Fokkens B., ECRR, Forging targets and solutions for rivers and water ecosystem restoration

FORGING TARGETS AND SOLUTIONS FOR

RIVERS AND WATER ECOSYSTEM

RESTORATION

Bart Fokkens

Chairman European Centre for River Restoration

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NEW APPROACH

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6th WWF PRIORITIES Coordinator

for Greater

Europe Target 9

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WWF6 PROCESS

• Thematic process

• Regional process European target 9

• Political process

• Local process

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ISSUE

THEME

RECOMMENDATION

TARGET

SOLUTION

THE PROCESS

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SMART TARGETS AND WISE PROCESS

SMART focuses on the relevance of the targets

– Specific

– Measurable

– Achievable

– Realistic

– Time bound

WISE focuses on the process

– Wide-Involvement Stakeholder Exchanges

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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

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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 wetland restoration

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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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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

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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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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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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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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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1. Exchange of information and knowledge

• Keynote speakers

• Workshops

• Field excursion

• RESTORE

• Info fair and networking

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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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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THANK YOU!

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