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“Setting the course”

PIANC – EnviCom report 2013/2014CEDA-PIANC YP Event, 17th October 2014, Brussels

PIANCPIANC

Environmental Commission - EnviCom

Harald Köthechairman

Overview of the activities

The World Association for

Waterborne Transport Infrastructure



Mission

PIANC is “THE global organisation providing guidance for sustainable waterborne transport, ports and waterways”.

UN Millennium Development Goal No.7:

ensure environmental sustainability

Sustainable means:“… meeting the needs of the present without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

• Promote the development and improvement of global

waterborne transport infrastructure and enhancement of

its economic, environmental and social benefits

• Be proactive in dealing with the impact of climate change

• Promote the philosophy of ‘Working with Nature’

PIANC Strategic Plan 2010-2014 Goals


PIANC – EnviCom report 2013/2014CEDA-PIANC YP Event, 17th October 2014, Brussels 3

The Changing Environment:e.g. River Fragmentation and Flow Regulation(UNEP-Study, 2000)

227 rivers worldwide investigated:37% heavily modified23% modified40% unaffected

~ 90% fresh water volume affectedbigger dams: > 45.000 (22.100 in China)modified for navigation:

by 1900: < 9000 kmby 1997: > 500.000 km

Significant decrease of ecosystems in size and function!



Highly Increased Awareness

about importance of the environment and its natural resources for the life on earth within the last decades

New Environmental Regulationscame into force, that directly or indirectly applies for the navigation sector, e.g. in Europe

Birds Directive (European Union, 1979)Habitats Directive (European Union, 1992) NATURA 2000: network of over 26,000 protected areascovering all EU Member States and 20 % of its territory

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (EU, 1997)Water Framework Directive - WFD (EU, 2000) Marine Strategy Framework Directive (EU, 2008)



• Founded as new commission within PIANC in 1992

• 2 meetings every year (February and Sept./Oct.)

• 41 meetings (last in Helsinki 17./18. Sept. 2014)

• Supporting the mission of PIANC in a changing world and a changing environment

PIANC is “THE global organisation providing guidance for sustainable waterborne transport,

ports and waterways”.



Member situation

countriesAustraliaAustria new member!

BelgiumFranceFinland GermanyIndia

partnersCCNRCEDA ESPOEUDAIAPHIADCINE

OSPARPorts Australia

currently 15 nations and 9 associated partners

good participation: 15 – 20 participants per meeting

Iran new member!

Japan

The NetherlandsNorwaySpain + YP

South-Korea UKUSA + YP

fruitful contribution by partner organizations !

nominated: Columbia, Philippines

wanted: Italy, China, Brazil, Argentina


PIANC – EnviCom report 2013/2014

Meetings 2013/2014

No. 39 Sydney, AUS, 06./07. Sept. 2013Host: Sydney Ports Corporation

No. 38 Brussels, Belgium, 29./30 Jan. 2013

No. 40 Brussels, Belgium, 04./05. Feb. 2014next: No. 41 Helsinki, Finland, 17./18. Sept. 2014

+ Workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia, 19.Sept.No. 42 Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 2015No. 43 Savannah, USA, Oct. 2015

Technical Visit: Port Botany Expansion



Working and Task Group Reports

Ongoing enlargement of PIANC DM guidance for environmental sensitive areas:

� Good progress of WG 157:

“Environmental Aspects of Dredging around coastal vegetation”New Chair: Paul Erftemeijer (NL), Publication in 2015

� Successful kick off of WG 170

on 06./07.Feb. 2014“Good dredging practice around sea wildlife”Chair: Chris McDougal (UK)

Dredged material management




� WG 150: “A practical guide for a sustainable (sea-)port “(“Green Port”)

- PIANC-led joint PIANC/IAPH WG - Chair Tiedo Vellinga (NL), co-chair Kris de Crane (IAPH)- Goal: Criteria what a Green Ports really is- published in May 2014

Ports

� new WG 174 “Sustainability reporting for ports“- IAPH-led joint IAPH/PIANC WG- Chair: Kris de Craene (IAPH)- Kick off in preparation, - still some experts from PIANC wanted



� WG 136 ”Recommendations for Sustainable Maritime

Navigation”

- Chair Jacques Paul (F)

- published in July 2013

� WG 143: “Initial Assessment of Environmental Effects of Navigation and Infrastructure Projects”

- chair Burton Suedel (USA)- published in April 2014

� New ways involving external experts for special issues:- Successful PIANC Workshop on 20th November 2013 at HQ“Dredging and port construction and their interaction withfeatures of archaeological or heritage interest”

- Chaired by new PIANC member Euan McNeill (UK)

� - Results from participating experts will be put in a report published by PIANC


Navigation/Waterways



� several WwN presentations from EnviCom worldwide

� WwN Position Paper available in many languages

� WwN online database collection and certification

procedure successfully established since Feb. 2013

� 18 international projects submitted, 9 acknowledged in 3

categories: 1. Certificate of recognition (7),

2. Candidate for certificate of recognition (1),

3. Supporter of WwN (1)

� Commission-cross cutting WwN jury well established

with online workflow in hidden part of WwN database

Elmar Fuchs/EnviCom (chair), Luc van Damme/MarCom,

Yves Morin/InCom, Màrius Tomé I Covelo/RecCom,

Hartmut Brühl/CoCom, Pablo Arreco/YPCom)

