Draft Mandate for 2010-2012 for the SSG on WFD and agriculture The proposal for a Draft Mandate for 2010-2012 for the SSG on WFD and agriculture Meeting of the Strategic Co-ordination Group for the WFD Common Implementation Strategy 7-8 May 2009 Andrea NAM DG Environment

Current status of policies relevant to the work of the SSG - CAP-Health check WFD - first River Basin Management Plan implementation cycle CAP beyond 2013 Water scarcity and droughts Adaptation to Climate Change Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Objectives and key subjects 1 Exchange views among MS and provide feedback to Commission services Experiences from the first RBMP implementation cycle (water pricing) Agricultural measures in the dRBMP and RBMPS (specification of agricultural measures, water saving, uses of the catalogue of measures) C. Providing input to the further development of an EU water saving policy (common application rules of Article 4(7) of the WFD in agric., proposal for a research programme, support the development of Commission guidelines for water infrastructures) D. Input to the revision of the RD-programs/regulation (exchange on implementation of buffer strips, regional distribution of agri. measures, cost effectiveness of agricultural measures implemented under the WFD ) E. Input to the ongoing activities on Climate change and adaptation F. Input to the CAP beyond 2013

Objectives and key subjects 2 Enhanced inter-linkages between the EU CAP and water policy: A. Issues identified under previous Mandate Exchange on the impact of decoupling on water use Effectiveness of cross-compliance requirements to address water issues Place of water issues in farm advisory systems – SSG to draft guidelines B. New issues input to the drafting of the marine strategies – Mediterranean (water scarcity and droughts, adaptation) and Baltic (fight eutrophication) – SSG to draft two papers proposing measures

Expected outputs and deliverables SSG meeting summary report Final activity report Work program related to water pricing and assessment of the impact of water pricing on agriculture Assessment of the options for water saving in agriculture and the costs and benefits of the different options (including the proposal for a research program) Assessment of the cost effectiveness of agricultural measures (including cross compliance) Guideline to improve the farm advisory system related to water use Development of two papers proposing measures addressing the agricultural pressures on water in the Mediterranean and Baltic region

Time 2010 2011 2012 Actions 1 2 3 4 Management phase x SSG meetings Conferences Deliverables SSG meeting summary report Final activity report Work program and assessment concerning water pricing Assessment of the options for water saving in agriculture and the costs and benefits of the different options cost effectiveness agricultural measures (including cross compliance) Guideline to improve the farm advisory system related to water use Development two papers proposing addressing pressures on Mediterranean Baltic region 2010 2011 2012

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