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UNESCO-IHP Regional Consultation Meeting

Water Quality in Europe:Challenges and Best Practices1 – 4 December 2015, Koblenz, Germany

International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change

United NationsEducational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization under the auspices of UNESCO

“Water Quality in Europe: Challenges and Best Practice” UNESCO-IHP European Regional Consultation Meeting, Koblenz, Germany, December 2015

UNESCO Regional Meeting on “Water Quality in Europe: Challenges and Best Practices” (Koblenz, Germany, 2015)

The meeting focuses on water quality issues in Europe, including Western, Central and Eastern European regions, from a strategic perspective to identify key issues and challenges and to exchange and promote best practices on solving water quality problems through the sharing of state-of-the-art technological solutions, policy approaches and successful case studies.

UNESCO Regional Workshop “Water Quality in the Americas” (Irvine, United States, 2015)

This workshop, organized jointly with IHP of UNESCO was dedicated to one of the most important issues, water quality issues in the Americas such as growing water quality degradation, natural contamination of water resources and water pollution from mining, proposing important water quality management solutions to improve the present state of water resources in the region.

UNESCO International Workshop on “Water Pollution Prevention and Control Strategies towards Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Middle East” (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2011)

This international workshop focused on water quality and water pollution concerns in Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries. The workshop aimed to evaluate water quality trends in major surface water and groundwater resources, identify relationships between water quality, water pollution and environmental, health and socioeconomic issues. It also contributed to the sharing of experiences and success stories as well as lessons learned on water quality management and pollution control.

UNESCO International Symposium on “Addressing Water Quality Challenges in Asia-Pacific” (Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 2011)

This symposium brought together high-level government officials, water experts, and researchers from the Asia and Pacific region to discuss scientific, technological and policy solutions to the region’s critical problems of water quality degradation and its impact on human health, the environment and economic development. It also discussed water quality issues in varying socioeconomic contexts of the Asia and Pacific nations and their specific problems and differences in economic development levels.

UNESCO Workshop on “Addressing Water Quality Challenges in Africa” (Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)

This workshop – the first of UNESCO regional consultation meetings on water quality – was a milestone event, which served as the foundations for the establishment of IIWQ as a major UNESCO programme on water quality. It focused on the urgent need to address water quality challenges in Africa for effective water resources management and sustainable development of the region. Issues addressed include the current situation of water quality, water pollution problems and their root causes, and the impacts of global changes such as urbanization, population growth and climate change on the quality of surface water and groundwater resources of Africa. Moreover, it concluded with a set of recommen-dations for approaches, policies and strategies for integrated water quality management towards ensuring the sustainability of Africa’s water resources and human well-being.

IIWQ Regional Consultation Workshops and Scientific Meetings on Water Quality Under IIWQ, UNESCO organized regional consultation meetings on water quality in all regions of the world. These meetings and workshops serve as a milestone to assess key priorities and challenges on water quality under the framework of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs.


BackgroundWater quality is a fundamental aspect of sustainable water resources management and key for sustainable development. The widespread water quality degra-dation across the world is the most serious water problem. Water quality degradation not only threatens human health and ecosystem integrity, but also represents a major concern for the water resources sustainability. Growing pollution of freshwater resources, resulting from human activities, is putting increasing pressure on water quality and availability for food production, ecosystem functions, economic growth and urban water supply.

The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) bring water quality issues to the forefront of international action by setting Goal 6 specifically aiming to “ensure availability and sustainable manage-ment of water and sanitation for all” to respond to the pressing challenges posed by water quality issues. Water quality is addressed also under other SDGs such as the goals on health, poverty reduction, ecosystems and sustainable consumption and production, recognizing the links between water quality and key environmental, socioeconomic and development issues. The clear focus on water quality in the SDGs demonstrates growing attention on the urgent need to improve water quality worldwide.

