1. New approach - Time for Solutions 2. 6th World Water Forum priorities, Coordinator for Greater Europe Target 9 - Time for Solutions 3. World Water Forum process 4. Smart targets and wise process

1. FORGING TARGETS
AND SOLUTIONS FOR
RIVERS AND
WATER ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION
Bart Fokkens
Chairman European Centre for River Restoration
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2. NEW APPROACH
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3. 6th WWF PRIORITIES
Coordinator
for Greater
Europe Target 9
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4. WWF6 PROCESS
• Thematic process
• Regional process European target 9
• Political process
• Local process
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5. THE PROCESS
THEME
ISSUE
RECOMMENDATION
TARGET
SOLUTION
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6. SMART TARGETS AND WISE PROCESS
SMART focuses on the relevance of the
targets
– Specific
– Measurable
– Achievable
– Realistic
– Time bound
WISE focuses on the process
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– Wide-Involvement Stakeholder Exchanges
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7. The European process for the preparation
of the Forum concerns:
 the European Union, Norway and Swiss,
 the Balkans,
 Eastern Europe,
 the Caucasus,
 Russian Federation,
 Central Asia when concerns....
In general all countries adhering
to the UNECE Convention of 1992
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8. ECRR Lead
TARGET GROUP SOLUTION COORDINATOR
Specific Europe Region Priority Target (SERPT)
Develop new knowledge and know how on river
hydro-morphology, river restoration and protection of
water eco-systems.
Group:
• ECRR ecological restoration
• EWA water quality
• ONEMA river basin management
• WI
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9. MAIN TOPICS
• Promote integration of aquatic ecosystem
conservation in land (use) planning
• Reach consensus on river restoration good
practices
• Reinforce public education on river and
ecosystem reservation
• Improve the link between tourism development
and quality of aquatic ecosystem
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10. PROCESS PARTNERS
• DLG Netherlands land use
• WI European programme wetland restor.
• RESTORE EU Life+ project best practices RR
• ONEMA France public education
• EWA EU Association tourism + water q
• IzVRS Slovenia IRBM
• ECRR Board / NC’s Exchange RR Info
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11. NEW KNOWLEDGE ON……
• Strategic land use planning / land bank
• Good practices of RR
• Raising public awareness and education
• Sustainable tourism development
TO
ENHANCE AND ACCELERATE
ECOLOGICAL RIVER AND WATER
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
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12. TIME FRAME
• Problem rationale July; ready
• Targets descriptions August; ready
• Explore / develop solutions Sept. – Nov.
• Commit impl. partners Nov. – Dec.
• Session proposal report January 2012
• WWF6 Session presentation March 2012
• Follow-up implementation 2012 - 2015
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13. FORGING TARGETS AND
SOLUTIONS
WITH
• RR policy makers, decision takers, practitioners
• Stakeholders
– Hydropower and Navigation
– Farming and Landownership
– Fisheries and Hunting
– Tourism and Recreation
– Urbanization and Industrialization
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14. DRAFT SOLUTION AND TARGETS
• Delivery of (EU) water management policy
objectives at local to basin scale
• Underpinned by shared knowledge and
understanding of the best practice approaches
to river restoration
• Including land use planning, sustainable
tourism development and public education
• Based on stakeholder owned problem
analysis and action plans.
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15. 1. Exchange of information and knowledge
• Keynote speakers
• Workshops
• Field excursion
• RESTORE
• Info fair and networking
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16. WWF6 OBJECTIVES
2. Recommendations and conclusions
– Rationale, draft solution and target
submitted
– Explore /develop solutions and targets
– Search for implementation partners
– Commitments for implementation
– Milestones up to 2015
– Ideas for WWF6 session program
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17. WORKSHOPS
• Introduction of the theme
• Case study
• Round tables with questions Wedn. and Thursday
• Reporting in the workshop Wedn. and Thursday
• Reporting plenary on Friday
• Moderator
• Facilitator
• Reporter to be appointed per workshop
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18. THANK YOU!
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