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The RBMP in the Netherlands

The RBMP in the Netherlands. Delta of four international RBD’s. Rhine Meuse Scheldt Ems. About 60 % below sea level. Without human intervention, about 60% of the Netherlands would be swallowed by the sea. Man-made and highly regulated.

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The RBMP in the Netherlands

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  1. The RBMP in the Netherlands Marc de Rooy, Willem-Jan Goossen, Lukas Meursing

  2. The RBMP in the Netherlands Delta of four international RBD’s Rhine Meuse Scheldt Ems

  3. The RBMP in the Netherlands About 60 % below sea level Without human intervention, about 60% of the Netherlands would be swallowed by the sea

  4. The RBMP in the Netherlands Man-made and highly regulated The ‘Dutch challenges’ require a very fine-meshed water system, highly modified and regulated.

  5. The RBMP in the Netherlands WFD is part of integrated water management • From engineering approach to integrated water management in last decades • Participation of stakeholders since late middle ages, water taxes and general elections for Water board councils • WFD is just one aspect of integrated water management beside e.g. protection against flooding and water regulation for urban land use, shipping, drinking water, nature, agriculture, recreation, industry etcetera

  6. The RBMP in the Netherlands Competences of existing authorities Government Strategic, laws,visionary, facilitates NATIONAL Local and regional waters Large rivers and lakes and marine waters “Rijkswaterstaat” Management of state waters REGIONAL Provinces (12) Coordinates, facilitates Management of groundwaters LOCAL Water boards (26) Management of local and regional surface waters Municipalities (458) Management/development of urban areas

  7. National plan scheme The RBMP in the Netherlands National water management plan Water management plan for state waters Provincial water management plans Water management plans of Water boards National policy Municipal water plans

  8. RBMP: composite report in existing plans Meuse The RBMP in the Netherlands National water management plan Water management plan for state waters Ems Scheldt Provincial water management plans Rhine Water management plans of Water boards National policy River Basin Management plans Municipal water plans

  9. Effects of Scenarios Range of Alternatives Duties divided Final RBMP Concept 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 The RBMP in the Netherlands Simultaneous plans, coarse-to-fine • From serial order (national to local) to simultaneous plans • Coarse-to-fine strategy: policy document every december in national parliament • Extensive public participation

  10. National web portal gate to public and WISE Meuse The RBMP in the Netherlands National water management plan Water management plan for state waters Ems Scheldt Provincial water management plans Rhine Water management plans of Water boards National policy River Basin Management plans Municipal water plans

  11. The RBMP in the Netherlands Conclusions • WFD is part of integrated water management in the Netherlands • RBMP fits in existing plan scheme: a composite report • Simultaneous plans at different levels, coordination by applying a course-to-fine strategy • National portal used for exchange of information and is gate to public (http://krw.ncgi.nl) and WISE (in the future as a national WISE node)

  12. The RBMP in the Netherlands Recommendations • Timely availability of Reporting guidance for RBMP and WISE formats • Reduce reporting load by creating the possibility to use national portal as decentralised “WISE node”, following the INSPIRE principles • Restrict reporting to information that make sense at the European level, detailed information is available at national level

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