With millions of kilometers of rivers, lakes, aquifers and coastal waters, Europe is facing similarly a variety of water quality challenges. Whereas most European countries have access to drinking water of good quality, progress is still required in terms of improving wastewater treatment in some countries of the region and controlling nutrient pollution from farming activities to ensure clean water for ecosystems, as well as to tackle new water quality challenges such as emerging contaminants, safe water reuse and the impacts of climate change on the quality of water resources. There is a real need to promote more scientific knowledge and research, share and exchange on scientific, technological and innovation responses as well as policy and regulatory approaches, raise awareness and build capacities to address water quality problems and priorities in Western, Central and Eastern European regions.

Water quality remains a challenge faced by many European countries, especially in terms of dealing with diffuse pollution from agriculture, effects of changing climate patterns on the quality of water resources, limited understanding of emerging pollutants’ effects, fate and accumulation, as well as the need for improved monitoring and regulatory methods and innovative water treatment technologies to ensure clean water for ecosystems and human well-being. Water quality management therefore calls for urgent attention both at the national and regional levels in the Pan-European

region. Comprehensive and collaborative initiatives involving key water and non-water actors in European countries must rely on:

• Improved monitoring techniques, modelling and data indicators on water quality with new and advanced technologies, systems and innovations

• Better water quality assessment methodologies, especially on ecotoxicological and health aspects

• Robust policy and institutional frameworks on water quality management in place or to be reformed

• Appropriate understanding on new water quality challenges being faced and necessary measures to address these problems, particularly on emerging contaminants

• Effective water and wastewater treatment for safe water reuse and wastewater disposal

• Sharing and disseminating scientific knowledge to raise awareness and further build human and institutional capacities

• Promoting the participation and involvement of all sectors of society towards gender and income equality, and social inclusion

• Strengthening collaborative networks and enduring partnerships on water quality at national, regional and global levels.

ObjectivesThe UNESCO-IHP Regional Consultation Meeting on “Water Quality in Europe: Challenges and Best Practices”, organized under UNESCO-IHP International Initiative on Water Quality (IIWQ), aims to discuss water quality issues in the Pan-European region from a strategic perspective to identify key issues and challenges through the sharing of successful case studies and lessons learned, and the exchange and promotion of technical and policy best practices.

Specific objectives of the meeting include:

1 Identifying key issues and challenges related to water quality in the European context

2 Facilitating scientific discussion, knowledge exchange and collaboration among experts and stakeholders

3 Promoting and disseminating knowledge and scientific information as well as best practices on solving water quality problems by exchange on the state-of-the-art technological solutions and policy approaches

4 Sharing successful cases and lessons learned from specific countries as a demonstration of the implementation of these tools and approaches


This event is also a contribution to IHP-VIII Theme 3 “Addressing Water Scarcity and Quality” of the Eighth Phase of the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO (IHP-VIII, 2014-2021). In particular, it builds on three focal areas, including Theme 2 “Groundwater in a changing environment”:

• Focal Area 3.4 “Addressing water quality and pollution issues within an IWRM framework: Improving Legal, Policy, Institutional, and Human Capacity”

• Focal Area 3.5 “Promoting Innovative Tools for Safety of Water Supplies and Controlling Pollution”

• Focal Area 2.4 “Promoting Groundwater Quality Protection”

Key topicsImproving the quality of water resources is a pre‐requisite for the improvement of human health and well-being, reducing poverty, ensuring food security and maintaining ecosystems in structure and in function, as well as it brings multiple socioeconomic benefits.

Within the European context, the meeting focuses on a broad range of water quality issues:

• 21st century advanced wastewater treatment solutions

• Natural treatment systems for wastewater reuse

• Emerging pollutants: Analysis, effects and occurrence

• Water quality data and monitoring

• Water quality trends and modelling

• Ecotoxicological and health risk assessment

• Institutional and regulatory frameworks of water quality management

• Global action and responses to water quality challenges in the SDGs framework

This meeting is organized in the framework of the UNESCO-IHP regional consultation meetings on water quality that took place in Africa, Asia and Pacific, Middle East and the Americas. The outcomes and conclusions from other regional consultation meetings on water quality will also be shared in Koblenz in order to further build on these activities of UNESCO-IHP.

Programme at a glance

Tuesday, 1 December Wednesday, 2 December Thursday, 3 December Friday, 4 December

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 10:00

Opening Ceremony and Plenary

09:00 – 10:45

Session 5: Water Quality Data and Monitoring

09:00 – 10:30

Session 9: Global Action and Res-ponses to Water Quality Challenges in the SDGs Framework

10:00 – 11:00

Session 1: Outcomes from UNESCO-IHP Regional Consultation Meetings on Water Quality

10:45 – 11:15

Health & Networking Break

10:30 – 11:00


11:00 – 11:30


11:15 – 12:30

Session 6: Water Quality Trends and Modelling

11:00 – 12:30

Closing Plenary

11:30 – 13:15

Session 2: 21st Century Advanced Wastewater Treatment Solutions

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Break 12:30 – 13:30

Farewell Lunch

14:00 – 14:30

Welcoming & Field Trip Introduction

13:15 – 14:15

Lunch Break 13:30 – 14:30

Session 7: Ecotoxicological and Health Risk Assessment

14:30 – 17:30

Field trip to visit fish lad-ders, Mosellum Research Centre on fish migration, and explore the Christmas Market

14:15 – 15:45

Session 3: Natural Treatment Systems for Wastewater Reuse

14:30 – 15:00


15:45 – 16:15


15:00 – 17:00

Session 8: Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks of Water Quality Management

16:15 – 18:15

Session 4: Emerging Pollutants: Analysis, Effects and Occurrence

19:00 – 22:00

Conference Dinner


Programme

Tuesday, 1 Dec Venue: Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz – Room MT2, R2307

14:00-14:30 Welcoming and field trip introduction

Siegfried Demuth, Director of the International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, Federal Institute of HydrologySarantuyaa Zandaryaa, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO

14:30-17:30 Field trip: Visit to fish ladders, Mosellum Research Centre on fish migration, and local Christmas Market

Organizer: German Federal Institute of Hydrology Led by: Philipp Saile, Head, GEMS/Water Data Centre, International Centre for Water

Resources and Global Change, hosted by Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany

The field trip will start with the visit to the fish pass located at the Moselle barrage, part of a large-scale research project to improve the ecological patency of the German federal water-ways in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive River Basin Management Plans. The tour will continue with a visit to the Mosellum Information Centre on fish migration. After the field trip, participants can enjoy the local Christmas Market with a hot Glühwein (mulled wine).

Photo: Michael Hils, BfG


Wednesday, 2 Dec Venue: Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz – Room MT2, R2307

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony and Plenary

Opening Speeches: • Michael Behrendt, Director, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany

• Siegfried Demuth, Director, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, hosted by Federal Institute of Hydrology

• Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Programme Specialist, Division of Water Sciences – International Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO

• Yosuke Yamashiki, Kyoto University, Japan and Chairperson of the Experts Advisory Group, UNESCO-IHP International Initiative on Water Quality

Setting the Scene:Addressing water quality challenges towards water security and sustainable development: The work of UNESCO-IHP International Initiative on Water Quality (IIWQ)

Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Programme Specialist, Division of Water Sciences – International Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO

Philipp Saile, Head, GEMS/Water Data Centre, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, hosted by Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany

Group photo session

10:00 – 11:00 Session 1: Outcomes from Regional Consultation Meetings

This session highlights the UNESCO-IHP regional consultation meetings on water quality that were held in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Middle East and the Americas, to share outcomes and conclusions from these events and deliberate further on these regional dialogues.

Chair: Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Division of Water Sciences – International Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO

Rapporteur: Marie-Ève Jean, Division of Water Sciences – International Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO

Speakers: Outcomes of the UNESCO Workshop on “Addressing Water Quality Challenges in Africa” (Nairobi 14–16 March 2011) Cheikh Bécaye Gaye, UNESCO International Hydrological Programme National Committee of Senegal and Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Senegal

General Overview of Asian Water Quality and its Strategic Framework for improved Monitoring Systems Yosuke Yamashiki, Kyoto University, Japan and Chairperson of the Experts Advisory Group, UNESCO-IHP International Initiative on Water Quality

Outcomes of the “UNESCO-IANAS Regional Meeting on Water Quality in the Americas” (Irvine 3-5 September 2015) Jesús Tadeo Olivero Verbel, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia

Interactive discussion with participants

11:00 – 11:30 Health & Networking Break



11:30 – 13:15 Session 2: 21st Century Advanced Wastewater Treatment Solutions

This session aims to demonstrate and share examples of the state-of-the-art innovative and advanced technologies for water treatment. It also presents wastewater treatment solutions from a multidisciplinary approach and the removal of organic trace contaminants and micro-pollutants for water quality improvements.

Chair: Uwe Hübner, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Rapporteur: Dmytro Lisniak, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change

Keynote: Evaluation of Advanced Wastewater Treatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach Thomas Ternes, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany

Speakers: Reduction of Micropollutants for further Water Quality Improvement of the River Schussen, a Tributary of Lake Constance Marco Scheurer, Water Technology Centre (TZW), Germany

Removal of Micropollutants in Wastewater: Control Strategy and Performances Antoine Walter, Suez Environment, France

Electrochemical Degradation of Organic Trace Contaminants in Reverse Osmosis Concentrates Christian Lütke-Eversloh, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany


13:15 – 14:15 Lunch Break

14:15 – 15:45 Session 3: Natural Treatment Systems for Wastewater Reuse

This session focuses on natural systems and their capability to treat wastewater to ensure safe water reuse. It offers a general perspective on these systems, as well as their specific applications in recharge of aquifer resources and as a tool for nitrogen reduction in agricultural catchments.

Chair: Sara Marjani Zadeh, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

Rapporteur: Frauke Becker-Marr, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change

Speakers: Engineered Natural Treatment Systems for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Uwe Hübner, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Natural Systems for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: An Overview Saroj K. Sharma, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands

Enhancing Subsurface Purification during Managed Aquifer Recharge Andreas Antoniou, International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre,

the Netherlands

Ecohydrological Biotechnology – Denitrification Barriers as a Tool for Nitrogen Reduction in Agriculture Catchments Agnieszka Bednarek, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Science, Poland


15:45 – 16:15 Health and Networking Break



16:15 – 18:15 Session 4: Emerging Pollutants: Analysis, Effects and Occurrence

This session addresses the challenges posed by emerging pollutants in wastewater and water resources. It includes the analysis of specific emerging organic contaminants, endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals compounds and the practical applications of innovative systems to monitor them, as well as the potential risks of emerging pollutants for human and environmental health and socio-economic perspectives.

Chair: Thomas Ternes, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany


Speakers: Water Quality: New Stressors and New Ways of Understanding Some Old Ones Richard J. Williams, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, United Kingdom

EU DEMEAU Project: Practical Application of In-Vitro Bioassays in Water Quality Assessment Armelle Hebert, Veolia Recherche & Innovation Maisons Lafitte, France

Emerging Pollutants in Surface and Wastewater of East Ukraine: Occurrence, Fate and Regulation Yurily Vergeles, O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Priority and Emerging Organic Micropollutants in the Aquatic Environment of Northern Greece Dimitra Voutsa, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Fate of Wastewater-born Emerging Organic Contaminants in Agricultural Soils Uwe Kunkel, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany

Forecasting Utilisation of Pharmaceutical Products to Assist in Predicting Emissions to Surface Waters Fabio Bacci, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences and Environmental Research Institute, Ireland



Thursday, 3 Dec Venue: Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz – Room MT2, R2307

9:00 – 10:45 Session 5: Water Quality Data and Monitoring

This session presents the status of the quality of water resources in Europe. It also discusses the water quality assessment, data and monitoring at national and regional scales. It further includes applications, capabilities and limitations of various water quality index methods, as well as Earth Observation tools for the interpretation and analysis of water resources.

Chair: Philipp Saile, GEMS/Water Data Centre, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, hosted by Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany


Keynote: Assessment of Water Quality in Europe – The role of WISE Anita Künitzer, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany

Speakers: Environmetric and Index Methods in Water Quality Assessment Hayal Boyacıoğlu, Ege University, Turkey and

Hülya Boyacıoğlu, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

Water Quality of Basic Rivers in Republic Uzbekistan Iroda Razikova, Hydrometeorological Research Institute, Uzbekistan

Monitoring Status and Trends of Water Quality in Inland Waters Using Earth Observation Technologies Thomas Heege, EOMAP GmbH & Co.KG, Germany



11:15 – 12:30 Session 6: Water Quality Trends and Modelling

The session on water quality trends and modelling aims at sharing innovative modelling tools to provide spatial and temporal information on characterizing physical, chemical and biologi-cal properties of water resources, as well as determining trends and changes over time in water quality status. The session particularly addresses nutrient concentrations dynamics.

Chair: Anita Künitzer, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany


Speakers: Role of the Kiev Reservoir in Transformation of Chemical Elements Iryna Guziienko, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the

National academy of Sciences, Ukraine

An Insight into the Nitrate Flushing Dynamics from a Forested Catchment Simon Rusjan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Analysis of Observed and Modelled Nutrient Concentrations in Europe Johan Strömqvist, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sweden





13:30 – 14:30 Session 7: Ecotoxicological Assessment and Health Assessment

This session focuses on ecotoxicological and health risk assessment with a perspective on its specific regional implementation. It aims to discuss appropriate water quality standards to assess the ecotoxicological impact and interrelations with public health, including antibiotic resistance strains in the aquatic environment and the development of new tools to mitigate water pollution risks.

Chair: Hartwig Kremer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya


Speakers: The New Water Quality Standards for The Rivers of Armenia Seyran H. Minasyan, A. B. Nalbandyan Institute of Chemical Physics of NAS Armenia, Armenia

The Development of Decision Support System to Reduce the Risk of Environ-mental Pollution of the Bosna River, Melina Džajić–Valjevac, Hydro-Engineering Institute Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina





15:00 – 17:00 Session 8: Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks of Water Quality Management

This session discusses institutional and regulatory frameworks of water quality management in European countries and for transboundary water bodies. It addresses issues such as water quality and pollution control regulations and guidelines. The session presents challenges and best practices in the implementation of effective water quality monitoring and assessment at country level.

Chair: Graham Alabaster, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Switzerland


Speakers: Hazardous Substances Management in Surface Waters of Turkey Esra ŞILTU, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Turkey

Water Quality Standards and Objectives: Caspian Sea Regional Perspective, Elena Ostrovskaya, Caspian Marine Research Centre, Russian Federation

Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks of Water Quality Management: The Albania Case Erinda Misho, National Environment Agency, Albania

Sustainable Water Management System in Republic of Serbia: An Objective Goal or a Theoretical Idea? Vladana N. Rajaković-Ognjanović, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Water and Sanitation Safety Planning in Rural Areas of the European Region Mihail Kochubovski, Institute of Public Health, Republic of Macedonia


19:00 – 22:00 Official Dinner of the Conference

Enjoy this cosy restaurant and discover regional German food specialties. The meeting dinner is generously offered by the German Federal Institute of Hydrology and UNESCO.

Venue: Winninger Weinstuben Rheinzollstr. 2, 56068 Koblenz webpage: http://winninger-weinstuben.de/


Friday, 4 Dec Venue: Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz – Room MT2, R2307

9:00 – 10:30 Session 9: Global Action and Responses to Water Quality Challenges in the SDGs Framework

This session emphasizes water quality in the framework of the newly-adopted 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From a global perspective, it stresses the needs to improve water quality for sustainable development through a comprehensive and holistic response at the global and regional levels including the the monitoring and evaluation of water quality and wastewater related targets under the SDGs, as well as governance and policy reforms to address water quality management challenges. It further underlines the aspect of water quality management and the water quality nexus with other sectors such as human health and land management, and the economics of water quality in OECD countries.

