Workshop Information on lessons learned on Stakeholder’s Participation from the Danube River Basin in the 2 nd cycle of the Sava River Basin Management and connection to the Planning EU Danube Region Strategy 18 June 2015, Zagreb, Croatia Dr. János Fehér GWP CEE Danube Strategy Task Force Leader 1/xx Month 2015 www. gwpcee. org Content Public participation in the 1 st RBMP process o EU compliance checking o EEA assessment on public participation GWP IWRM ToolBox: The Knowledge Sharing Tool Opportunities within the implementation of Danube Region Strategy o planning process o projects related to DRS in the light of financing sources 2/40 18 June 2015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Public participation in the 1 st RBMP process General requirement of WFD to encourage active involvement in the implementation (14.1. §) WFD requires 3 consultations during the river basin management planning process: Until December 2006 – schedule of the planning process and consultation concepts. Until December 2007 – preliminary overview of the significant water management issues. Until December 2008 – public discussion of the draft river basin management plans. It was necessary to collect the public opinions and those had to be taken into account in the planning process (Annex VII. par A9.) By request the background information had to be released or access had to be provided to them (14. §, and Annex VII. par. A11.) Strict environmental objectives can be achieved only with collaboration with the stakeholders and the public. 3/xx3/40 2-2118 June April 2015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Public participation in the 1 st RBMP process EU COM EEA compliance assessment checking on public participation 4/xx4/40 2-2118 June April 2015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Public participation in the 1 st RBMP process EU COM compliance checking Recommendations to Member States - The third implementation report – assessment of the River Basin Management Plans (2012): – Continue consolidation of integrated multidisciplinary water management; look for solutions that balance environmental protection and sustainable economic development in the long term and, when necessary, adapt legal and administrative approaches; – Coordinate with countries in shared river basins early in the process of RBMP preparation, agree and implement transboundary measures; – Involve stakeholders and authorities from the beginning of the planning process and be transparent. Source: REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) River Basin Management Plans /* COM/2012/0670 final */ 5/xx5/40 2-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Public participation in the 1 st RBMP process European Environmental Agency (EEA) assessment on public participation EEA Report No. 3/2014 evaluates whether - the provisions for PP included in the WFD actually contribute to achieving the objectives of the directive OR - at least support the ongoing implementation process by, for example, improving the integration of water management between different actors, incorporating local knowledge and promoting informed decision-making. 6/xx6/40 2-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Public participation in the 1 st RBMP process Key findings of the EEA Report No. 3/2014: • The institutional context in which participation takes place will play a key role, in terms of who determines the participatory process and how it is planned and implemented. • Participatory processes need to take account of the multilevel nature of water governance, as well as the need for links between natural boundaries (river basins and catchments) and administrative boundaries. (Where this is achieved, participation processes are likely to be more effective, and are viewed as more relevant.) • Good water governance must bear environmental concerns in mind , well balanced against justified interests of economic sectors like agriculture, energy or transport. Stakeholder dialogue is a key element in policy integration of environmental, economic and social interests. • Formal participation mechanisms such as stakeholder committees, councils or panels and written consultation processes are important for ensuring open and transparent discussions, inviting different views, and focusing these discussions into an efficient decision process. It is vital that a clear process be set up, which accommodates controversial views and allows all parties to be active in the process. 7/xx7/40 2-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Public participation in the 1 st RBMP process Key findings of the EEA Report No. 3/2014: - continued • Involving members of the wider public appears to have proved more difficult than engaging with organised stakeholders. This is a common problem for planning processes, as the more strategic plans can seem vague or abstract to non-specialists, the more detailed plans are complex and incomprehensible to the layman. • An important element in terms of involving members of the public is producing clear, non-technical information. Information provided to participants by most water authorities still tends to take the form of fairly detailed technical reports rather than information tailored to non-technical audiences. • The use of independent facilitators in participation events like committee and council meetings or workshops can increase trust in the process . • There is no common or 'right' set of tools / methods for PP • Tools that are targeted to specific audiences are likely to be more effective. 8/xx8/40 2-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org GWP IWRM ToolBox: The knowledge Tool 9/xx9/40 20-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org What is the ToolBox? • It is on online forum for water experts and the broader community to address and improve the management of water resources • It describes the pillars and components of IWRM • It shows best practices and case studies • It gather relevant publications, support documents, organizations and web links on IWRM 10/xx10/40 2-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Purpose IWRM knowledge sharing and dissemination tool Goal To contribute to establishing a global communication platform to share knowledge and develop capacity Components Tools (59 tools – guidelines how to implement IWRM); Case studies (468 cases – illustrate how tools work in practice); References (support documents, manuals, papers, and external IWRM knowledge databases) 11/xx11/40 2-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org ”What is new”? will come here 12/xx12/x12/40 20-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Dynamics in ToolBox Case studies References Critical Tools Presentations Challenges Videos theory action synthesis 13/xx13/40 2-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org For Who is this ToolBox? Why we would like to share it? As water is everybody’s business…... trainers experts academia decision makers practitioners 14/xx14/x14/40 20-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Enabling environment 15/xx15/x15/40 20-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org The ToolBox structure Part A THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT A1 POLICIES – SETTING GOALS FOR WATER USE, PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION A1.01 Preparation of a national water resources policy A1.02 Policies with relation to water resources A1.03 Climate change adaptation policies A2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK – A2.01 Elements of water law A2.02 Implementation and enforcement A2.03 Integrating legal framework for IWRM A3 INVESTMENT AND FINANCING STRUCTURES A3.01 Investment framework A3.02 Strategic financial planning A3.03 Generating basic revenues for water A3.04 Repayable resources of finance for water 16/xx16/x16/40 20-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org Institutional roles 17/xx17/x17/40 20-21185 June May April 201520152015 Information on lessons learned from the Danube River Basin www. gwpcee. org The ToolBox structure Part B INSTITUTIONAL ROLES B1 CREATING AN ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK B1.01 Reforming institutions for better governance B1.02 Transboundary organisations for water resource management B1.03 National apex bodies B1.04 River basin organisations B1.05 Regulatory bodies and enforcement agencies B1.06 Service providers and IWRM B1.07 Strengthening the public sector water utilities B1.08 Role of the private sector B1.09 Civil society institutions and community based organisations B1.10 Local authorities B1.11 Building Partnerships B2 BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY - DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES B2.01 Participatory capacity and empowerment in civil society B2.02 Training to build capacity in water professionals B2.03 Regulatory capacity