1. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe The Second International Conference Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Dealing with Conflicting Uses at Lake Constance Mrs. Ulla Noell Mr. Günter Fehr Mr. Michael Becker F&N Umweltconsult GmbH Lister Meile 27 D-30161 Hannover Phone: +49/511/34875-0 Fax: +49/511/34875-40 www.funumweltconsult.de Futher Informations: www.funumweltconsult.de www.hydromod.de/eurolakes

2. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Aim of the project : Improvement of planning strategies and EU regulations concerning the sustainable water management of deep European lakes and their catchment areas. Partners: Institute of Prospective Technological Studies Hydromod Scientific Consulting Institut für Seenforschung (IfS) Finnish Environmental Institute University of Savoie University of Glasgow Warsaw University of Technology

3. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Main objectives: How to deal with conflicting uses at Lake Constance considering the principles of Sustainability ? 1. What do we consider to be sustainable ? 2. Who is it possible to describe sustainability ? 3. How can we get to a decision making process ? 4. How does it look like at Eurolakes ?

4. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Concept of Sustainability In 1987 Brundtland Commission called for new ways to measure SD. In 1992 this idea echoed in Agenda 21. In 1996 the Bellagio Principles were formulated as guidelines for the choice, design and interpretation of indicators for sustainability. Considerations on Sustainability

5. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Describing Sustainability The DPSIR - Concept A methodology to describe the relationships between the origins (causes) and the impacts on a system. Variations of the DPSIR-chain include PSR (e.g. OECD 1994), DSR (e.g. UNCSD 1996). Agriculture Tourism Traffic Use of fertilizer Use of pesticides Accelerated erosion Sheep treatment Emission (air) Eutrophication Algae growth Turbidity Change in fish population ecology Change in biodiversity Costs in drinking water supply Decrease of recreational quality Identity of the site Policy, legislation, financing, research, education,

6. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Getting to decision Use of Indicators according to Bellagio Principals Holistic approach Adequate scope Practical focus Openness Effective broad communication Ongoing assessment Institutional capacity

7. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe How does it look like at EUROLAKES ? At EUROLAKES

8. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Dashboard System Possibility to benchmark watershed on their strategies Communication between scientist, the public and decision makers Control instrument At EUROLAKES

9. Sustainable Management of Transboundary Waters in Europe Looking Forward Experts consultation Participatory process of consultation for indicators Definition of monitoring strategies Indicators list as a “living list” (SOLEC) At EUROLAKES