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Brussels, 12th of June 2012Brussels, 12th of June 2012Hosted by
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NOVIWAM Workshop “Joint Actions Addressing Europe’s Water Challenges” NOVIWAM Workshop “Joint Actions Addressing Europe’s Water Challenges”
Key Challenges in Integrated Water
Resources Management in ARH do Norte’s
jurisdiction area (Portugal)
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1. Institutional framework
2. Territorial framework
3. Key challenges in IWRM
Governance Prevention and protection instruments International cooperation Monitoring – water bodies status Restoration Energy Stakeholder sinvolvement
INDEXINDEX
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INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK • Environment: centralized entity
• New National Water Authority
• Water management unit: river basin
PORTUGUESEENVIRONMENT AGENCY
• Regional department
• Regional WRM: licensing, monitoring, planning, inspection, hydraulic maintenance work
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2.2.
TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK
RBD1: Minho and Lima RBD2: Cávado, Ave and Leça RBD3: Douro
RBD2
RBD3
RBD1
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2.2.
TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK
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TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK
RBD1: Minho and Lima
Surface water bodies 71
Rivers 56
Lakes (reservoires) 3
Transitional waters 10
Coastal waters 2
Groundwater water bodies 2
RBD2: Cávado, Ave and Leça
Surface water bodies 83
Rivers 69
Lakes (reservoires) 7
Transitional waters 6
Coastal waters 1
Groundwater water bodies 4
RBD3: Douro
Surface water bodies 383
Rivers 361
Lakes (reservoires) 17
Transitional waters 3
Coastal waters 2
Groundwater water bodies 3
RBD1+RBD2+RHBD3
Surface water bodies 537
Groundwater water bodies 9
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KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
GOVERNANCE
Regional authority (ARH), accountable directly to the Ministry
Decision makingPortuguese environment authority (APA), accountable directly to the Ministry
Previous model New model
Regional authority (ARH)
OperatingAPA’s regional departments (ARH)
Specialized water entity (INAG)
National Water AuthoritySpecialized
environment entity (APA)
Water management unit: river basin
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KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS
Water Resources Tax
AA IIEE UUOO+ + + +
Use of water
waste water discharges
dredging
occupation
use of waters subject to public
management and planning
Water Resources Tax
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KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS
Water Resources Tax
APA, IP
Water Resources Protection
Fund
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KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS
Water Resources Protection Fund
•Improvement of the water use efficiency and water resources quality •Improvement of the water and associated ecosystems status•Support to the other costs related to water resources management
Water Resources Protection Fund
Environmental Intrventin
Fund
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KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS
before
after
3.3.
KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
• Commission for the Application and Development of the Albufeira Convention (CADC)
• Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero
• Confederación Hidrográfica del Miño-Sil
• Planning: joint RBDMP for the next cycle
• Water quantity and environmental flows
• Projects: CARISMA, Team Miño,…
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KEY CHALLENGES KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRMIN IWRM
MONITORING - WATER BODIES STATUS
2010
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KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRM
MONITORING - WATER BODIES STATUS
2015
• PoM investment
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KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRM
MONITORING - WATER BODIES STATUS
• Development of technologies for in-situ ecological status assessment through available physicochemical data
JAP ActionJAP Action
Relevance:
• To tackle the existing problems regarding the update and representativeness of the monitoring data – determination of the water bodies’ ecological status
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KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRM
RESTORATION
• Impacts of river infrastructures
• Habitat reconnection
• Habitat restoration
• Erosion control
• Flood mitigation
• Fluvial morphology
• Water associated ecosystem values and services
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KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRM
RESTORATION
• River restoration as a tool for integrated water resources management
JAP ActionJAP Action
Relevance:
• Contribute to the measures included on the PoM’s operational programme Restaurar (To Restore)
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KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRM
ENERGY
• Water bodies status
• Heavily modified water bodies
• Environmental flows
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KEY CHALLENGES IN IWRM
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT
• To share the responsibility
• Participation in the decision making process
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