 S : Sustainable  W : Water  A : Adaptive resources  M : Management &  P : Policy  S : Strategies SWAMPS : an Interreg V-C (EUROPE) proposal

Climate change…. Longer periods with low groundwater levels in summer…..extreme rainfall incidents Climate change will lead to: -Increased extreme rainfall in summer; -Prolonged periods with droughts and water shortage; -Increased strain on water quality. Present policies do not take climate change into account, e.g. -Permits for industrial discharge are not tailored to low water conditions; -Water allocation principles are different across borders And as a result an increase in: -Disruption of industrial operations and other regional economic activity -Economic damage due to harvest losses -Loss of income of tourism and recreative enterprises -Damage in buildings and insurance claims

Project problem description River basin (and cross-border) challenges:  Unbalanced water resource management(droughts,floods, pollution)  Disharmony in water supply (for various functions)  Climate change enhances these problems  Need for cross-border adjustment of measures Aims:  Exchange ideas to cope with these challenges  Introduce climate change adaptive elements in relevant policies  Support river basin wide assessment and planning  Support development and implementation of priority measures  Promote dialogue for cross-border cooperation  Support information and awareness about needs and opportunities

EU policy objectives  Resource efficiency  Strengthening regional economy and European competitiveness  Urban development  Adaptation of vulnerable sectors to climate change (e.g. agriculture, infrastructure)  Innovation  …

Cross border climate change adaptation contributes to EU policy objectives, e.g. Enough water for all functions Clean water and good ecological functioning Water storage in nature areas Livability of urban regions Vital and sustainable economy

What are the revenues?  Increased agricultural production levels  Resilient (climate proof and clean) water ways  Improved water quality in streams and marshes  Better protection of drinking water supplies  Better quality of living in urban areas  Better quality of nature and landscape  Improved economic perspective on recreation and tourism  Increased employment  Increased stakeholder involvement in policies

Policy instruments  ERDF programmes  ETC operational programmes  National Water plans, Provincial/Regional Water plans  Dutch Delta-programmes on Rivers and Water Supply  Regional Protection levels for various functions  …….

Examples of measures  Improved agricultural production (temporary raised groundwater levels, weir management, water supply)  Innovation: water conservation on agricultural areas  Sustainable water system (development of waterbuffers, drop irrigation, disconnecting paved surface from sewer system)  Improved hydrological, ecological and economic functioning of river valleys by renaturalization  Blue-green structures in urban areas for heat mitigation and management of urban flood problems  Improved conditions for river navigation

Policy instruments Operational Programmes Etc… OP Germany - Netherlands OP South Regional and local policies Programs Focus SWAMPS Provincial Waterplan Limburg Delta Plan High Pleistocene Waterplan Limburg Etc… Cross border climate change adaptation Influence Stakeholder groups Agriculture Industry, SMEs Nature conservati on Communiti es Etc… Measures/ Sub projects Water management Spatial and urban planning Ecosystem services ICTEtc… Civil engineering

Work plan  Project management /Shared Sercice Centre/river basin coordinators  Identification of good practices: models, strategies, plans, executed pilot projects  Development of regional priority strategies in selected river basins  Dissimination on regional, national and international level

Proposed catchments & partners  Meuse (Netherlands, Germany, Belgium)  Roer (Netherlands, Germany)  Western Bug (Belarus, Poland)  Elbe (Germany, Czech Republic)  Tisza (Rumania, Hungary)  Taag (Spain/Portugal)  Klara (Norway, Sweden)  Sava (Slovenia, Croatia)  …

Innovative aspects  Cross-border cooperation on climate change adaptation priority strategies, plans, measures  Integrative approach: on problems of water scarcity, water surplus, water quality, land use, regioal economy  Bottom-up approach: through participation of regional/local stakeholders

Expected outcome  Improvement of integrated and climate proof water resources management and spatial planning  Strengthening of international cooperation through exchange of ideas, plans and measures  Operational plans for development of regional climate adoptive measures in rural and urban regions

Project budget based on 17 partners IncomeExpenditures ERDF (85%) SSC Partner Contribution External expertise Partners (staff, travel, accommodation,etc) Total

SWAMPS Indicative Financial overview  Partners:  Total budget: Grand total: € 2,873,000.–  Funding rate: max. 85 %  Partner contribution: € 30,000.– up to € 50,000 per partner up front;  Total partner contribution: 10*50,000 up to 17*30,000 => € 500,000.– up to € 510,  ERDF contribution through Interreg Europe: € 2,341,500.—  ERDF for Croatia = 75 %; Norway: 0 %; this means a slight adaptation of the amounts and a larger contribution of these countries

Contact information  Mr. Alfred Evers  Dr. Fred Van den Brink  Dr. Harry Tolkamp  Management of Taskforce Water Governance  ……..