Update (04 Dec. 2023): Download the thematic report and the report of the "River management" workshop here.

20^th Anniversary Europe-INBO/MENBO

21^st International Europe-INBO Conference 

12^th MENBO General Assembly

Translated in English-French-Spanish

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Presentation of water governance in Spain

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At national level :
Mr. Teodoro Estrela, General Director of Water, Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Spain

At basin level:
Mr. Miguel Polo, President of the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), Spain

 Opening panel on current EU policies related to basin management and 
their developments

Co-rapporteurs : 

Ms. Elisa Vargas Amelin, Project Advisor, European Executive Agency on Climate, Infrastructure and Environment (CINEA)
Former Program Officer, Mediterranean Network of Basin Organizations (MENBO)
Mr Yannick Pochon, Project Manager, International Office for Water (OiEau)

Moderator:
Mr. Edouard Boinet, International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)

Keynote speech of introduction of the EU context: 
Ms. Veronica Manfredi, Director "Zero Pollution" (ENV.C) of the Directorate General for the Environment (DG ENV), European Commission,

Reactions and comments:
Ms. Marie-Laure Métayer, Deputy Director of Water and Biodiversity, 
Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, France
Mr. Günter Liebel, Secretary General, 
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management, Austria
Mr. Teodoro Estrela, General Director of Water, 
Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Spain
 

Session I. Water and agriculture: management of nonpoint source pollution 

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Co-rapporteurs : Dr. Raffaella Pellegrino, Southern Apennine District Basin Authority, Italy
Mr. Daniel Chico, Project Manager, Mediterranean Network of Basin Organizations (MENBO)

Presidency:

Mrs. Veronica Manfredi, Director "Zero Pollution" (ENV.C),
Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV), European Commission,
Former President of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhin

Moderator:

M. Jean-François Donzier, Secrétaire Général Honoraire, Réseau international des organismes de bassin (RIOB)

Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Alejandro Rodríguez González, Commissioner, Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation, Spain

Panel :
Mme Annika Mikomägi, Chief Specialist, Water Department,Ministry of Climate, Estonia
M. Juan Valero de Palma, President, National Federation of Irrigation Communities of Spain (FENACORE)
Mme Sophie Tremolet, Director of Freshwater Europe, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Dr. Molnár Gábor, Managing Director, Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency (LBDCA), Hungary
M. Raúl Compés López, Director, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (CIHEAM)

Conclusion :
Mr. Javier Díaz-Regañón Jiménez, Water Commissioner, Tajo Hydrographic Confederation, Spain

Session II. New challenges for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in relation with other European water directives

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Co-rapporteurs : 

Mr. Eric Mino, Service Officer Europe, Mediterranean, Central Asia and China, International Office for Water (OiEau)
Mr. Twan Stoffers, Postdoctoral Researcher on Freshwater Biodiversity, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
Ms. Elena López Gunn, Founder and CEO, Icatalist

Presidency and moderation :Mr. Pascal Berteaud, Director, Center for studies and expertise on risks, environment, mobility and development (CEREMA), President, International Office for Water (OiEau)

Keynote speaker:
Dr. Jeanette Völker, Head of Inland Water Unit, Federal Environment Agency, Germany 

Panel :
Mrs. Taina Ihaksi Hydro-biologist, ELY-Economic Development, Transport and Environment rtaCentre for South-Eastern Finland
Mrs. Marta Mañá Bonfill, Head of Water Quality, Júcar Hydrographic Confederation, Spain
Mr. Bart Fokkens, Associate Expert, European Center for River Restoration (ECRR)
Mr. Nuno Bravo, Administrator, Central Water Region Administration, Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), Portugal
Mr. Loïc Mangeot, Deputy Director General, Martinique Water Office, France

Conclusion : 
Ms. Stéphanie Laronde, Director of International Relations, International Office for Water (OiEau)

Session III. Adaptation to climate change: integrating reuse to cope with droughts and water scarcity

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Co-rapporteurs : 

Ms. Stéphanie Laronde, Director of International Relations, 
Office International de l’Eau (OiEau)
Mr. Javier Ferrer Polo, Deputy Director, Júcar Hydrographic Confederation  (CHJ), Spain

Presidency and moderation:

Ms. Claudia Olazábal, Head of Unit “Sustainable freshwater management”, Directorate General for the Environment, European Commission

Thematic introduction in the form of a dialogue:
Mr. Marc García Manzana, Commissioner, Júcar Hydrographic Confederation  (CHJ), Spain, Secretary General of the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME)
Mr. Guillaume Choisy, Director General, Adour-Garonne Water Agency (AEAG), France
 

Panel :
Mr. Joaquín Páez Landa, President, Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation (CHG), Spain
Mr. Bernard De Potter, General Administrator, Environment Agency of Flanders (VMM), Belgium
Mr. Michael Schembri, Director of Water Policy, Energy and Water Agency (EWA), Malta
Mr. Alessandro Bratti, Secretary General, Po Basin District Authority (AdbPo), Italy
Mrs. Averil Gannon, Policy Advisor, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH), Ireland

Session IV. The role of the different actors in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive

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Co-rapporteurs :

Mr. Björn Lagerdahl, Coordinator, Skagerrak and Kattegatt Water District Authority (SKWDA), Sweden
Mr. François-Xavier Imbert, International Cooperation Project Manager, International Office for Water (OiEau), Sweden
Ms. Marta Mañá Bonfill, Head of Water Quality, Júcar Hydrographic Confederation, Spain
 

