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Buffer Zones and Buffer Strips
The Pilot
Programme "Water and
Agriculture" has held a workshop on
"Buffer Strips and Buffer Zones -
Targeting Water Quality", Thursday, February 23rd ,
in Brussels, Belgium
The workshop was
co-organised by EUREAU and Copa-Cogeca under the umbrella of the
Water
Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform, WssTP. Copa-Cogeca
represents
European farmers and European agri-cooperatives. Eureau is the
European
federation of national associations of drinking water suppliers
and
waste water services.
Agenda
Follow the links to access the presentations
Introduction , Mr Pierre-Yves Monette, Secretary
General of EUREAU SESSION I The European legislative framework The Water Framework Directive – The Common
implementation strategy Mr Nicolas Rouyer, DG ENV, Unit D1 Protection of Water Buffer strips as cross compliance requirement under EC
73/2009 Mr Emmanuel Petel, DG AGRI, Unit D3 Cross-compliance, food and
feed legislation Buffer zones under the directive on sustainable use of
pesticides Ms Birgit van Tongelen, DG SANCO, Unit D4 - Biotechnology,
Pesticides & Health SESSION II How can new technologies and innovation support
farmers to comply with legal requirements regarding water quality? Innovative and cost-effective solutions for water
quality improvement in livestock systems and for monitoring water bodies
Mr Carlos Póvoa, Águas de Portugal (AdP), Portugal Buffer zones for water quality protection , Mr Jean-Joël Gril, Cemagref, France Research initiatives to evaluate and promote effective
measures against diffuse pollution of waters Mr Marc Stutter, The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, UK and
representative of the EU COST Action 869 Climate change and its impact on water quality – how
can research contribute to mitigate the effec t Ms Tiina Noges, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Rural, Water and
Ecosystem Resources Unit
The US approach to improve water quality on
agricultural land Ms Elisa Wagner, Agricultural Attaché, U.S. Mission to the EU SESSION III How can applied research align water protection
demands with agriculture? The water management associations point of view Mr Juan Valero de Palma, EUWMA, European Union of Water Management
Associations The fertilizers industries point of view Mr Christian Pallière, EFMA, European Fertilizer Manufacturers
Association The plant protection industries point of view Mr Manfred Roettele, ECPA, European Crop Protection Association Mr Niklas Bergman, Copa-Cogeca (LRF) The water industries point of view Ms Claudia Castell-Exner, EUREAU
List of participants
