Sustainability of European Irrigated Agriculture under Water Framework Directive and Agenda 2000

INDEX
PART I
Chapter 1: Foreword......................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2: Overview....................................................................................................................... 11
1. BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................ 11
2. BASIC PREMISES OF WADI.................................................................................................................... 12
3. THE PRACTICAL OBJECTIVE................................................................................................................. 14
4. THE CORE OF THE PROJECT................................................................................................................ 15
4.1. Mathematical models and farmers’ behaviour.................................................................................... 15
4.2. Aggregation bias and cluster analysis................................................................................................ 16
5. THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH ...................................................................................................18
5.1. Methodology diagram ........................................................................................................................ 18
5.2. The models ........................................................................................................................................ 20
5.3. Policy marker’s relevant attributes ..................................................................................................... 20
5.4. Policy scenarios ................................................................................................................................. 21
5.5. Methodological approach summary ................................................................................................... 21
6. THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION OF THE PROJECT. THE CASE STUDIES ............................................ 22
Chapter 3: Water Framework Directive and irrigation ................................................................ 25
1. THE IMPORTANCE OF IRRIGATION IN EUROPE.................................................................................. 25
2. THE FUTURE OF THE CAP..................................................................................................................... 27
3. HISTORY OF EUROPEAN UNION WATER POLICY............................................................................... 29
4. FUNDAMENTALS OF WFD...................................................................................................................... 30
5. CALENDAR AND WORKPLAN FOR WFD AND ECONOMICS ............................................................... 31
6. KEY ASPECTS FOR 2004-2005............................................................................................................... 32
6.1. The technical elements used to characterise water bodies................................................................ 32
6.2. Analysis of pressures, impacts and water use ................................................................................... 33
6.3. Economic analysis of water use......................................................................................................... 33
6.4. Scenario analysis............................................................................................................................... 33
6.5. Public consultation ............................................................................................................................. 33