River21 is an transboundary project about the river Scheldt. You can read more about this on my blog (Dutch) http://www.pjcr.be/2010/03/river21/ and http://www.pjcr.be/2010/05/maas-symposium_meuse/

1. 3rd INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEUSE SYMPOSIUM
THE MEUSE DISTRICT : CHALLENGES FOR TOMORROW
LIEGE, April 22 – 23, 2010
JUNIOR SESSION
River21
Working on a vision for sustainable management
of rivers in the 21st century
P. Criel, W. Schrijvers, C. Tomczyk
1

2. Who are we
Pieterjan Criel
Student at the University of Ghent. Civil-Eng
Wim Schrijvers
Student at the University of Antwerp. Ecology
Céline Tomczyk
Student at the University of Lille. Geology
2

3. River21
• Introduction
• International course
• The Scheldt was chosen as casus
• From source to mouth
• Stakeholders, experts, NGO’s
• Excursions
• Assignment
3

4. Introduction
• RIVER21 is set up as a two weeks course for senior
and graduate students
• Several universities and nationalities
• Integrating different disciplinary perspectives
• Vision building from fieldtrips, stakeholder meetings
and systems analysis
• Students work in teams, everything is in English
• In the first week there are guided visits, in the second
week the students focus on their assignments
4

5. International course
• This year there were participants from Belgium
France and Tanzania.
• Netherlands, Poland, South-Africa, ...
• Different backgrounds; Ecology, Geology, Civ.-Ing
5

6. International course
• Challenges
 To make different parts into a whole
 Overcome barriers of languages and cultures
(national and disciplinary)
• Students should end up with insight and vision on
solving trans-boundary river basin management
issues
6

7. The Scheldt was chosen as casus
• Located in the European Banana
• Dense population around the river
• Industry
• Important harbours
• Inland shipping
• Important ecosystem
7

8. From source to mouth
8

9. 9

10. 10

11. Stakeholders, Experts, NGO’s
• CAUE 59 (Urban Planning an Septentrion project
Environment Council)
• Mission Bassin Minier : Coal Basin rehabilitation
• VMM
• Schaldwin Project (WFD)
• Natuurpunt
• Waterwegen & Zeekanaal NV
• Port of Antwerp (Port Centre Lillo)
• ISC (International Scheldt Commission)
11

12. Excursions
• The Scheldt Source
• Lippenbroek, Kruibeke (Inundation area, Sigma
Plan)
• Saeftinghe
• Port of Antwerp
12

13. Overview
Stakeholders NGO's Experts
Presentation Waterwegen & Zeekanaal NV Natuurpunt VMM
Port of Antwerp ISC
CAUE 59
Excursion Port of Antwerp Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium
Coal Bassin rehabilitation The Scheldt Source
Kruibeke-Basel-Rupelmonde
Saeftinghe
13

14. Assignment
14

15. Questions?
15