1. Conclusions and Recommendations
EWRA 2005 Menton, France 7-10 September Sharing a Common Vision of Our Water Resources
Conclusions and Recommendations

2. Sharing a Common Vision …
Vision = to develop structured ideas how to master future challenges
What challenges will be the most pressing ones in future ?
What strategy to solve problems do we have at hand ?
What scientific tools are available or have to be made available ?
What implementation strategy to follow?

3. Anticipated changes Population Growth
Political / Economic Changes, incl. changes in development goals
Population Mobility
Urbanization
Administrative Changes incl.
decentralization in decision making
privatization
public participation
Globalization
Climatic variability – instability / Global Climate Change
Cultural Changes /Attitude changes
Environmental & Geo-morphol.Changes
devastating fires,
floods and droughts,
desertification,
large dams
Technological Changes
Land Use Changes

4. Is sustainability a utopia?
► “Stationarity” is not valid any more
► “Sustainability” of all systems are in question
► More “extreme phenomena” will occur more frequently

5. Topics Covered: Tools and Strategies
►Integrated Water Resources Management
► Groundwater Management
► Water Quality Management
► Climate Impact
► Maintenance of Water Systems
► Water Conservation
► Watershed Management
► WFD Applications and Limitations
► Optimisation and Management of Water Storage
► Risk and Hazards in Water Resources
► Water Shortage vs. Drought
► Advanced Tools for Modeling Water Resources

6. Main Recommendations
Our planning has to be future-oriented and problem-focused
Higher safety standards have to be imposed for reducing the risk
More attention has to be given to pro-active action in order to face unexpected events
forecast models
suitable measures to meet the emergency
provide significant data
Improve the transfer of information to those involved in decision making
Better Water Governance may be achieved by the management of the people

7. THE ACTORS PRIVATE DECISION MAKERS ACTORS IN RESEARCH
ACTORS IN RAISING AWARENESS & SPREADING KNOWLEDGE
ACTORS IN RESEARCH
PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS
GENERAL PUBLIC
THE ACTORS

8. According to the Foreword of the Conference Proceedings
it was the aim of the Conference to identify and promote …
... best practices in good water status and demand management,
…. realistic scenario building,
… reliable economic analysis of water uses,
... and efficient stakeholders and/or public involvement in decision making.
We believe, we have done a good step forward, but many more challenges are ahead of us …