Introductory and Plenary Session - Chairpersons: E. Vlachos, B. Barraque

09.00 - 09.10

09.10 - 09.20

Addressing the Conference: President ARS (On. G. Lo Porto)

09.20 - 09.30

Addressing the Conference: President AMAP and vice President FEDERGASCQUA (Dott. D. Allegra)

09.30 - 09.50

Addressing the Conference: DG Research (A. Tilche), DG Environment (S. Detoc)

09.50 - 10.05

Opening Plenary (FR Water Director)

10.05 - 10.20

Results of the workshop on Mediterranean River Basins (S. Detoc - DG Env)

10.20 - 10.40

BREAK

Session 1: Drought Definitions and assessment - Chairpersons: M. Lange, E. Todini

10.40 - 11.00

Hydrological drought, processes and estimation methods for streamflow and groundwater (L.Tallaksen)

11.00 - 11.20

Drought definitions in drought mitigation (C. Karavitis)

11.20 - 11.40

How different parts of the UK 'define' drought (G. Watts)

11.40 - 12.00

Definition and early identification of droughts in Spain: Hydrological Index System (M. Menendez)

12.00 - 12.20

Towards a European Drought Policy (Euraqua)

12.20 - 12.40

Ongoing and planned drought activities at the JRC: towards a European Drought Alert System (Stefan Niemeyer & Ad de Roo)

12.40 - 13.00

13.00 - 13.30

13.30 - 15.00

LUNCH

Session 2: Crisis Management - Chairpersons: P. Jeffrey, R. Maia

15.00 - 15.20

Implications of sustainability in water resources management at catchment scale (E. Todini)

15.20 - 15.40

15.40 - 16.00

How we plan and respond to drought (G. Watts)

16.00 - 16.20

The droughts emergency plan in Madrid (F. Cubillo)

16.20 - 16.40

Drought crisis management and organisation in France (C. Grisez and G. Boinel)

16.40 - 17.00

17.00 - 17.20

BREAK

17.20 - 17.40

17.40 - 18.00

Scarcity management in Mediterranean river basin out of EU - case study - (See with DGEnv)

18.00 - 18.20

Drought : Water Services Implications (J. Tompkins, D. Gatel)

18.20 - 18.40

Reflections on Session 2 (Workshop Facilitators)

End of Day 1

Session 3: Long Term Management - Chairpersons: P. Balabanis, C. Karavitis

09:00 - 09.20

Stakeholder involvement in decision-making processes (M. Lange)

09.20 - 09.40

Developing water management strategies for arid regions (D. Assimacopoulos)

09.40 - 10.00

The reform needs of CAP to support solving of water (G. Schmidt - WWF)

10.00 - 10.20

Demand guarantees, environmental requirements and available resources: balance in long term (J. Mora A.-Munoyerro)

10.20 - 10.40

Long term issues in France, case study of Adour Garonne district (L. Gremy and M. Daubas)

10.40 - 11.00

BREAK

11.00 - 11.20

The evolution of water management and strategies in a long-term time horizon (P. Jeffrey)

11.20 - 11.40

Issues of new pressures for increased abstraction against need to reduce abstraction where it affects Natura 2000 sites (M. Walker)

11.40 - 12.00

Valuing water in watershed in the absence of market prices (P. Koundouri)

12.00 - 12.30

12.30 - 13.00

Reflections on Session 3 (Workshop Facilitators)

Closing Session

13.00 - 14.00

End of Workshop