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Rivers:Engaging,Supporting andTransferring
knOwledge forRestoration inEurope
Martin JanesManaging Director
River Restoration Centre (UK)WEST Region RESTORE Lead
Restoration of streams: The Houting Project – October 2011, Denmark
• Independent, not‐for‐profit, technical advisory organisation• Not a consultancy, non‐competitive support role
• RRC aims to support the development of river restoration as an integral part of best‐practice river management in UK
• Dedicated to making river management more effective through the collection and dissemination of knowledge on river restoration, informing and influencing policy and practice. – Promotion– Information– Advice
The River Restoration Centre (RRC)
Since 1992
RRC Activities• Promotion
– Annual Conference, Workshops, Training, Newsletters…
• Information– RRC Inventory, Website, Demonstration sites, Manual of River Restoration Techniques…
• Advice on projects– One day scoping visits & outline suggestions; – Contacts & partnerships;– Technical design ideas;– Assessment of success.
• Advice on policy
RRC Annual Conference ‘06, R. Tummel
Nottingham – April 2012
Rivers:Engaging,Supporting andTransferring
knOwledge forRestoration inEurope
Restoration of streams: The Houting Project – October 2011, Denmark
RESTORE: Communicating best practice in river restoration
€1.8m, 50% EU LIFE+
6 Partners, 2010 ‐ 2013
4 Regions, 21 Countries
RESTORE PartnersRESTORE is implemented by 6 partners:
• Environment Agency for England and Wales (EA),
• UK River Restoration Centre (RRC),
• Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE),
• Italian River Restoration Centre (CIRF),
• Dutch Gov’t Service for Land and Water Management (DLG)
• Wetlands International (WI).
The project works closely with European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR).
Financial support is provided by EU‐Life
and the UK Department of Environment, food and Rural Affairs (defra)
Why RESTORE? Celebrate!
Culture and Perception
RESTORE Project Goals
LIFE+ Information and Communication for awareness raising campaigns
‘Communicating river restoration best practice’
• 37 events in over 15 countries• 1200 persons engaged through events• 500 case studies on the WIKI database• 90,000 persons through project outreach
RESTORE Project Goals
LIFE+ ‘Information and Communication’ for awareness raising campaigns
• 36 events in over 10 countries• 1200 persons engaged through events• 500 case studies on the WIKI database• 90,000 persons through project outreach• International River Restoration Conference
Better RR implementation based on sound science & best practice, through joined up policy, planning and funding
3 years ‐ 3 stages• Stage 1 – information collection and collation. What exists as
best practice river restoration & implementation and how is this needed by different countries?
• Stage 2 – engagement. Building the networks of policy makers, river basin managers and practitioners and forming the information resource.
• Stage 3 – Knowledge transfer. Web based database tool for information sharing, long‐term continuation through the European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR).
RESTORE common themesCosts and benefits• Long term economic benefits• Costing river restoration• Sourcing funding
What do we mean by RR• What is river restoration• How to undertake river restoration
Drivers through directives• Contribution to flood risk reduction• Contribution to increased biodiversity• How to meet WFD RR targets• Climate change adaptation• Renewable energy conflicts
People and communities• Integrating with urban planning• Social and cultural wellbeing
Regional issues and concerns
East• Access to funds and information,
few networks, promote understanding
South• Only little progress outside
France, issues of ephemeral rivers, water quality, bioengineering vs RR
West• Concept understood, needs
evidence, funding, guidance, political & planning buy‐in, public safety.
North• Fisheries and hydropower drivers,
mixed levels of networks in operation.
Review of EU Policy DriversA demand for river restoration tools and methods...• Legislative Drivers:
– Habitats, Floods, Water Framework directives– UN BioD Plan, Rural Development Prog., CC Adaptation & Land Use Planning policies.
• Supporting Legislation– CAP, Nitrates & Groundwater directives
But deterioration of habitats despite these drivers. => Difficulties in overcoming obstacles to
implementation for river restoration
Barriers and Constraints
Overcoming barriers
• Wide applicability of Good Practice examples..– E.g. RESTORE Wiki Database and website material
Review conclusions...• Political will for national policy to facilitate river restoration;
• Barriers overcome by participation & effective approaches;
• Skills of project managers are key to successful delivery;
• Many specialists believe in a ‘learn as we go’ approach;
• Need for capacity building (individuals and organisations).
Who? The Target Audience
• Main Target Audience– River Basin Planners
– Policy Makers
– Practitioners
Who? The Target Audience
• Main Target Audience– River Basin Planners
– Policy Makers
– Practitioners
• Wider stakeholders– Researchers: key players
HydropowerHydropower
ConservationConservation
AgricultureAgriculture
Flood Risk ManagementFlood Risk
Management
AcademiaAcademia
Water ResourcesWater
Resources
InfrastructureInfrastructure
Local government
Local government
Spatial planningSpatial planning
FisheriesFisheries
Waste waterWaste water
UK Target Audience Map
Capacity Building Events• RR Networks
• Sector‐specific– Contractors/Consultant
s– NGO & River Trusts– Urban planners– Flood risk managers....
• Policy makers and River Basin Planners
• Field visits
• End Conference
Capacity Building Events• RR Networks
• Sector‐specific– Contractors/Consultant
s– NGO & River Trusts– Urban planners– Flood risk managers....
