1. Overview of EEA's organisation of water and marine activities
Stéphane Isoard
Water and Marine – Head of Group
Meeting of Working Group Data & Information Sharing (DIS) under the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive
26-27 May 2016, EEA, Copenhagen
Overview of EEA's organisation of
water and marine activities

2. EEA’s Water and Marine group
Caroline
Néry
Nihat
Peter
Marine
Ana
Constança
Eva
Irene
Johnny
Nikolaj
Stéphane
Loredana
Water - Hymo 2
Marine - Med
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3. EEA’s Water and Marine group framework and activities
EEA ICT and data management colleagues
European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM)
EIONET network of EEA member and collaborating countries (NFPs, NRCs)
Collaborating partners (RSCs, ICES)
To support and inform policy development and implementation
Generic tasks across the Water and Marine tasks:
Assessments supporting the implementation and development of EU policies
Data flows/reporting, data management
Information sharing and indicators
Networking
Main related EU policies:
7th EAP (Priority Objectives 1, 2, 3)
2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy (Target 2/Action 5 - MAES)
Nature Directives
WFD FD
Water Industry Directives ND
WS&D strategy
Circular Economy
Resource Efficiency roadmap
EU blueprint for Water
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MSFD
IMP/MSP
CFP 3

4. Overview of water activities
Assessments supporting the implementation and development of EU policies
2017 EEA State of European Water assessment report analysing the reporting of Member States for the 2nd RBMPs under the WFD. Assessment of pressures and status.
Progress on assessment of chemicals in water in relation with the WFD review and other Directives considering emissions to water.
Water quantity and accounts (with specific focus on water scarcity and resource efficiency).
Annual bathing water quality in Europe (Publication 25 May 2016).
Support to the common implementation strategy under WFD and FD.
Data flows/reporting, data management
Support on water data reporting under Directives (Water Framework D., Urban Waste Water Treatment D., Bathing Water D., and Floods D.).
WISE-SOE data calls.
Information sharing and indicators
Water information for Europe (WISE) maintenance and developments in relation to EIONET core data flows and reporting. Water Data Centre.
Updated core set of indicators on water (Water Exploitation Index (WEI+), intensity of water use)
Networking
Eionet Workshops
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5. Overview of marine activities - EEA marine assessments – Supporting EU policy implementation

6. Overview of marine activities - Timing of selected, up-coming EU reporting obligations (marine)
Article
Deadline/publication
Water Framework Directive
Art. 3, 4, 5 & 6,
23 March 2016
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Art. 8, 9 & 10
15 October 2018
Art. 13, 14, 17 & 19 (measures)
31 March 2016
Art. 13, 17 & 18
31 December 2018
Habitats Directive
Art. 17
Ultimo 2019 (tbc)
Art. 11 (monitoring programmes)
15 September 2020
7th Environmental Action Programme
N/A
2020
EU Biodiversity Strategy
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7. Overview of marine activities - Data and information structure underpinning EEA marine assessment products
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