UNECE International Water Assessment Centre TailorMade Information in

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Tailor-Made Information in Transboundary Water Management Jos G. Timmerman International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC) Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA) Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Outline • What is tailor-made information? • How to produce tailor-made information? – Specification of information needs: how? – Function-issue table: explanation and examples – DPSIR: explanation and examples – Examples from River pilots Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation 2

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre What is tailor-made information? • Tailor-made information is information that is effective: – the information product is tailored to the questions, • and efficient: – the information is provided at a reasonable and affordable price (Adriaanse 1997) Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre How to produce tailor-made information? Water management Information needs Information utilisation Information strategy Data analysis Data collection Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Specification of information needs: how? • Water management analysis – Policy / water management objectives – Legal obligations – Inventory of water resources use / land use • Function-issue table • Cause-effect relationship for each function -issue combination • Define DPSIR indicators • Define parameters for each indicator Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Function-issue table: explanation and examples Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Cause-effect relationship Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Driving forces Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Driving forces Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Driving forces Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Pressure Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre State Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Impact Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Impact Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Response Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Responses Driving forces Responses Pressures Impact State Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Some examples from River pilots UNECE guidelines on monitoring and assessment of transboundary rivers Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Defining indicators Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Indicators -> parameters Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

UNECE International Water Assessment Centre Parameters Information Management and Public Participation in Transboundary Water Cooperation 8 -10 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation