The Environment Directorate-General of the European Commission is organising the 4th European Water Conference, which will be held in Brussels on 23-24 March 2015, the day after World Water Day. On this occasion, representatives from Member States, stakeholders and the European Commission will have the opportunity to debate about the following key topics:
- Experiences from the first cycle of implementation of the WFD, achievements and lessons learned
- The European Commission's assessment of the implementation of the WFD programmes of measures
- Preparations and expectations for the second River Basin Management Plans
- Experiences so far in the implementation of the Floods Directive, including the preparation of the Flood Hazard and Risk Maps and the Flood Risk Management Plans
- Integration issues: links between water policy and agriculture, energy, and navigation policies
- Opportunities to support water policy under the new financing period 2014-2020 (Rural Development Programmes, Operational Programmes, etc.)
- The role of water policy in the context of Green and Blue Growth