Friday, January 19th 2007: HYDROCARE Conference Location: National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece Workshop Presentations Workshop: Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Region Friday, January 19th 2007, morning - Programme Development of Partnershjp between the EU and non-EU countries in the framework of the Joint EUWI/WFD Process I. Sibetheros - Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Central Water Agency HYDROCARE Project V. Lucarini - Assistant Professor University of Bologna, Coordinator of HYDROCARE Watershed management in Mediterranean: The Greek case study Maria Mimikou – Professor, National Technical University of Athens Environmental Information Systems M. Aravadinou, Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Head of Department for National Environmental Information Network and European Environment Agency Linking the Water Framework Directive with coastal water protection A. Lazarou, Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Deputy Director of Central Water Agency Implementation of the Water Framerwork Directive and of the new Directive on Groundwater Protection in Romania R. Balaet - Ministry for the Environment, Rumania, Water Department Secretary Water Resources Management in the Danube River Basin L. Vermes - Professor, Budapest Corvinus University, Faculty of Horticultural Sciences Dept. of Soil Science and Water Management Radioisotopes and Hydrogeology W. Plastino - Professor, Dipartimento di Fisica "E. Amaldi", Università degli Studi Roma Tre The Management of the Athens water resources system D.Koutsoyiannis, Associate Professor National Technical University of Athens Workshop: Drought and Water Scarcity: discussion in the frame of EU Initiatives - Programme Friday, January 19th 2007, afternoon INTERREG III B – CADSES: HYDROCARE Project V. Lucarini - Assistant Professor University of Bologna, Coordinator of HYDROCARE INTERREG III B – CADSES: NETWET II G. Monacelli INTERREG III B – MEDOCC: SEDEMED/SEDEMED II INTERREG II C: DROUGHT ITALY A. Senatore - Professor, Dipartimento di Difesa del Suolo, Università della Calabria INTERREG III B – MEDOCC: MIPAIS R. Meloni – Director, Consorzio di Bonifica della Sardegna Meridionale INTERREG III B – MEDOCC : MEDDMAN M. Kossida - Researcher, National Technical University of Athens INTERREG III B – ARCHIMED: PRODIM G. Tsakiris – Professor, National Technical University of Athens MEDA: MEDROPLAN A. Cancelliere – Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Catania, Italy 5th FRAMEWORK PROGR.: WATER STRATEGY MAN 6th FRAMEWORK PROGR.: AQUASTRESS D. Assimakopoulos - Professor, National Technical University of Athens: Water Scarcity and WFD Implementation: State of play, Gaps and Opportunities G. Pineschi - Italian Ministry of Environment, Territory and Sea, Water Scarcity and Drought Expert Network UNCCD L. Vermes, Professor, Budapest Corvinus University, Faculty of Horticultural Sciences Dept. of Soil Science and Water Management New Programming Period 007-2013 7th Framework Programme G. Monacelli, National Agency for the Environmental Protection and Technical Services Department of Internal and Marine Waters