Possible Contributions of ESA Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Initiative for the WFD Implementation

Steffen Kuntz; Frank Martin Seifert

Possible Contributions of ESA Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Initiative for the WFD Implementation

Publication: Report
Citation: Thomas Dworak et al. (2005): Possible Contributions of ESA Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Initiative for the WFD Implementation.

Policy makers are increasingly in need of accurate and timely information in order to meet reporting requirements linked to environmental legislation. This paper explores the extent to which Earth Observation (EO) based services, addressed by the joint ESA and EC initiative "Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)", can contribute to meeting the special reporting requirements of the major European Union water policy, namely the Water Framework Directive (WFD).

The implementation of the WFD managed through river basin management plans will closely rely on monitoring programmes. Therefore, the WFD introduces a new approach to data and information collection and reporting. The WFD presents an ideal opportunity for the development of an integrated data management system for water, as well as requiring new monitoring techniques like Earth Observation (EO) to generate the requested data.

Knowing the possibilities of EO for the implementation of the WFD, a project was established within the ESA GMES Services Elements (GSE) focusing on water quality, water shortage and indicators of the water condition. This paper will introduce the SAGE (Service for the Provision of Advanced Geo-Information on Environmental Pressure and State) project that provides information products based on data collected by Earth Observation satellites.

Water Framework Directive and Agricultural Linkages at the EU Level: State of Play

25 April 2006
Thomas Dworak

Presentation:Speech

Based on an initiative of the Grüne Liga e.V. a seminar with the title: On the way towards the "Good status"- Critical aspects of the WFD was held on 24 March 2006. Rainer Müssner from Ecologic gave a presentation about the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU and the Water Framework Directive. The main focus of Müssner's presentation was the linkages between these policy areas and options to create synergies.

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Presentation:Speech

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14 February 2006
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Project:FP 6

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Publication:Report

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Year 2006

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Year 2006

Publication:Report

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Year 2006

Publication:Report

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WFD and Agriculture Linkages at the EU Level

Year 2006

Publication:Report

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WFD and Agriculture Linkages at the EU Level

Year 2006

Language: English
Authorship: Thomas Dworak

Cornelius Laaser

Steffen Kuntz

Frank Martin Seifert
Published in: Environmental Science and Policy Volume 8 Nr. 3
Year: 2005
Dimension: 5 pp.
ISSN: 1462-9011
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2005.03.008
Project: Costs and Benefits of the Water Framework Directive
Project ID: 1966
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Global Monitoring of Environment and Security (GMES)
2.1. Main GMES thematic priorities

3. GMES and the WFD
3.1. The example of SAGE

4. Use of EO information

5. Conclusions
Keywords: Water

GMES, Water Framework Directive, Information, Sicherheit

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