Conferences and Workshops organised by WFD Navigation Task Group

The WFD Navigation Task Group has organised a number of international conferences aimed at raising awareness of the WFD and facilitating informed discussion of some of the key challenges it poses for the navigation sector. The presentations, papers and conclusions are available by clicking on the relevant event below:

Navigating the EU Water Framework Directive: international conference hosted by PIANC in Brussels on October 30, 2003

• Summary
• PowerPoint presentations

Navigation and the EU Water Framework Directive: international conference hosted by PIANC in Brussels on January 31, 2007.

• Programme information and abstracts
• Presentations
• Overview and outcomes
• As part of this conference, a series of mini-workshops were also organised on sediment management, maritime policy and hydro-morphology.

HMWB designation of navigable water bodies: Article 4(3): Workshop and discussion group presentations (22 June 2007)

· International workshop designed to explore the approaches being taken by different Member States to the application of the WFD Article 4(3) ‘tests’ used to identify heavily modified water bodies. June 2007.

· Workshop outcomes: please click here

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