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Water Framework Directive
and Hydropower

4-5 June 2007, Berlin



Programme (Status: 31 May 2007)

Monday, 4 June 2007:
 

Block I

Chair: F. Holzwarth (DE)

10:00 – 10:45
Introduction - WFD and Hydropower
 

German Water Director (F. Holzwarth)

European Commission - DG Environment (M. van Nood)

10:45 – 12:00

Role of hydropower in Europe (I)

 

Selected supranational statements:

DG TREN (K. Veum)
EURELECTRIC (O. Pirker)

ESHA (B. Pelikan)

WWF (C. Bratrich)

  Discussion
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break

Block II

Chair: J. Carr (UK)

13:00-15:00

Role of hydropower in Europe (II)

 

Statements of some MS:
Slovenia (A. Bizjak, N. Smolar-Zvanut)
Austria (V. Koller-Kreimel)
Norway (K. E. Stensby)
France (F. Dambrine)
UK – Scotland (M. Marsden)

  Discussion
14.30-15.00 Keynote Lecture:
Climate Change and Hydropower – Conclusion and Recommendation of the Conference "Time to adapt - Climate Change and the European Water Dimension", 12 - 14 February 2007, Berlin (F. Hattermann, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)
Discussion
15:00 – 15:30

Coffee Break

Block III:

Parallel Sessions Day 1

15.30 - 18.00

Session 1: Instruments to promote hydropower use and to improve water status

Chair: B. Pelikan
Introduction: K. Veum
Rapporteur: V. Mohaupt

Session 2: Technical approaches for good practice in hydropower use

Chair: J-M. Devernay
Introduction: S. Schmutz
Rapporteur: A. S. Ibrekk

Session 3: Strategic approaches and priorities on catchment level

Chair: V. Koller-Kreimel
Introduction: U. Dumont
Rapporteur: M. Marsden

Dinner hosted by DE
   
Tuesday, 5 June 2007:
 

Block IV

Chair: K. Schwaiger (AT)

09:00 – 9:30

Keynote Lecture:
Experiences and Criteria of the World Commission on Dams (A. Palmieri, World Bank)

  Discussion
09:30 – 10:00 Short presentation of the results and open issues of the three parallel sessions of Day 1 (Rapporteurs)
  Discussion
Block V:

Parallel Sessions Day 2

10.00 - 12.00

Session 1: Instruments to promote hydropower use and to improve water status

Chair: M. van Nood
Rapporteur: Ales Bizjak

Session 2: Technical approaches for good practice in hydropower use
Chair: T.S. Pedersen
Rapporteur: R. Konecny
Session 3: Strategic approaches and priorities on catchment level
Chair: M. Marsden
Rapporteur: B. Vogel
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
Block VI:

Chair: F. Holzwarth (DE)

13:30 – 14:30 Presentation of the results and open issues of the three parallel sessions (Rapporteurs)
Discussion
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:30 Approval of the workshop conclusions
(Ecologic presents key points - DE moderates discussion)


Workshop organised by Ecologic on behalf of Germany and the UK as Lead Countries of the CIS activity on "Water Framework Directive and Hydromorphological Pressures". Hosted by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). Under the auspices of the German presidency of the EU.

Co-organised by the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the Scottish Executive (SE), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (Lebensministerium) and the European Commission, DG Environment.


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