PIANC Seminar :

Navigating the Water Framework Directive

Partners in the PIANC-led Task Group include the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), European Barge Union (EBU), European Boating Association (EBA), European Community of Shipowners Associations (ECSA), European

Dredging Association (EuDA), European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP), European Marine Industries Group (EURMIG), European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), and Inland Navigation Europe (INE)

 

31st January 2007 - Brussels, Belgium

08:30 Opening registration

09:30 Welcome and introductionEric Van den Eede, PIANC

09:35 The EU Water Framework Directive : an OverviewPeter Gammeltoft, EU Commission - DG Environment

09:55 Ports, Navigation and the Common Transport PolicyJean Trestour, DG Tren Motorways of the Sea

10:15 The Water Framework Directive and legal (un)cer- tainty for port and waterway authorities and private investorsEric van Hooydonk, University of Antwerp

10:35 Questions

10:45 Coffee Break

11:15 Ecological Targets, Intercalibration and GEPPeter Pollard, SEPA

11:35 Proposed Priority Substances Daughter DirectiveStephen Hull, ABP Mer

11:55 Progress with River Basin PlanningMarieke Van Nood, DG Env

12:15 Discussion

12:30 Lunch Break

14:00 Effects of sediment transport and other hydro-morphological processes in river beds, and their importance for WFD objectivesGeorg Rast, WWF

14:20 Sediment Management: an Essential Element of River Basin ManagementAxel Netzband, SedNet Steering Group - Chair

14:40 Sediments and the WFD: Practical ChallengesJose Luis Fernandez, Port Authority of Sevilla

15:00 Questions

15:10 Two-minute stakeholder statements

15:30 Discussion

16:00 Tea

WORKSHOP I : SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT AND RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING

14:00 Maritime Policy and the WFD: Managing the InterfaceYves Auffret, EU Commission, Maritime Policy Task Force

14:20 Practical Aspects of EU Maritime Policy and the Marine Strategy DirectivePim de Wit, Port of Rotterdam

14:40 Selecting indicators within the EU Marine Strategy and WFD contextsBenoit Beliaeff, IFREMER, France

15:00 Questions

15:10 Two-minute stakeholder statements

15:30 Discussion

16:00 Tea

WORKSHOP II :

EU MARITIME STRATEGY AND THE WFD

14:00 Dealing with hydromorphological issues: the Danube experiencePhilip Weller, ICPDR

14:20 Hydromorphology, Navigation and Seaport DevelopmentJan Brooke, PIANC

14:40 Practical Challenges in Delivering Hydromorpholo-gical ImprovementsHendrik Havinga, Rijkswaterstaat, Netherlands

15:00 Questions

15:10 Two-minute stakeholder statements

15:30 Discussion

16:00 Tea

WORKSHOP III : DELIVERING WFD-COMPLIANT HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE

16:30 Workshop I: Sediment Management and River Basin Management PlanningNeville Burt, CEDA

16:40 Workshop II: EU Maritime Strategy and the WFDPatrick Verhoeven, ESPO

16:50 Workshop III: Delivering WFD-Compliant Hydromor-phological ChangeJean Trestour, DG Tren

17:00 WFD Implementation: Opportunities and Challenges for Ports and NavigationFritz Holzwarth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

17:20 Closing remarksEric van Den Eede, PIANC

17:30 Close

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