Heinz I, Andrews K, Brouwer F, Zabel T
Institute of Environmental Research (INFU), University of Dortmund, Germany.
Water Sci Technol. 2002;46(6-7):27-34.
A limited number of Member States in the EU have gained experience with establishing co-operative agreements between agriculture and the water sector. Their main aim is to reduce or prevent water pollution caused by intensive farming practices. The research has shown that significant changes in farming practices have been achieved as a result of negotiation between farmers and water suppliers. Consequently, in many catchment areas improvements in water quality can be observed. Co-operative agreements have the important advantage that the measures taken can be tailored to the different local conditions in catchment areas. Reducing diffuse pollution resulting from intensive agriculture is one of the main issues of the EU Water Framework Directive. The current paper builds on the results of a EU-wide research project which examines the role co-operative agreements can play in water policy and the Common Agricultural Policy.
欧盟中只有少数成员国在农业与水部门之间建立合作协议方面积累了经验。其主要目标是减少或防止集约化农业生产方式造成的水污染。研究表明，通过农民与供水方之间的协商，农业生产方式已发生显著变化。因此，在许多集水区都能看到水质有所改善。合作协议具有重要优势，即所采取的措施可以根据集水区不同的当地情况进行调整。减少集约化农业造成的面源污染是欧盟水框架指令的主要问题之一。本文基于一项全欧盟范围的研究项目成果，该项目考察了合作协议在水政策和共同农业政策中所能发挥的作用。
