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Rivers: Engaging, Supporting and Transferring knOwledge for Restoration in Europe Martin Janes Managing Director River Restoration Centre (UK) WEST Region RESTORE Lead Restoration of streams: The Houting Project – October 2011, Denmark
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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

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• 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

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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

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Rivers:Engaging,Supporting andTransferring

knOwledge forRestoration inEurope

Restoration of streams: The Houting Project – October 2011, Denmark

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RESTORE: Communicating best practice in river restoration

€1.8m, 50% EU LIFE+

6 Partners, 2010 ‐ 2013

4 Regions, 21 Countries

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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)

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Why RESTORE?  Celebrate!

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Culture and Perception

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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

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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

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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).

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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.

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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

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Barriers and Constraints

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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).

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Who? The Target Audience

• Main Target Audience– River Basin Planners

– Policy Makers

– Practitioners

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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

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UK Target Audience Map

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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

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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

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‘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

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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?

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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;

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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.

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Northern Region ‐ workshop‘Agriculture, environmentally sound drainage and river restoration’ – the Practitioners– Finland and Sweden ‐ workshop & field discussion. Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)

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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

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4th Nordic WFD Conference• Norway, Sept 2011 ‐ River Basin Managers

Delivering WFD GEP and renewable energy– Mitigation & spawning habitat benefits

Fish bypass channels

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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....

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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

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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]

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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 

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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

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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.

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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

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Western Region – RRC leadInitial trawl of RRC and 

ECRR information:

210 projects + (UK 2000)

400 contacts – policy, basin managers and practitioners + (UK 3000)

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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

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1000 Danish restoration projects

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How you can get involved

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