Links

This page provides web links to key web sites related to the WFD.

European Water Policy

Europa - portal for European Union affairs. http://europa.eu.int
Europa (WFD link). Portal to the DG Environment and the WFD. http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html
EU legislation - Europa portal to European Union law. http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en
CIRCA - the WFD electronic forum established for information exchange and as a communication platform for supporting the WFD Common Implementation Strategy. http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/home
European Environment Agency web page link to 'Water'. http://themes.eea.eu.int/Specific_media/water
LIFE (The Financial Instrument for the Environment) co-finances environmental initiatives in the European Union to spearhead European Community environment policy. http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life/home.htm
International River Conventions (International Commissions of Rivers)
- Odra River www.mkoo.pl
- Elbe River www.ikse.de
- Danube River www.icpdr.org
- Rhine River www.iksr.org
- Leman Lake www.cipel.org
- Constance Lake www.igkb.de
- Majeur & Lugano Lakes www.cipais.org
- Meuse River www.cipm-icbm.be
- Escaut River www.icbs-cipe.com
- Moselle & Sare rivers www.iksms-cipms.org

European Water Support

Joint Research Centre (JRC) Institute for Environment and Sustainability. Aims to provide scientific and technical support to European Union strategies for the protection of the environment contributing to sustainable development. http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int
European Centre for Ecological Water Quality and Intercalibration (EEWAI) launched by Joint Research Centre, in collaboration with DG ENV to assist with harmonisation and intercalibration of surface water ecological assessment systems of the Member States. http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/eewai
Platform for information exchange. Information sheets on the integrated testing of guidelines in 15 Pilot River Basins. http://viso.ei.jrc.it/wfd_prb/index.html

Pilot River Basins
Scheldt transboundary river basin (Belgium, France, The Netherlands) http://www.scaldit.org
Ordense river basin (Denmark) http://odenseprb.fyns-amt.dk
Oulujoki river basin (Finland) http://kkwwwt/ympsuo/vesi/eritsuoj/ppo/vpd/pilotti.htm
Moselle-Sarre transboundary river basin (France, Germany, Luxembourg)
Marne river basin (France)
Neisse transboundary river basin (Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic)
Pinios river basin (Greece) http://www.minenv.gr/pinios_river.html
Shannon river basin (Ireland) http://www.shannonrbd.com
Ribble river basin (UK) http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ribblewfd
Cecina and Tevere river basin (Italy) http://www.abtevere.it/prb/index.htm
Sulda lsvassdraget river basin (Norway) http://www.nve.no/modules/module_111/news_item_view.asp?iResponse=3&iNewsId=11128&iCategoryId=903
Guadiana river basin (Portuguese part) (Portugal) http://snirh.inag.pt
Somes/Szamos transboundary river basin (Romania, Hungary) http://www.rowater.ro/Directia.asp?loc=1&target=parent
Júcar river basin (Spain) http://www.chj.es

Please see the above link for information on pilot river basins that did not have a specific web site at the time of publishing this CD Rom. Unfortunately, no information on a specific website for Marne and the Ribble was available. For further information on the Pilot River Basins, please consult the Information sheets on the 15 Pilot River Basins available on the Platform of Information Exchange of the JRC. http://viso.ei.jrc.it/wfd_prb/sites/html

Research

5th Framework Programme: Link to the Key Action "Sustainable Management and Quality of Water" within the Environment and Sustainable Management Programme of the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5). This sets out the priorities for the European Union's research, technological development and demonstration activities for the period 1998-2002. http://www.cordis.lu/eesd/ka1/home.html

5th Framework Programme documents: Relevant information and documents related to the above programme. http://www.cordis.lu/eesd/ka1/home.html

6th Framework Programme. http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/home.cfm
Research and Technological Development (link to document under CIS)

Many Member States have national and regional authorities with web sites on the WFD. Links to these web sites will soon be available on the DG ENV homepage.

Links to official WFD web sites in European Member states

Below you find links to the official WFD implementation web sites of the EU Member States. On these sites you can often access more detailed information on water management in specific countries than the European Commission has the possibility to provide.

Country Web-address

Austria http://www.lebensministerium.at/wasser/

Belgium http://www.ciwvlaanderen.be
http://www.vmm.be

Cyprus http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/wdd/wdd.nsf/union_gr/union_gr?OpenDocument

Czech Republic http://www.env.cz
http://www.mze.cz

Denmark http://www.mst.dk/

Estonia http://www.envir.ee
http://www.envir.ee/vesi/koostamine.html

Finland http://www.ymparisto.fi/

France
http://www.eau2015-rhin-meuse.fr/fr/forums/read.php?f=1&i=13&t=11
http://www.oieau.org/eaudoc/dossiers/dce.htm
http://www.bretagne.ecologie.gouv.fr/Eau/Dossiers/DCE.htm

Germany http://www.bmu.de/de/1024/js/sachthemen/gewaesserschutz/kurzinfo/ http://wasserblick.net/

Greece http://www.minenv.gr/welcome_gr.html

Hungary http://euvki.hu
http://www.wwf.hu/en/wwfrol_1_1_2_vizkeret.php

Ireland http://www.wfdireland.ie/

Italy http://www.gruppo183.org/links/linee%20guida%20direttiva%20acque.html

Latvia http://www.lvgma.gov.lv

Lithuania

Luxembourg http://www.waasser.lu/gestion_de_leau/gestion.html

Malta http://www.mra.org.mt/wfd_introduction.shtml

Netherlands http://www.waterland.net

Poland

Portugal http://dqa.inag.pt/

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain http://www.chj.es/index2.HTM
http://www.chj.es/cpj3/imagenes/contenido.htm

Sweden http://www.naturvardsverket.se/

United Kingdom http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/wfd/index.htm
http://www.wfduk.org/

Links to official WFD web sites in non European Member states

Scotland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Water/17316/8084

WFD and International River Basin Commissions

The International River Basin Commissions have an important role in coordination of WFD implementation in the EU Member States. Below you will find links to the most active River Basin Commissions in Europe.

River Basin Commission Web address

Odra River http://www.mkoo.pl

Elbe River http://www.ikse.de

Danube http://www.icpdr.org

Rhine River http://www.iksr.de

Within the WFD Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) a network of Pilot River Basins has been established. There river basins are fore-runners in WFD implementation and thereby gather a lot of hands-on experiences from the process. Information about the Pilot River Basins and links to their corresponding web-sites can be found at the Pilot River Basins Platform of Information Exchange.