Description of the Congress:

Public participation in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60

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organized by Gruppo 183 association, Iefe-Bocconi and Udine University

sponsored by Federgasacqua, Sogesid, Comunità Ambiente

leaflet and invitation in the italian version of this page

Monday 30^th May 2005, Milan, Italy

Via Sarfatti 25

The European Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE (WFD) aims to achieve a “good ecological status” for surface water, both inland and coastal water, for transitional waters and for groundwater, by:

• The administration (conceived as both planning and management activity) of river basins, that Member States were due to assign  -individually or in groups-  to a River Basin District by December 2003, taking into account the balance between the availability of natural resources and sustainable uses;
• A gradual recovery of the costs of water services, considering their social and territorial distribution (abstraction licences, tariffs and water bills);
• Access to information and public participation in water management authorities’ activities.

According to the WFD, public participation is an essential requirement to achieve the correct and complete implementation of the Directive itself.

However, how the social actors and interested parties can be identified? Which would be their tasks in the construction of river basin management plans, participatory issued, and therefore effective? How the participatory processes can take place? What has to be expected from their effective functioning? At which stage of the implementation process are we in Italy?

The Congress follows a previous meeting regarding the WFD organized in October 2003 by IEFE Bocconi, Gruppo 183 and Legambiente.

It aims to:

• analyse economic, legal and institutional aspects of public participation and focus on case studies ongoing or scheduled in Italy;
• issue a proposal to be presented to the National Institutions’, academics’ and organizations’ representatives.

9:00  Registration

9:15  Welcome

         Renzo Capra

IEFE Bocconi President

         Roberto Santaniello

Director of the European Commission Office in Milan

9:30 Introduction

         Public participation and water policy

         Edoardo Croci

IEFE Bocconi

         Chairman

Comparative analysis of European public participation experiences in water policy

Antonio Massarutto

IEFE Bocconi and University of Udine

Participative planning approach, the CIRF experience

Erich Trevisiol

CIRF and IUAV Venezia

         Public participation from a legal perspective

         Paolo Urbani

LUISS Roma and University of Chieti

Modelling public participation in water management rural contexts

Carlo Giupponi

University of Milan

11:00 Coffe Break

11:15    Italian experiences of public participation in water management

Antonio Massarutto

IEFE Bocconi and University of Udine

Chairman

            The Consulting Committee of the Po River

            Emanuele Croci

            Consulting Committee for planning activity, Po River Basin Authority

            The Puglia-Basilicata agreement

            Mario Rosario Mazzolla

            University of Palermo

Participatory contributions and planning functions for the River Contract in the Lombardia Region

            Andrea Calori

            Politecnico of Milan

            The Optimal Management Units (ATO) of the Baccaglione and Laguna

            Alessandro de Carli

            IEFE Bocconi

The Water Balance (Bilancio Idrico) in the River Tevere

Carlo Ferranti

Tevere River Basin Authority

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Round table

            Giuseppe Gavioli

            Gruppo183

            Chairman

With the participation of

Andrea Agapito Ludovici, WWF Italia

Alberto Cervi, Young Imprenditor Association Assolombarda

Bernardo De Bernardinis, Risk Prevention Service, Italian Civil Protection

Giuseppe D'Occhio, Liri-Garigliano-Volturno River Basin Authority

Renato Drusiani, Federgasacqua

Claudio Falasca, CGIL - CISL – UIL Unions

Ennio Fano, ENEL

Anna Maria Martuccelli, ANBI

Roberto Passino, IRSA - CNR

Giorgio Pineschi, Ministry of Environment

Renato Scognamiglio, SOGESID

Nicola Stolfi, Italian Farmers’ Association

Giuseppe Torchio, UPI – ANCI, Representing the Regions and Autonomous Districts Presidents’ Committee

17.30   Conclusions

Antonio Massarutto

IEFE Bocconi and University of Udine

Contact:

Gruppo 183

Association for water and soil protection

info@gruppo183.org

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