Presidency and moderation :

Mr. Jean Launay, President of the National Water Committee (CNE), France, President of the Europe-INBO 2022-2023

Keynote Speaker:

Ms. Suvi Sojamo, Leading researcher, Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)

Panel :
Mrs. Emma Orejudo, Water Quality Manager, Tajo Hydrographic Confederation, Spain
Mr. Christian Lecussan, President of FENARIVE (industry federation), Vice President of the Seine-Normandy Basin Committee, France
Mrs. Elisabeth Chouters, Deputy Director of Water for the Walloon Region, Walloon Public Service (SPW), Belgium
Mr. Anders Iversen, National Water Coordinator, National Environment Agency, Norway
Mr. Martiros Nalbandyan, Vice-Chairman of the Water Committee, Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Republic of Armenia

Conclusion :
Mr. Günter Liebel, Secretary General, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management, Austria

Session V. Transboundary and international cooperation

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Co-rapporteurs : Ms. Carmen Anahí López del Valle García, Jurist specialized in environmental law, Icatalist and Climate Emergency group of the Valencian Community delegation of Team Europe
Mr. Pierre Henry de Villeneuve, Project Director, International Office for Water (OiEau)

Presidency:

Dr Eric Tardieu, Secretary General, International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)

Moderation & concluding remarks:

Mr. Edouard Boinet, International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)

Keynote Speaker:

Ms Marjeta Jäger, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for International Partnerships - DG INTPA, European Commission

Panel :
Mr. Jenő Lábdy, Technical Deputy Director General,  Directorate General of Water Management, Hungary
Mrs. Birgit Vogel, Executive Secretary, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube (ICPDR)
Mrs. Francesca Bernardini, Head of the Transboundary Cooperation Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Mrs. Concepción Marcuello, Coordinator "International Affairs", Directorate General for Water, Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain
Mrs. Ana Jeleapov, Head of the Dniester River Basin District Committee, Moldova

Workshop "Innovative Water Governance"

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setting the scene 

European view on water governance and the synergy group WaterGovernance 2027 composed of GOVAQUA, InnWater, RETOUCH NEXUS European projects 
Mrs. Astrid Guiffart, Project Officer, European Commission 

How do GOVAQUA, InnWater, RETOUCH NEXUS European projects do respond to Europe’s water governance?  
Mrs. Suvi Sojamo, GOVAQUA coordinator, SYKE 
Mrs. Natacha Amorsi, InnWater coordinator, OiEau 
Mrs. Maria Vrachioli, Retouch Nexus coordinator, Techincal University of Munich 
 

CASE STUDIES OVERVIEW 

Share of experience: presentation of the set of case studies from each project 
Mr. Damian Sanchez Garcia (CETAQUA) and Mr. Julio Berbel (University of Cordoba) for GOVAQUA 
Mrs. Julie Magnier (OiEau) for InnWater 
Mr. Manuel Pulido, Adrià Rubio and Eulalia Gomez (UPV) for RETOUCH NEXUS  

interactive Working session – Round tables 

Which water governance challenges are you facing? 
What have you put into place as solutions and approaches to face these challenges?  
Identification of the remaining gaps and needs based on your own experiences 
Facilitated by Mr. Yannick Pochon and Mr. François-Xavier Imbert, OiEau and observed by Mrs. Suvi Sojamo, SYKE and Mrs. Julie Magnier OiEau 
 

CLOSURE

Key messages from the Workshop 
Mrs. Suvi Sojamo, GOVAQUA coordinator, SYKE & Mrs. Julie Magnier, OiEau, InnWater team, Rapporteurs from the working session 
Next steps of the WG2027 cluster activities 
Mrs. Suvi Sojamo, GOVAQUA coordinator, SYKE 

For further information, please contact François-Xavier Imbert (fx.imbert[@]oieau.fr).

Workshop “River management in a climate change
context: challenges and opportunities”

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Introduction :
Mr. Yannick Pochon, Secretary of the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
Dr. Eric Tardieu, Director General, International Office for Water (OiEau)
Mr Bart Fokkens, Associate Expert, European Center for River Restoration (ECRR)
Ms. Belén Piñol Gómez, River Restoration Engineer, Júcar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), Spain
Mr. Emilio Real Llanderal, Head of Section of the Environmental Management Area, Júcar Hydrographic Confederation, Spain

Speakers of work session #1 “River management and climate change now” 
Mrs. Irena Likar, Life Stržen Project Manager, Notranjski Regional Park, Republic of Slovenia
Mr. Anders Iversen, National Water Coordinator, National Environment Agency, Norway

Speakers of work session #2 “Adapting river management to climate change”
Mrs. Marlène Rolan-Meynard, IEngineer “Ecological restoration of aquatic ecosystems”, French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) 
Mr. Stéphane Jourdan, Hydrobiological Engineer, Artois-Picardie Water Agency, France
Mrs. Alejandra Tierno Cinque, Aquatic ecology expert, Eurofins Cavendish, Spain

For further information, please contact Julie Magnier (j.magnier[@]oieau.fr) and Simon Barreau (s.barreau[@]oieau.fr).

 Technical and cultural study visit

1: Lagooning area for the improvement of water quality in the Albufera de Valencia Natural Park.

2 : Visit to the session of the Water Tribunal of Valencia.

3 : Visit to the seawater desalination plant in Sagunto