• Policy makers and River Basin Planners
• Field visits
• End Conference
‘River Restoration Design and Construction’
Western Region ‐ July 2011
• One day workshop and site visit in UK
• Invited audience of consultants, contractors and client managers
• To discuss issues which arise between the design phase and the construction phase of river restoration projects
Key Issues• Current Contractor Procurement Frameworks & lack of relevant river restoration/WFD expertise;
• The need for early contractor involvement;
• Limitations of completing the project in a financial year;
• Uncertainty and Risk: ‐ lack of client managers’understanding of river restoration which can lead to ‘over’‐designed schemes;
• What tolerance is acceptable to river restoration materials and availability of products? Can we produce standard specification of materials?
Actions
• Environment Agency to lookinto changing current Tendering Frameworks;
• Workshops to develop statement on benefits of early contractor involvement;
• Case study of project delivery methodology in Southern Ireland ;
• Raise Government awareness of need for funding over more than one financial year;
Actions
• ‘Lessons Learnt’ project followed by workshops on how to deliver appropriate river restoration;
• Work with appropriate organisations across Europe to produce technical specifications for river restoration products and materials.
• Discussions on how Denmark could re‐form a Danish River Restoration Centre/Network.
Northern Region ‐ workshop‘Agriculture, environmentally sound drainage and river restoration’ – the Practitioners– Finland and Sweden ‐ workshop & field discussion. Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Capacity Building Events• RR Networks
• Sector‐specific– Contractors/Consultant
s– NGO & River Trusts– Urban planners– Flood risk managers....
• Policy makers and River Basin Planners
• Field visits
• End Conference
4th Nordic WFD Conference• Norway, Sept 2011 ‐ River Basin Managers
Delivering WFD GEP and renewable energy– Mitigation & spawning habitat benefits
Fish bypass channels
Western Region – Policy & RBMP
Paris, 29th November 2011
‘Policy support for catchment river restoration and landuse planning’– How is national policy delivering river restoration?
– How to fund catchment approach to water management
– Incorporate into WWF6 outputs from Ljublyana
RRC, ONEMA, UK Environment Agency....
Capacity Building Events• RR Networks
• Sector‐specific– Contractors/Consultant
s– NGO & River Trusts– Urban planners– Flood risk managers....
• Policy makers and River Basin Planners
• Field visits
• End Conference
Southern Region – Field Trip
Italian Centre for River Restoration (CIRF)• Incised rivers and morphological restorationItaly and Austria – 25‐28th October 2011
– Politicians, planners and practitioners
• Discussion topics• Management alternatives,• Research needs• Technical approaches• Results and experiencesConfirm interest by 7th October – [email protected]
RESTORE ‐ Forthcoming EventsWhere: Portugal, 18th October 2011 Audience: Practitioners, policy makers and RB PlannersKey theme: Benefits and costs of river restoration: evaluation approaches and experiences
Conference: First Iberian River Restoration Congress
Where: France 22 & 23rd February 2012: Audience: Policy and RBMP Workshop theme and Conference: Water management in Europe
Where: Netherlands, March 2012: Audience: PractitionersKey theme: Conflicts between landownership, planning and usage
Where: UK, 19th April, 2012: Audience: PractitionersKey theme: Funding and policy and how they aid deliver on the ground
Conference: RRC Annual Conference : Delivering restoration
Where: Denmark, 17th – 21st June: Audience: PractitionersKey theme: Monitoring effectiveness and building the evidence base
Conference: SWS Wetland restoration challenges and opportunities
Where: Austria 17th ‐ 21st September 2012: Audience: PractitionersKey theme: River Restoration and weir removal
Conference: 9th International symposium on eco‐hydraulics
Any Offers?
• Germany• R o Ireland• Belgium
Interest still needed to help host other events and field trips
In the Hat
Developing New Resources• Project website
www.RestoreRivers.EU– Hub for guidance, by
region
– News and events
• Best practice booklet
• Wiki/Google database– Populated
– Quality controlled
WIKI toolWeb platform for river
restoration practices, approaches, benefits and contacts
Similar in function to the FORECASTER tool (IWRM‐net).
Allows user to enter and update info.
Google maps based referenced case studies and dataset.
Strengthening the Network
• Contacts directory– Identifying audience– Event participation
• Case studies– Leads to follow up
• Themes for events
We need your help NOW!Design & deliveryDesign & delivery
FundingFunding
Agricultural drainage
Agricultural drainage
Biodiversity benefits
Biodiversity benefits
EU regulatory requirementsEU regulatory requirements
Urban planningUrban
planning
Climate scenariosClimate scenarios
Impact on land useImpact on land use
Hydropower mitigationHydropower mitigation
Flood risk benefitsFlood risk benefits
Socio‐cultural benefits
Socio‐cultural benefits
Long term economicsLong term economics
Western Region – RRC leadInitial trawl of RRC and
ECRR information:
210 projects + (UK 2000)
400 contacts – policy, basin managers and practitioners + (UK 3000)
Improve RESTORE’s coverage of the key audience for river restoration:
1.Policy makers;
2.River Basin Managers/planners;
3.Practitioners
And the wider body of Stakeholders and interested parties
Denmark Target Audience Map
1000 Danish restoration projects
How you can get involved