1. Intercalibration of assessment systems for the WFD: Aims, achievements and further challenges Presented by Sandra Poikane Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability

2. HIGH GOOD MODERATE POOR BADECOLOGICALSTATUSGOOD HIGH MODERATE POOR BAD ECOLOGICALSTATUS HIGH HIGH GOOD MODERATE POOR BADECOLOGICALSTATUS Intercalibration ? Restore

3. Intercalibration 2 aims :  Harmonise the understanding of ‘good ecological status’ throughout all member states  Ensure this common understanding is consistent with the WFD

4. 4 Biological Quality Elements  BQE

5. 5 Geographical IC groups NORTHERN MEDITERRANEAN EASTERN CONTINENTAL CENTRAL/BALTIC ALPINE

6. RESULTS  Started 2003  What is achieved by now ?

7. Commission Decision of 30 October 2008 establishing values of the MS monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise

8. RESULTS - RIVERS  Benthic fauna  Phytobenthos

9. Rivers: Benthic fauna  ALP: AT, FR, DE, IT, SI, ES  CB: AT, BE, DK, DE, FR, IE, IT, LU, NL, PL, ES, SE, UK  EC: AT, SK  MED: CY, FR, GR, IT, PT, ES  NORD: FI, IE, NO, SE, UK

10. Rivers: Benthic fauna

11. Rivers: Phytobenthos  ALP: AT, FR, DE, SI, ES  CB: AT, BE, DE, EE, FR, IE, LU, NL, ES, SE, UK  MED: FR, PT, ES  NORD: FI, IE, SE, UK

12. Rivers Phytobenthos

13. RIVERS – PLANS  Macrophytes  Fish fauna  Include all countries  Large rivers  Refcond working group

14. Lakes  Phytoplankton: –Chlorophyll-a –Composition  Macrophytes

15. Lakes  All GIGs – common datasets – Class Boundaries

16. Lakes: chlorophyll-a boundaries

17. Lakes – Phytoplankton composition  ALP: AT, DE and IT  MED: FR, IT, ES, PT, RO, GR, CY

18. Macrophytes  ALP: DE, AT  CB: BE, EE, DE, LV, NL, UK  NORD: IE, NO, SE, UK

19. Lakes: Macrophytes

20. RIVERS Benthic fauna Phytobenthos Not all MS

21. Reference conditions ? LAKES All countriesNot all countries

22. PLANS: ALL MS, ALL BQE

23. Important: National assessment systems IC results: International water body types National assessment systems National assessment systems PROBLEMS WITH TRANSLATING

24. sandra.poikane@jrc.ec.europa.eu Thank you !