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Presentations from the Sicily Joint Workshop

In this section you can find the presentations of the Sicily Joint Workshop "Drought and water deficiency: from research to policy making".

The workshop was organised by the European Commision (DG Research and DG Environment) and France, and supported by the ARID Cluster.

All presentations are available in Html and pdf format.

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

Friday, October 8th, 09.00 - 10.20

Speaker	Presentation Title	View\|Download
S. Detoc (DG Env)	Results of the workshop on Mediterranean River Basins	Html\|pdf (0.1MB)

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

Friday, October 8th, 10.40 - 13.30

Speaker	Presentation Title	View\|Download
L.Tallaksen	Hydrological drought, processes and estimation methods for streamflow and groundwater	Html\|pdf (1.2MB)
C. Karavitis	Drought definitions in drought mitigation	Html\|pdf (2.6MB)
G. Watts	How different parts of the UK 'define' drought	Html\|pdf (1.5MB)
M. Menendez	Definition and early identification of droughts in Spain: Hydrological Index System	Html\|pdf (12MB)
N. Runnalls	Towards a European Drought Policy (EurAqua)	Html\|pdf (1.1MB)
S. Niemeyer, Ad de Roo	Ongoing and planned drought activities at the JRC: towards a European Drought Alert System	Html\|pdf (3.5MB)
J. Froebrich	Water quality issues in semiarid regions with ephemeral/temporary streams	Html\|pdf (1.1MB)

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

Friday, October 8th, 15.00 - 18.20

Speaker	Presentation Title	View\|Download
E. Todini	Implications of sustainability in water resources management at catchment scale	Html\|pdf (2.4MB)
A. Schumann	A multicriteria approach in drought risk assessment	Html\|pdf (0.9MB)
G. Watts	How we plan and respond to drought	Html\|pdf (1.0MB)
F. Cubillo	The droughts emergency plan in Madrid	Html\|pdf (5.9MB)
C. Grisez, G. Boinel	Drought crisis management and organisation in France	Html\|pdf (2.7MB)
G. Geraci	Monitoring water scarcity in Sicily	Html\|pdf (1.5MB)
M. Boufaroua	Optimal water management of drought and water resources: Tunisian Case	Html\|pdf (1.7MB)
J. Tompkins, D. Gatel	Drought : Water Services Implications	Html\|pdf (0.2MB)

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

Saturday, October 9th, 09.00 - 12.30

Speaker	Presentation Title	View\|Download
M. Lange	Stakeholder involvement in decision-making processes	Html\|pdf (4.1MB)
D. Assimacopoulos	Developing water management strategies for arid regions	Html\|pdf (1.0MB)
G. Schmidt (WWF)	The reform needs of CAP to support solving of water	Html\|pdf (0.1MB)
J. Mora, A. Munoyerro	Demand guarantees, environmental requirements and available resources: balance in long term	Html\|pdf (2.7MB)
L. Gremy, M. Daubas	Long term issues in France, case study of Adour Garonne district	Html\|pdf (1.0MB)
P. Jeffrey	The evolution of water management and strategies in a long-term time horizon	Html\|pdf (2.1MB)
M. Walker	Issues of new pressures for increased abstraction against need to reduce abstraction where it affects Natura 2000 sites	Html\|pdf (0.8MB)
P. Koundouri	Valuing water in watershed in the absence of market prices	Html\|pdf (0.2MB)
R. Passino	New trends in research on water management in water stressed areas	Html\|pdf (0.8MB)

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