Waterways Forward

General Overview

Delft, 12 February 2010Kick-off meeting

Content

1. Objectives, Partners and Methodology

2. Management structure

3. Meeting schedule

4. Budget overview

5. Conditional approval and project start up

1. Project objectives

Main objective: improve the management of regional inland waterways and the regions adjacent to them by promoting an integrated, sustainable and participatory approach.

Strategic objective: develop recommendations for state of the art governance models for more integrated regional policies to boost the socio-economic development of inland waterways and adjacent areas in a balanced way, respecting nature and environment.

1. Sub-objectives

• Improved governance: better structures and models to streamline national & regional regulations; integrated approach between policy sectors; balanced structure of responsibilities for management of regional inland waterways resulting in a jointly defined best governance model for regional waterways 

• Creating a balance between strengthening multifunctional use of regional inland waterways and potential negative effects on nature and the environment taking into account WFD policies for river basins and the effects of climate change on these waterways.

1. Methodology – sequence of activitiesTwo horizontal themes:• governance• climate change & environment

Activities organised in three phases:• Phase 1: systematic analyses of the experiences in each partner

region resulting in regional reports + development of a synthesis of the regional reports

• Phase 2: a) selection of good practices in a so called "Demo Toolbox"; and b) intensified knowledge exchange in the form of peer reviews

• Phase 3: policy recommendations and regional action plans including investment opportunities

17 partners from 11 countries

Lead Partner: SRN (Netherlands)PP2: South Tipperary County Council (Ireland)PP3: Waterways Ireland (UK) PP4: British Waterways (UK)PP5: Association Regio Water (Netherlands) PP6: Telemark County Council (Norway)PP7: County Administrative Board of Värmland (Sweden) PP8: Savolinna Regio Federation of Municipalities (Finland)PP9: Central Directorate for Water and Environment (Hungary)PP10: Province of Ferrara (Italy)PP11: Navigli Lombardi s.c.a.r.l. (Italy)PP12: French Waterways (France) PP13: SIRGA (Spain) PP14: PWMC Vode Vojvodine Office for European Affairs (Serbia) PP15: Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)PP16: Municipality of Brzeg Dolny (Poland) PP17: Municipality of Dunaújváros (Hungary)

2. Management Structure

Steering Committ

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Steering Committ

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Working

Group

LPLP PP2PP2 PPN-1

PPN-1

PP17PP17

PMT

Thematic Group

1

Thematic Group

2

2. Management Structure (2)

Project Management Team:• Project Manager (PM) – Nico van Laamswerde• Financial manager (FM) – Manon van Meer• Communication Manager (CM) – Glenn Millar (PP4)• Supported by external experts

Steering Committee• Decision makers from Project Partners representing political,

decision-making level of the partner organizations

Working Group• PMT• Partner Project Managers (PPM)

2. Management Structure (3)

Thematic Groups 1 and 2

• 1 expert per partner throughout a series

of 10 meetings + 2 virtual processes

Regional Stakeholder Platforms (13)• to ensure bottom up stakeholder involvement• to provide input to the TG meetings• 3 meetings of each linked to the

3 phases

3. Meetings and eventsMeetings table

Partner no. Partner Date Date SC Place CP

1

Internal administrative KO meeting P5 VRW month 2

11-12 Feb 2010 Delft CP1

2 Kick-off event LP SRN month 3 11-12 March 2010 SC The Hague CP2

3

2nd interregional meeting P10,P11 Navigli,Ferr month 9 Sept 2010 I taly CP3

4

3rd interregional meeting P13 SIRGA month 12 Dec 2010 Spain CP3

5

4th interregional meeting P3 Ww IE month 21 Sept 2011 SC I reland CP2

6

5th interregional meeting P9 VKKI month 24 Dec 2011 Budapest CP3

7

6th interregional meeting P6 Telemark month 33 Sept 2012 SC Norway CP3

8 Final Conference P12 VNF month 35 Nov 2012 Brussels CP2

4. Budget overview

4. Spending Forecast

2010/1 2010/2 2011/1 2011/2 2012/1 2012/2

278 196,0 491 035,7 412 656,6 648 799,7 454 718,1 514 805,3 9,93% 17,54% 14,74% 23,17% 16,24% 18,38%

34,62%2010 2011 2012

27,47% 37,91%

5. Conditional approval – project start up

The approval procedure:

• Positive MC decision on 5 November 2009, BUT with conditions

• Individual consultation with JTS – November 2009, Brussels

• Multiple round negotiations via written procedure with the JTS - December

2009 – January 2010

• Final approval of the AF and the Conditions Form – 28 January 2010

• Subsidy Contract sent to LP by JTS (electronically) – 8 February 2010

• Signature of the Subsidy Contract – as soon as it arrives to LP in hard copy

• Joint finalisation and signature of Partnership Agreement - Febr 2010

5. Conditional approval

Changes in the AF (see final approved AF):

• Terminology: Political Board → Steering Committee ; Steering Committee →

Working Group

• Work plan: rescheduling due to delayed project start date

• Indicators: corrections in indicators

• Travel and meeting costs: reallocation of costs among components and to a

slight degree among partners

Justifications: budget and its allocation, role of partners (see Conditions Form)

Thank you for your attention!