–

Strategic Initiatives (1)

Working with Nature – WwN



Three projects in final competition:

– Flood Spillway Rees/River Rhine

– 3 Meter Navigation Channel Middle Mississippi

– New tidal Area Kreetsand/River Elbe

Working with Nature

First WwN Award on PIANC Congress 2014

on 5th June closing ceremony

WwN 2014 Congress booth with banner, flyer and project booklet, WwN short course and WwN session

New WG 176 on WwN: further PIANC guidancePlatforms for Exchange: WwN database and

LinkedIn-Group



Permanent Task Group on Climate Change (PTGCC)since 2009

– Filters and packages current CC knowledge for navigation

community (e.g. new IPCC report - AR5)

– produces guidance and write-ups (make use! see thematic PIANC

website)

– Chair Todd Bridges & Secretary Sandra Brasfield since

January 2013


� Meetings in conjunction with EnviCom meetings:No. 9 in Brussels, Belgium, 28. Jan. 2013No.10 in Brussels, Belgium, 03./04.Feb 2014

next: No.11 in Helsinki, Finland, 16.Sept. 2014

No.12 in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 2015

+ Telecons

further members wanted



Permanent Task Group on Climate Change (PTGCC)

� International development to increase the resilience of

transport infrastructure is progressing

(e.g. OECD/ITF, UNECE, EU, regional, national)

� common ground needed to integrate suitable climate

adaptation methods and data in the waterborne

infrastructure planning and decision-making

� Two new TORs from PTGCC for approval:

- Guidance on climate change adaptation

- Guidance on carbon balancing (in prep.)





EU WFD Navigation Task Force

� continuation of very fruitful cooperation of navigation

stakeholder (organizations), increased to 14 partners

now! PIANC lead: chair Jan Brooke (UK)

� close interaction and connection with EU COM in the

WFD implementation process with MS by supporting

guidance for navigation (e.g. river basin management

plans, water services, e-flows, interactions with MSFD)

� 2 meetings per year in preparation to relevant EU COM

meetings (2013: March 26, Oct. 29; 2014: April 1)

� very good recognition and reputation of PIANC

informative website: http://www.pianc.org/euwfd.php



Networking

� Joint PIANC/CEDA participation in review of Specific Guidelines for

Assessment of Dredged Material; new guidelines approved in Oct.13

(see article in PIANC newsletter Oct.13). Important message: “dredged

sediments are a natural resource and not waste per se”

� Ongoing participation in SG meetings (May 2013, May 2014), submission

of new EnviCom reports to the SG of LC

IMO, Scientific Group of the London Convention

OSPAR, Environmental Impact of Human Activities (EIHA)

� review of Specific Guidelines for Assessment of Dredged Material,

� joint effort with CEDA , participation in EIHA meetings

EU guidelines: navigation + nature protection

� Ongoing observation and case by case

involvement by EnviCom members



• Promote the development and improvement of

global waterborne transport infrastructure and

enhancement of its economic, environmental

and social benefits

• Be proactive in dealing with the impact of

climate change

• Promote the philosophy of ‘Working with Nature’

EnviCom continues to implementing the existing goalsPIANC Strategic Plan further on in 2014-2018:



Additional and new goal in the EnviCom Action Plan 2014-2018

Promote the concept of “Sustainable, Integrated and Resilient Management (SIRM) of Navigation Assets and Natural Resources”

What does this mean?



Sustainable, Integrated, Resilient Management - SIRM

Capability and resources to continue life-cycle management according to project objectives (economic, environmental, social)




Through Integrated Water Resources Management a balance can be achieved

between protecting and enhancing the water ecosystems

and all other water uses including navigation




Enhance the resilience of navigation and waterborne infrastructure to the impacts of climate variability/ change. Strengthen the ability of the infrastructure and the transport operations to handle adverse effects of climate variability/change

Enhancing the resilience to the impacts of climate variability/change also means the chance to invest in a low-carbon economy, for instance, by promoting

energy efficiency and the uptake of green products.



EnviCom task 2014 -2018:

• Define SIRM and provide implementation guidance and recommendations

• Include and combine guidance from e.g. − Working with Nature (WwN), − Ecosystem Goods and Services (EGS), − Climate Change Adaptation, − safety, hazard and environmental risk

management,− Green developments



New EnviCom activities

Parallel interrelated activities starting in 2014/2015:

• kick off new WG 175 “A Practical Guide to Environmental Risk Management (ERM) for Navigation Infrastructure Projects“kick off: 5./6. Feb. 2015, Brussels

• kick off new WG 176 “A Guide for applying Working with Nature (WwN) to Navigation Infrastructure Projects".Kick off: 5./6. Feb. 2015, Brussels

• expert seminar on Ecosystems Goods and Services (EGS)

in 2015

• New WG ”A guidance on climate change adaptation for navigation infrastructure projects” – elaborated by PTGCC

new WG 174 “Sustainability reporting for ports“- IAPH-led joint IAPH/PIANC WG

kick off: 08./9. Oct. 2014 in Antwerp



Visit EnviCom

personally and on the website:

http://www.pianc.org/envicom.php

+ Thematic Webpages on

WFD, WwN, CC



Thank you for listening !

Harald Köthe

Chairman PIANC EnviCom

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