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1The Second International Conference Sustainable
Management of Transboundary Waters in
Europe Dealing with Conflicting Uses at Lake
Constance Mrs. Ulla Noell Mr. Günter Fehr
Mr. Michael Becker FN Umweltconsult
GmbH Lister Meile 27 D-30161 Hannover Phone
49/511/34875-0 Fax 49/511/34875-40 www.funumwel
tconsult.de Futher Informations www.funumweltco
nsult.de www.hydromod.de/eurolakes
2Aim of the project Improvement of planning
strategies and EU regulations concerning the
sustainable water management of deep European
lakes and their catchment areas.
Partners Institute of Prospective
Technological Studies Hydromod Scientific
Consulting Institut für Seenforschung
(IfS) Finnish Environmental Institute University
of Savoie University of Glasgow Warsaw University
of Technology
3Main objectives How to deal with conflicting
uses at Lake Constance considering the
principles of Sustainability ? 1. What do we
consider to be sustainable ? 2. Who is it
possible to describe sustainability ? 3. How
can we get to a decision making process ? 4.
How does it look like at Eurolakes ?
4Concept of Sustainability In 1987 Brundtland
Commission called for new ways to measure SD.
In 1992 this idea echoed in Agenda 21. In
1996 the Bellagio Principles were formulated as
guidelines for the choice, design and
interpretation of indicators for sustainability.
Considerations on Sustainability
5The DPSIR - Concept A methodology to describe
the relationships between the origins (causes)
and the impacts on a system. Variations of the
DPSIR-chain include PSR (e.g. OECD 1994), DSR
(e.g. UNCSD 1996).
Describing Sustainability
Agriculture Tourism Traffic
Policy, legislation, financing, research,
education,
Change in biodiversity Costs in drinking water
supply Decrease of recreational
quality Identity of the site
Use of fertilizer Use of pesticides Accelerated
erosion Sheep treatment Emission (air)
Eutrophication Algae growth Turbidity Change in
fish population ecology
6Use of Indicators according to Bellagio
Principals Holistic approach Adequate scope
Practical focus Openness Effective broad
communication Ongoing assessment Institutional
capacity
Getting to decision
7How does it look like at EUROLAKES ?
At EUROLAKES
8Dashboard System Possibility to benchmark
watershed on their strategies Communication
between scientist, the public and decision
makers Control instrument
At EUROLAKES
9Looking Forward Experts consultation Participat
ory process of consultation for
indicators Definition of monitoring strategies
Indicators list as a living list (SOLEC)
At EUROLAKES