWC

Great Torrington Water Forum - Kate Baker

 

 

  • Session 2. Economic tools for basin management: integrating environment and biodiversity in cost-recovery

Economic tools for basin management: integrating environment and biodiversity in cost-recovery - Mr. Ángel J. González Santos, Duero Hydrographic Confederation, Spain

Economic analysis and river bassin management: taking into account environment and biodiversity in cost recovery - Ms Amandine Mesland, Loire-Brittany Water Agency

Economic tools for bassin management: integrated environment and biodiversity in cost-recovery - Nicholas Ellul, Policy Officer, The Energy & Water Agency, Malta

Being Cost effective in preventing water stress TerAGUA-The Castelo do Bode watershed approach - Maria Vale, Directorate General and Territorial Development
Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, Portugal

River basin management & cost recovery : The French industry’s point of view - Mr Christian Lecussan, President of the FENARIVE, Vice President of the Seine-Normandy Basin Committee, France

 

  • Session 3. Sustainable quantitative management of water resources for climate change adaptation and biodiversity preservation

Dr Michael Schembri presentation, Chief Policy Officer, Energy and Water Agency, Malta

LIFE Eau&Climat Supporting long-term local decision-making for climate-adapted Water Management. Présentation du projet & opportunités d’implication - Dr Sonia SIAUVE, Office International de l’eau

Can Water Users’ Associations Improve Water Governance? - Dr Kevin Gatt, Department of Spatial Planning & Infrastructure

 DOÑANA: el camino a la reversión de la joya natural de europa - Mr Joaquín Páez, President, Hydrographic Confederation of the Guadalquivir, Spain

Tackling the water management issues due to agricultural activities in Romania - Gheorghe Constantin, Ministry Environment, Waters and Forests

The scientific council of Adour-Garonne basin committee : body to inform the decision - Mr Bernard Legube, President of the Scientific Council, Adour-Garonne Basin Committee, France

 

  • Session 4. Special panel “International cooperation & basin management”

“Rhine 2040”The Rhine and its catchment: sustainably managed and climate-resilient - Mr Marc Daniel Heintz, International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, Germany

Transboundary Cooperation to Address Common Challenges - Mr Henry Debattista, Energy and Water Agency, Malta

“International cooperation & basin management” Hungary, ICPDR, UNECE Water Convention - Péter Kovács, Water Directorof Hungary Ministry of Interior

Mr Jean-Noël Pansera presentation, Secretary General, International Meuse Commission

European Union Water Initiative Plus for the Eastern Partnership (EUWI+) Challenges and Results - Alexander Zinke, Environment Agency Austria

Coordinated activities in the Drin river basin - Ylber Mirta, Head of Department for Waters Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning North Macedonia

 

  • Official closing ceremony

Présentation du Grand Annecy Euro-RIOB 2022

 

Closing by Eric Tardieu

 

F4W Digital Water #3 - Lluis Echeverria

https://youtu.be/ChgbC-se5QI

F4W Digital Water #3 - Lluis Echeverria

F4W Scientific Presentation #2 - Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia