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FORGING TARGETS AND SOLUTIONS FOR
RIVERS AND WATER ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION
Bart Fokkens
Chairman European Centre for River Restoration
21-11-2011
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
to the UNECE Convention of 1992 21-11-2011 7 Time for Solutions
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
• ECRR Board / NC’s Exchange RR Info 21-11-2011 Time for Solutions 10
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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