
Water Framework Directive
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Water resources planning and management and the development of appropriate policies requires methodologies and tools that are able to support systematic, integrative and multidisciplinary assessments at various scales. It also requires the quantification of various uncertainties in both data and models, and the incorporation of stakeholders participation and institutional mechanisms into the various tools and risk assessment methodologies, to help decision makers understand and evaluate alternative measures and decisions. This requirement has been explicitly recognised in the context of the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD).
This book is one of the concrete outcomes of the Harmoni-CA concerted action (supported by the European Commission). It provides a framework for model-supported participatory planning of measures at various river basin scales and practical guidance to water managers and other interested stakeholders on the model-supported implementation of the WFD. The objective of the book is to offer guidance to water managers on the model-supported implementation of the Water Framework Directive at the level of a river basin district and at other levels (such as sub-basins, national, or international scale in the case of international river basins). It should help water managers to better understand how models may be used for planning purposes, while special attention is given to the problem of predicting an uncertain future, one very likely to differ from the present.
Six case studies from different parts of Europe are provided to illustrate the practical applicability of the planning framework in the WFD implementation. They are very important for illustrating how concepts from earlier parts of the document are applied to real-world situations. The case studies cover several aspects of mesoscale river basin management, water quantity and quality issues, and the role of modelling, with two case studies located in pilot river basins. This text is intended for use by water managers and hydrologists engaged in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.
The other three volumes in the Water Framework Directive Series are:
Modelling Aspects of Water Framework Directive Implementation - Volume 1 edited by Prof. Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Integrated Assessment for WFD implementation: Data, economic and human dimension - Volume 2 edited by Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Decision support for WFD implementation - Volume 3 edited by Peter A. Vanrolleghem
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Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- What is this Document for?
- The Water Framework Directive - A Challenge
- 2. How can Models help Implementing the Water Framework Directive?
- Framework for Model Supported Participatory Planning of Measures in Implementing the Water Framework Directive
- The planning process of implementing the Water Framework Directive
- Framework for model supported implementation of the Directive
- Checklist for effective model use
- Iterative process of arriving at the decision
- First Implementation Phase: Assessment of Current Status, Setup of Monitoring Programmes and Evaluation of a Baseline Scenario (Gap Analysis)
- Identification and characterization of water bodies and optimization of the monitoring network
- Joint use of monitoring and modelling
- Identification of pressures and formulation of a Baseline Scenario
- Second Implementation Phase: Support for Design and Setup of Programmes of Measures and of the River Basin Management Plan
- The River Basin Management Plan
- Planning for an uncertain future - scenario definition and model support
- Model supported design of the Programme of Measures
- Third Implementation Phase: Support for Implementing the Programmes of Measures
- Adjustment of River Basin Management Plans
- Operational modelling
- Fourth Implementation Phase: Support for Evaluating the Programmes of Measures and Improvements Achieved
- 3. Modelling - A Primer for Practitioners
- Introduction
- What is a model?
- Specifics of the Modelling Process -Techniques and Tools
- Model selection
- Component models
- Model systems for integrative and multidisciplinary analysis
- Model calibration and validation
- Reliability of Model Results
- Uncertainties in input data and model parameters
- Uncertainties in model structure
- Quantification of uncertainties and how to cope with them
- Quality Assurance
- Synthesis
- 4. The Role of Participation, Social Learning, and Adaptation in Complex Systems
- Paradigms of Adaptive Management and the Role of Participation
- What is Social Learning?
- Role of Models to Support Public Participation
- Rules of Good Practice
- 5. The WISE-RTD Web Portal: Experiences, Guidance and Tools
- Information Sources in Support of Policy Implementation Tasks
- 6. Practical Experiences from Existing Case Studies and Pilot River Basins
- Brief Characterization of the Case Studies
- Example 1: Marne/Seine/Normandie - using Models for the WFD Baseline Scenario
- Baseline scenario rationale
- Application of the Planning Framework (IMA)
- Example 2: Case-Studies for the Witte Nete and Dender Tributaries in the Scheldt Pilot River Basin
- Introduction
- Witte Nete subbasin
- Dender basin
- Example 3: Participatory Integrated Planning (PIP) in the Verbano Case Study
- Introduction
- The steps of the planning framework
- The set of the compromise alternatives
- Final political decision
- Example 4: The Lake Peipsi and its Drainage Basin Case Study
- Introduction
- The steps of the planning framework
- Conclusions
- Example 5: The Spree River Basin Case Study
- Introduction
- The steps of the planning framework
- Final political decision
- The planning framework
- Example 6: The River Möll Study - Integrative River Management in the Alpine Region
- Introduction
- The steps of the planning framework
- Conclusions
- Conclusions - Lessons Learnt from the Case Studies
- Glossary
- References
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Index
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