1. Rural development policy 2014-2020 Relevance to water management Mike Mackenzie DG AGRI H1 – Consistency of rural development 4th European Water Conference Brussels, 24 March 2015

2. Most relevant rural development priorities (4B) Improving water management, including fertiliser and pesticide management (5A) Increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture 2

3. Relevant types of measure (examples) Investments Investments in physical assets (Art. 17 of Reg. 1305/2013) Area-related measures Agri-environment-climate (Art. 28) Water Framework Directive payments (Art. 30) Training / advice Knowledge transfer & information actions (Art. 14) Joint activity, experimental development Co-operation (Art. 35) 3

4. Investments in irrigation – Art. 46 RDR 4

5. Investments in irrigation (2) Improvements to existing equipment / infrastructure: Minimum "potential water saving" required (gain in water efficiency) Real reduction in water use required if investment affects water body without good status Investments in net increase of irrigated area: Environmental analysis required In principle, no support possible (with exceptions) if investment affects water body without good status 5

6. Further information http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rural- development-2014-2020/index_en.htm 6