Chair: Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Division of Water Sciences – International Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO


Speakers: Developing Monitoring Frameworks for SDG 6: Challenges and Opportunities Graham Alabaster, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat),

Switzerland

Water Quality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Hartwig Kremer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kenya

The Economics of Water Quality in OECD Countries and BRICS Hannah Leckie, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

(OECD), France

Importance of a Nexus Watershed Monitoring in Improving Land and Water Quality and Human Health; Relevance with SDGs Sara Marjani Zadeh, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy



11:00 – 12:30 Closing ceremonyPanel discussion on conclusions and outcomes on each of the sessions

Chair: Siegfried Demuth, Director, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, hosted by Federal Institute of Hydrology

1. Outcomes from UNESCO-IHP regional consultation meetings 2. 21st century advanced wastewater treatment solutions 3. Natural treatment systems for wastewater reuse 4. Emerging pollutants: Analysis, effects and occurrence 5. Water quality data and monitoring 6. Water quality trends and modelling 7. Ecotoxicological and health risk assessment 8. Institutional and regulatory frameworks of water quality management 9. Global action and responses to water quality challenges in the SDGs

framework


Closing addresses: Siegfried Demuth, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, hosted by Federal Institute of Hydrology

Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Division of Water Sciences – International Hydrological Programme (IHP), UNESCO


Social Events

Tuesday, 1 Dec Field Trip: at different locations (see below)

14:00-14:30 Welcoming and field trip introduction

Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, Koblenz,Conference Room 3

14:30-17:30 Field trip to fish ladders and Mosellum Research Centre on fish migration

Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, Koblenz,Main Entrance

17:30-Open End

Explore the Christmas Market

Zentralplatz, Koblenz

Thursday, 3 Dec Conference Dinner: Winninger Weinstuben

19:00 Meeting and Departure

Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, Koblenz,Main Entrance

19:30-22:00 Regional German food specialties in a decent and homely setting.

Winninger Weinstuben, Rheinzollstraße 2, Koblenz

Information about KoblenzIf you need a taxi, please contact: www.taxi-koblenz.org, or dial: +49 (0)261 330 55

If you are interested in the sights of Koblenz like

• sightseeing tours by bus • guided walking tours • historical castles and places around the city • Koblenz surroundings • museums • boat tours • culinary delights

Please contact:Tourist-Information town hallJesuitenplatz 2, 56068 KoblenzInfo & accommodation service: +49 (0)261 13 09 20Advance ticket sale: +49 (0)261 129 16 [email protected]

Tourist-Information central stationBahnhofplatz 17, 56068 KoblenzInfo & accommodation service: +49 (0)261 313 04Advance ticket sale: +49 (0)261 303 88 [email protected]


How to find the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG)By car:

Either Motorway A3, exit “Dernba-cher Dreieck” or Motorway A61, exit “Kreuz Koblenz”, continue A48 in the direction of Koblenz, exit “Koblenz-Nord”. Follow B9 towards Koblenz for approx. 8 km.

Follow signs for “Koblenz/Rhein-Mosel-Halle”. Go straight on and turn right after the 4th traffic light towards “Rhein-Mosel-Halle/Weindorf”. Follow the road to the left and go straight on at the lights. The BfG main building is on the right.

(Parking facilities: Rhein-Mosel- Halle or in streets nearby).

By aeroplane:

From Cologne Airport by train to Koblenz via Cologne (Köln).

Travel time: approx. 1½ hours. Train connection approx. every half an hour.

From Frankfurt/Rhein-Main Airport by train via station „Fernbahnhof“. Travel time: approx. 1¼ hours. Trains to Koblenz go every hour.

For further information:

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

From Frankfurt/Hahn Airport by bus to Koblenz railway station (Hauptbahnhof). Travel time: approx. 1¼ hours. Bus connections five times a day.

For details:

http://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=passengers_visitors&cc=en.


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Phone: +49 (0) 261 1306-0Fax: +49 (0) 261 1306-5302

[email protected] www.bafg.de

1Hotel BrennerRizzastr. 20–22+49 (0) 261 91578-0

7Hotel Haus MorjanKonrad-Adenauer-Ufer +49 (0) 261 304 290

4GHOTEL hotel & livingNeverstr. 15+49 (0) 261 200245-0

Central Station3Hotel HohenstaufenEmil-Schüller-Str. 41-43+49 (0) 261 3014-0

6Hotel Kleiner RiesenJanuarius-Zick-Str. 11+49 (0) 261 30346-0

Kurfürstliches Schloss(Electoral Palace)5

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Water Quality in Europe - UNESCO...UNESCO Regional Meeting on “Water Quality in Europe: Challenges and Best Practices” (Koblenz, Germany, 2015) The meeting focuses on water quality