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2nd serie of WorkShops

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The 2nd regional workshops are scheduled as follows:

Mediterranean Workshop: June 17^th-18^th, Larnaka (CY), Postponed in September, Turin (IT)
Western Workshop: July 1^st-2^nd – Strasbourg (FR)
Baltic Workshop: June 10^th-11^th – Gimo (SE), Done and fruitfull (see the dedicated page)
Danube Workshop: June 23^rd-24^th – Bucharest (RO)

The main theme will be the emphasis on multi-benefits of NWRM, looking at the role of NWRMs as: (i) a way to tackle water scarcity and droughts; (ii) an example of ecosystem-based management approach; and (iii) a catalyst for policy coordination.

Discussions and activities will focus on hot to adapt catchment management to widen the potential of NWRMs.Upstream and downstream linkage for urban flood prevention in the Baltic Sea Region.

The focus will be on:

(i) Multi–benefit s of NWRM concerning water harvesting and flood protection;
(ii) Ecosystem protection and NWRM;
(iii) Needs in policy integration in support to implementation of the NWRMs;
(iv) The contribution of Blue Water and Green Water to the multifunctional character of agriculture;
and (v) Socio-Economic aspects.

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Danube Basin welcomes NWRM initiative in Szentendre

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 10:10

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Danube

Documents

danube_basin_welcomes_nwrm_initiative.pdf

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At the end of January 2014 the 1^st Danube Region Workshop focusing on NWRM took place in Hungary. It brought together practitioners and relevant stakeholders from the Danube River Basin (Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria), from other regional networks (Baltic, Western, Mediterranean), as well as representatives from the EUSDR, UN FAO, international organizations as ICPDR, ISRBC, WWF, GWP and IAD.

The workshop gave an opportunity among others for knowledge sharing, co-thinking, coordination of activities and cooperation. Information was presented for already implemented case studies covering among others: reconnection of oxbow lakes and wetlands, wetland restoration and pollution control, construction of wetlands, floodplain restoration etc. During the thematic group sessions, main challenges faced in the region and demands and expectations for the practical guidance were shared. Participants identified the needs of authorities and key stakeholders regarding the preparation of the second WFD management cycle and the development of the 2^nd DRBM Plan. During the closing session fruitful discussion took place on possible synergies and coordinated actions between the project and the ICPDR.

The workshop agenda was enriched with a study visit focusing on the possibility of water retention, nature conservation and sustainable landscape management in the Budapest agglomeration.

(you can also download the article as pdf document.

Regional workshops – save the date

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depending on the Workshop

Theme

governance & implementation

Organizer of the event

The NWRM project

NWRM partners propose the following dates for the first series of the regional workshops (1 day from lunchtime to lunchtime). (The second series is planned for June 2014).

Mediterranean network: January 28th -29th, Madrid, Spain
Danube network: January 28th -29th, Szentendre (20km from Budapest), Hungary
Baltic network: January 30th to 31st, Riga, Latvia
Western network: January 22nd -23rd, Brussels, Belgium

You can already get in touch with regional contact point to get more information and inform on your interest to participate.Preliminary topics of the first series of workshops :

Presenting the NWRM initiative and regional process
Sharing views on constraints, difficulties, factors for success that are relevant to the design and implementation of NWRM (first feedbacks from the forum discussion)
Collect views on the structure of the knowledge base
Identify expectations vis-à-vis the practical guide
explain follow-up steps for the regional networks activities

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