SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, Dicembre 2004 Water Scarcity Drafting Group lead: France & Italy

SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, Dicembre 2004 Meeting Participants Meeting Participants Cyprus EC Egypt France Greece Italy JRC Spain Tunisia WWF

SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, Dicembre 2004 Meeting objectives :  initiate discussions on the document  Cyprus Conference: Begin organisation THEN  Prepare brief ‘progress report’ for SCG meeting, 18 th February

SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, Dicembre 2004 Table of Contents Introduction  Quantity & quality links  Ecosystem approach  Art. 17 WFD & Groundwater Chapter I: Definitions & assessment  Water conservation & drought event management  Long term imbalances in supply & demand  Results from Balkan research integrated

SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, Dicembre 2004 Chapter II: drought planning & management  Historical analysis  Importance of awareness & forecast  Usefulness of databases as a tool  Identification of mitigation measures  Identification of best practices  Specific management needed for droughts  Effectiveness of proposed measures Chapter III  Policy dimensions  Link with WFD for supply  Water reuse: demand  Fixing priority on optimisation of current demand  Water ownership & water rights  groundwater Conclusion Draft ToC to be developed by 15 March, 2005

SCG MEETING, BRUSSELS 18th FEBRUARY, Dicembre 2004 IntroductionChapter I Definitions & Assessment Chapter II Drought Planning & Management Chapter III Supply/ demand Imbalances Conclusio n Leader FranceItalySpainFrance France, Italy Co- drafter Italy, JRC ARID, JRC, Egypt WWF Egypt, JRC, Tunisia WWF Italy ARID EUREAU ALL Example Provider none? DG RES. Cyprus, France Tunisia, Italy ARID Cyprus Deadline 1st draft by 15/03/2005 Draft intro-. 1st draft 15/03/2005 Draft ToC Example Abstracts 15/03/2005 1st draft by 15/03/2005 Draft ToC Example Abstracts 15/03/2005 1st draft by 15/03/2005 Draft ToC Example Abstracts 15/03/2005 1st draft ---/--- /2005