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Links to relevant EU projects and networks Harmoni-CA's strategy is first of all based on the fact that much expertise relevant to the objectives of Harmoni-CA is already available or will be developed in ongoing projects. To achieve the main objectives this expertise needs to be elaborated and harmonised.  http://www.harmoni-ca.info/Catchment_Modelling_projects/index.phpAquaTerra is an integrated project of the 6th EU RTD Framework Programme that aims to provide the scientific basis for an improved river basin management through a better under-standing of the river-sediment-soil-groundwater system as a whole, by integrating both natural and socio-economics aspects at different temporal and spatial scales. This should be applicable to European contexts facing modifications or changes due to Climate Change, Land Use and pollution of soil and water. http://www.attempto-projects.de/aquaterra/5.0.htmlThe objective of BMW project is to establish a set of criteria to assess the appropriateness of integrated models for the use in the implementation of WFD. Moreover, the project aims at testing and demonstrating the use of integrated models applied to selected intensively studied river basins. http://www.environment.fi/default.asp?contentid=79639&lan=ENRelationships between ecological and chemical status of surface waters (REBECCA). http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=11778&lan=ENThe HarmoniQuA project has developed a computer based Modelling Support Tool (MoST) to provide a user-friendly guidance and quality assurance framework that will contribute towards enhancing the credibility of catchment and river basin modelling. http://harmoniqua.wau.nl/The HarmoniRiB project is an European Project under the European Commision`s "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD)" Programme. EESD is one of the four thematic programmes of the Fifth (EC) RTD Framework Programme (1998-2002). http://www.harmonirib.com/context.htmEuro-limpacs is a €20m Integrated Project funded by the EU designed to assess the effects of future global change on Europe's freshwater ecosystems. The project is co-ordinated by the Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London and has 37 partners. The research programme is relevant to the EU Water Framework Directive and other European and international directives and protocols and supports the EU's charter on Sustainable Development. http://www.eurolimpacs.ucl.ac.uk/The SedNet mission is to be a European network for environmentally, socially and economically viable practices of sediment management on river basin scales. Due to the trans-boundary nature, no single water manager or country has the responsibility of solving sediment management problems at such a scale. SedNet is established. http://www.sednet.org/The overall objective of the ANSEA project is to provide a framework for assisting in the implementation of European Directive (2001/42/EC) on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, that ensures a sound integration of the environment into decision-making processes at the strategic level, i.e. in the formulation of policies, plans and programmes. http://www.taugroup.com/ansea/objectives/OBJETIVE.htmOther EU sites SERIS is an inventory of national state of the environment reports. The database contains brief publications details for recent (1997 onwards) reports for countries included in the EEA's third assessment report. SERIS contains links to the reports and to the main organisation involved in the report. Reports can be identified by their geographic coverage or the year of publication. National and multi-national reports are included in the database. http://countries.eea.eu.int/SERISThe EU Water Framework Directive: Statistical aspects of the identification of groundwater pollution trends, and aggregation of monitoring results. http://www.wfdgw.net/International links The Compendium of Tools for Watershed Assessment and TMDL Development supports the watershed approach by summarizing available techniques and models that assess and predict physical, chemical, and biological conditions in waterbodies. It is intended to provide watershed managers and other users with information helpful for selecting models appropriate to their needs and resources. http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/tmdl/comptool.htmlA guide for conducting watershed outreach campaigning, EPA http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/outreach/documents/getnstep.pdfThe UNESCO Water Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web. The site provides links to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sharing, browsing and searching websites of water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules and other on-line resources. http://www.unesco.org/water/water_links/Water_Issues/Water_resources_system...What is non-point source pollution?, EPA http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/nps/Welcome to the Watershed and Water Quality Modeling Technical Support Center. The mission of the Center is to provide assistance to EPA Regions, State and Local Governments, and their contractors in the implementation of the Clean Water Act. The Center which is part of EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) is committed to providing access to technically defensible tools and approaches that can be used in the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), waste load allocations, and watershed protection plans. The Center will reach out to experts throughout EPA and States to bring technical expertise to the Center. http://www.epa.gov/athens/wwqtsc/ENV:WFD CIRCA: "Implementing the Water Framework Directive" http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/env/wfd/library?l=/...Other toolboxes Welcome to GreenBiz Leaders, featuring hundreds of examples of how companies of all sizes and sectors align environmental responsibility with business success, as judged by independent agencies and organizations. http://www.greenbiz.com/toolbox/Welcome to the GWP ToolBox for Integrated Water Resources Management! The ToolBox is a comprehensive source of knowledge, experience and guidance for sustainable water resources development and management including service provision. The ToolBox aims to help you - decision makers and practitioners - to put together policy packages for sustainable water resources management. The ToolBox draws together experience and shares knowledge in implementing IWRM, worldwide. http://gwpforum.netmasters05.netmasters.nl/en/The WCA infoNET information system is an Internet-based integrated information platform which merges high quality information resources and expertise allowing direct access to publications, documents, data, computer programs and discussion groups which provide a knowledge base, support and the necessary global platform for decisions on water conservation and use in agriculture http://www.wca-infonet.org/iptrid/infonet/index.jspExamples of local toolboxes Texas Coastal watershed program http://www.urban-nature.org/landuse/landuse.htm#toolboxThis Tool Box contains information on watershed and stormwater management approaches and techniques. These documents, fact sheets and portable document files (pdfs) were prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Water Resources Advisory Committee of the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council. Also in this section are local and national on-line information sources and model ordinances . The Water Resources Toolbox is a beginning reference document for those interested in watershed planning and stormwater management tools and techniques. http://www.ewgateway.org/waterresources/ToolBox/toolbox.htmThis toolbox is developed as part of the Harmoni-CA-project. The objective of the Toolbox is to provide easy and guided access to approved (benchmarked) ICT-tools necessary for the development of River Basin Management Plans. This leads to an open, flexible, scientific sound toolbox for present and future integrated, harmonised ICT-tools. http://www.harmoni-ca.info/toolbox/ |
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