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.
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
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.
At the end of January 2014 the 1st 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 2nd 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.
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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:
