RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS

Mosel and Saar

Jean-Marie RIESWater Management Administration, Luxembourg

Head of the Water Protection Unit

Almaty, 23-25 October 2007

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

-> 1956 • Canalisation of the rivers

Mosel and Saar

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

-> 1961• Creation of the Commissions• Convention signed by the

3 countries: • France• Germany • Luxembourg

• Belgium is observer

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar(CIPMS/IKSMS)

-> MotivationHigh polluted rivers

-> StatusIntergovernmental organisation

-> Decisions-> unanimous -> not binding -> based on the polluters-pays principle -> annual press release on progress

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

Adoption of internal rules• Presidency• Working groups• Financial arrangements

-> 1991Creation of a permanent secretariat (2 persons)

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

5 %�Luxembourg

47,5 %�France

47,5 %�Germany

Financial

contribution

Member States

Budget in 2006: +- 200.000 EURO

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

Working languages:French and German

F

LB

SL

RP

IKSMS

WG

WGWG

Plenary meetingPresidency

Secretariat

„Coordination Water

Framework Directive (WFD)“

Head of delegation

GT / AG A

„Monitoring programmes“/

GT / AG PS„Prevention of accidental

pollution incidents“

GT /AG IH„Flood protection

and hydrology“

GT / AG B„Programmes of measures

International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS)

Gro

undw

ater

GIS

, Rep

ortin

g,

Too

ls

Eco

nom

y

……

….

GM

ES

Pro

ject

Expert groups

Plenary meetingPresidency

Secretariat

„Coordination Water

Framework Directive (WFD)“

Head of delegation

GT / AG A

„Monitoring programmes“

GT / AG PS„Prevention of accidental

pollution incidents“

GT /AG IH„Flood protection

and hydrology“

GT / AG B„Programmes of measures “

International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS)

Gro

undw

ater

GIS

, Rep

ortin

g,

Too

ls

Eco

nom

y

……

….

GM

ES

Pro

ject

Expert groups

Surface water monitoring sites

Groundwater monitoring sites

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

Monitoring and assessment

Programmes of measures

RBDRhine

WorkingWorking areaarea

SubBasinSubBasin

MoselMosel--SaarSaar

F

L

BSLRP

EU Commission

EU EU

CommissionCommission

WISEWISE

Water Framework Directive ReportingWater Framework Directive Reporting•• Data sharingData sharing

•• Information exchangeInformation exchange

Plenary meetingPresidency

Secretariat

„Coordination Water

Framework Directive (WFD)“

Head of delegation

GT / AG A

„Monitoring programmes“/

GT / AG PS„Prevention of accidental

pollution incidents“

GT /AG IH„Flood protection

and hydrology“

GT / AG B„Programmes of measures

International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS)

Gro

undw

ater

GIS

, Rep

ortin

g,

Too

ls

Eco

nom

y

……

….

GM

ES

Pro

ject

Expert groups

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

-> 1986• Information andwarning plan for accidental pollution incidents

• Regular international training exercise

Plenary meetingPresidency

Secretariat

„Coordination Water

Framework Directive (WFD)“

Head of delegation

GT / AG A

„Monitoring programmes“/

GT / AG PS„Prevention of accidental

pollution incidents“

GT /AG IH„Flood protection

and hydrology“

GT / AG B„Programmes of measures

International Commissions for the Protection of the rivers Mosel and Saar (IKSMS/CIPMS)

Gro

undw

ater

GIS

, Rep

ortin

g,

Too

ls

Eco

nom

y

……

….

GM

ES

Pro

ject

Expert groups

Commissions for the Protection of the Rivers Mosel and Saar

(CIPMS/IKSMS)

->1998 Flood action plan

Working group

• Flood protection

• Hydrology

• Water scarcity

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)

(Satellite observations)

Regional Land Cover

Arable Acreages Maps

Winter C

rops

Spring C

rops

Summer Crops

GMES Products

WQ1.9 PEGASE

WQ1.7 NPP Service

WQ2.1 Pesticides

Main Issues and challenges

• Diffuse pollution especially nutrients (agriculture, urban storm overflows,..)

• Hazardous substances (industries, urban waste water,..)

• Continuum of the rivers Mosel and Saar (fish migration)

• Diffuse inputs in groundwater (plant protection products, nitrates, historical pollutions,..

• Mining activities (coal- and iron ore mining area)

THANK YOU for your attention

www.IKSMS-CIPMS.org