Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dept. Hydrology and Hydrological Engineering, IUPWARE, Pleinlaan 2, B-1080 Brussels, Belgium.
Sci Total Environ. 2012 Dec 1;440:167-77. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.055. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
The integration of scientific knowledge about possible climate change impacts on water resources has a direct implication on the way water policies are being implemented and evolving. This is particularly true regarding various technical steps embedded into the EU Water Framework Directive river basin management planning, such as risk characterisation, monitoring, design and implementation of action programmes and evaluation of the "good status" objective achievements (in 2015). The need to incorporate climate change considerations into the implementation of EU water policy is currently discussed with a wide range of experts and stakeholders at EU level. Research trends are also on-going, striving to support policy developments and examining how scientific findings and recommendations could be best taken on board by policy-makers and water managers within the forthcoming years. This paper provides a snapshot of policy discussions about climate change in the context of the WFD river basin management planning and specific advancements of related EU-funded research projects. Perspectives for strengthening links among the scientific and policy-making communities in this area are also highlighted.
科学知识在可能的气候变化对水资源影响方面的整合，直接影响到水政策的实施和发展方式。在欧盟水框架指令的流域管理规划中嵌入的各种技术步骤方面，情况尤其如此，例如风险特征描述、监测、行动计划的设计和实施以及对“良好状态”目标实现的评估（2015 年）。目前，在欧盟层面上，广泛的专家和利益攸关方正在讨论将气候变化因素纳入欧盟水政策实施的必要性。研究趋势也在不断发展，努力为政策制定提供支持，并研究如何在未来几年内，让决策者和水资源管理者最好地采纳科学发现和建议。本文提供了一个快照，展示了 WFD 流域管理规划背景下有关气候变化的政策讨论，以及相关的欧盟资助研究项目的具体进展。本文还强调了加强该领域科学和决策制定者之间联系的观点。
