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2nd serie of WorkShops
The 2nd regional workshops are scheduled as follows:
- Mediterranean Workshop: June 17th-18th, Larnaka (CY), Postponed in September, Turin (IT)
- Western Workshop: July 1st-2nd – Strasbourg (FR)
- Baltic Workshop: June 10th-11th – Gimo (SE), Done and fruitfull (see the dedicated page)
- Danube Workshop: June 23rd-24th – 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.
Environment for Europeans n°51: Moving from grey to green infrastruct
On p4 "Moving from grey to green infrastructure": this interesting article summarises some key aspects of the new approach of the EC towards Green infrastructures.You will find some further references to more detailed documents in this news article hereunder.
Second Western Regional Workshop - Save the date!
The second Western Regional Workshop will be held on July 1-2 in Strasbourg, France. Presentations, discussions and interactive sessions will focus on a key question concerning NWRM implementation: how can catchment management be adapted to widen the potential of NWRMs?More details, as well as the draft agenda of the workshop, are provided in the attached file.If you are interested in participating, please send an email to: g.depaoli@acteon-environment.euWe are looking forward to hearing from you!The Western Regional Network team
4th International Congress of Integrated Management in Upstream Watersheds
Considering that the mountain ranges are the water towers of our planet, the mountaineers, in cooperation with the large population centers of Piedmont, are rallying together to adopt adaptation strategies in response to global change that is taking place, and to prevent the risks of droughts and floods. Elected officials, water managers and scientists are invited to meet together to share ideas, debate and promote joint management of the water, at the lever of upper basins.
Regional workshops – save the date
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
The first serie of Workshops is starting this week....
The NWRM project has to organise two series of regional Workshops held in parallel in all four Regional Networks established under the NWRM initiative to gather, share and promote local experiences and knowledge initiated in the regional networks and web fora, ultimately strengthening the regional networks.The first series is launched with the Western network Workshop held in Brussels on 22nd - 23rd of January 2014. This first round of workshops, in particular, aims at:
- Introducing NWRM and shedding light on what is understood under that notion
- 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, with emphasis on the practical relevance of these measures for the next planning cycle within the WFD and other directives
- Collecting views on the structure of the knowledge base, and the facilities that are offered to users to extract information
- Identifying expectations vis-à-vis the practical guide to be developed along the project and delivered right at the end
- Agreeing on follow-up steps for the regional network, while encouraging contribution to the case studies. Results will be reflected here: http://nwrm.eu/western-network