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17th "Europe-INBO 2019" International Conference
for the Implementation of the European Water Directives

 

 from 17th to 20th June 2019 in Lahti, Finland at Sibelius Hall

 

Discussing the future of the European Water Directive and Schowcasing ambition under midnight sun !

 

Finnish authorities invite Europe-INBO this year to hold the 17th “EUROPE-INBO” International Conference, co-organized with the “Group of European Basin Authorities for the Implementation of the European Water Directives”, from Monday 17th of June to Thursday 20th of June 2019, at the Sibelius Hall, Lahti, FINLAND.

Organizations, administrations and other stakeholders interested in Basin Management was invited to participate in the event and share their experiences on basin management.

 

 

 

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Finnish authorities invite Europe-INBO this year to hold the 17th “EUROPE-INBO” International Conference, co-organized with the “Group of European Basin Authorities for the Implementation of the European Water Directives”, from Monday 17th of June to Thursday 20th of June 2019, at the Sibelius Hall, Lahti, FINLAND.

Organizations, administrations and other stakeholders interested in Basin Management was invited to participate in the event and share their experiences on basin management.

 

 

Program

 

 

Papers

 

Monday 17th June :

Workshop “Integration of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) into WFD Programs of Measures (PoMs) for basin restoration with a focus on lakes: governance, implementation, assessment

 

Nature-based Solutions. Definition and implementation - Justine DELANGUE (IUCN)
French Biodiversity Agency : Strategy to increase climate resilience through nature-based solutions - LIFE Integrated Project ARTISAN
Natural water retention measures (NWRM): Efficiency assessment for water directives - Maxime Fouillet (OIEau)
Nature based solutions in lake and river restoration in Finland - Dr Anne-Mari Ventelä & Dr Teija Kirkkala (Pyhäjärvi Institute)
Integration of nature based solutions. Examples of good practices in the Artois Picardie Water Agency - Géraldine. Aubert (Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie)
Stormwater management & NBS for reducing emissions of harmful substances from urbanized areas Local experiences & practices from Lahti - Juhani Järveläinen (City of Lahti)
Natural based solutions for brownification of surface water combined with natural water retention measures  - Helene Annadotter, (Regito Research Center on Water and Health (SWE))
Biomanipulation in Finland - identification of the need, implementing of fish removal, impacts on water quality and ecology, views to the reason in variation of impacts -Ilkka Sammalkorpi (Finnish Environment Institute SYKE)

 

 

 

Tuesday 18th June :

  • Official opening of ceremony

 Video Jimenez Cisneros

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Message of the DG Environment

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         Video -  Bettina Doeser (DG Environnement) -
           
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  • Roundtable N°1 - Water quality : the objective of good ecological status and the challenge of microplastics

The objective of good ecological status and the challenge of microplastics - Seppo Hellsten
L’objectif de bon état  écologique et le défi des micro plastiques - M Haussoulier
(Micro)plastic pollution problem in the aquatic environment - Bernard De Potter
Water quality Physicochemical elements in ecological status classification & multistressor situations - Marko Järvinen
L’objectif de bon état écologique et le challenge des micro-plastiques - Christian Lecussan
The challenge of pesticides to achieve good water status - Laura Tanco Ballesteros

 

  • Roundtable N°2 - Agriculture and climate change : agroecology, non-point source pollution, water availability

Heavy rain risk on the agricultural areas in Central Europe – case study Poland - Mariusz Adynkiewicz-Piragas
Climate change and agriculture: the case of the Guadalquivir River Basin in Spain - Víctor Cifuentes
Increase exchanges between European stakeholders on catchment protection - Stéphanie Laronde
Infographics of agriculture in Bélarus - Aliaksandr Pakhomau
Water and Land Management adaptation in the Amu Darya Basin to Climate Change - Galina Stulina
Agriculture and climate change - Marja-Liisa Tapio-Biström

 

Wednesday 19th June :

  • Roundtable N°3 - Towards a practical review of the WFD application : how to deal with exemptions and one-out-all-out

Soil and Water Resources Institute - Ioannis Chronis
ECRR Submission to the Public Consultation of the WFD Fitness Check - Bart Fokkens
The Loire-Brittany Basin - Philippe Gouteyron
How to deal with exemptions and one-out all-out principle - Taina Ihaksi
« One out, all out » principle How to benefit ? - Pierre-Nicolas Libert
WFD review: Towards a practical review of the WFD application - Maria Babukchieva

 

  • Roundtable N°4 -  Integrated management of basins and coastal waters : strengthening consistency

Introduction to the session
Integrated Management of basins and coastal waters: strengthening consistency
- Manuel Sapiano
Future of Aral Sea Basin - Viktor Dukhovniy
Understanding and managing nutrient cycling in coastal areas of the Baltic Sea - Tom Jilbert
The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes - Hanna Plotnykova
Integrated management of basins and coastal waters : strengthening  consistency - Géraldine Aubert

 

  • Special session "International and transboundary cooperation (including under the Framework of the WFD, between EU and Non-EU Countries"

Developing solidarity and decentralized international cooperation between local authorities in the WASH sector - Jacky Cottet,
River Basin Cooperation between Romania & Serbia - Mihaela Madar
European Union Water Initiative plus for the eastern partnership countries: EUWI+East - Géraldine Aubert, Dumitru Proca
Cooperation in transboundary river basin management in the Balkans - Dragan Zeljko
Finnish-Russian Transboundary cooperation with Vuoksi River as a case - Marko Keskinen
Why do we need transboundary water cooperation? - Seppo Rekolainen
The water convention - Harry Liiv

 

  • Official closing ceremony

Closing session - Eric Tardieu
Reporting Nature Based Solutions - Yannick Pochon, Maxime Fouillet
Reporting RT1 : Water Quality - Yamna Djellouli
Reporting RT2 - Jovana Rašeta
Reporting RT3 - Adeline Blard-Zakar
Reporting RT4 - El Fasskaoui
Peer to Peer Workshop
Europe-INBO 2020  meeting in Malta
Sommet International de Marrakech sur la sécurité hydrique
- El Fasskaoui
Declaration de Lahti - Daniel Valensuela

 
 

Thursday 20th June :

  • A technical and culturl visit was organized in the City of Lahti region.